Summaries

A solitary schoolgirl, prone to sudden blackouts after she's stumbled into a murder scene, gets involved with her English teacher. Then, when his wife is also murdered, questions about what's real and what's made up start haunting her.

Ann Devenish, a teenage, mischievous schoolgirl, at a country public school one day lets her curiosity go too far and accidentally stumbles into the aftermath of a horrible, brutal murder. The sight of the mutilated corpse terrorises her and she flees from the scene screaming. Following this incident Ann's behaviour becomes even more bizarre and erratic much to the exasperation of her father, the local building society branch manager, and she seemingly starts to suffer from mysterious blackouts sometimes for days at a time. This behaviour continues until she falls under the spell of a new teacher at her school, a writer, David Miles. The murderer is never caught and life in the devastated, close knit community apparently returns to normal. Years later another brutal murder, that of David Miles' wife, is committed in identical fashion to those committed previously. This time the murderer is caught but refuses to confess to the latest brutal murder. Why? Is there a copycat killer about? The finger of suspicion starts to point at Ann but is she really the killer?—Mark Smith <[email protected]>

Psychological thriller about a 15-year-old girl in a quiet village who becomes unhinged after seeing a brutally-murdered woman's body. She starts behaving erratically, going places she knows she shouldn't and exhibiting extreme behavioural traits. Meanwhile, other people are being murdered, and she has total blackouts during those times. Is her philandering father involved in the murders, her overpowering boyfriend... or could she be responsible herself ?—Cynan Rees <[email protected]>

Details

Keywords
  • love triangle
  • murder investigation
  • brief male full frontal nudity
  • teenage girl as protagonist
  • male teacher female student sex
Genres
  • Thriller
  • Mystery
  • Crime
  • Drama
  • Romance
Release date Oct 10, 1997
Countries of origin United Kingdom
Language English
Production companies British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

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Tech specs

Runtime 2h 5m
Color Color
Sound mix Stereo
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