Chiller

Synopsis

Chiller is a five-part British horror fantasy anthology television series, produced by Yorkshire Television, that first broadcast on ITV on 9 March 1995. Described by The Guardian as ITV's "answer to The X Files", the series was inspired by, but unconnected to, the 1991 Channel 4 thriller Gray Cray Dolls, which broadcast under the Chiller banner, the series featured writing contributions from renowned playwrights Stephen Gallagher, Glenn Chandler and Anthony Horowitz.

First Air Date: 1995-03-09

Last Air Date: 1995-04-27

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 5

Networks: YTV

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Top Cast

Rosemary Leach as N/A
Nigel Havers as N/A
Tony Haygarth as N/A
Sophie Ward as N/A
Zienia Merton as N/A
Phyllis Logan as Anna Spalinsky
Martin Clunes as Ray Knight
John Simm as Gary Kingston
Miles Anderson as Peter Walker
Peter Egan as Richard Cramer

Seasons

Season 1 (1995)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Prophecy (1995-03-09)

A young woman struggles to understand a series of disasters that is overtaking her friends. How is their fate linked to a seance they took part in five years earlier, in which they each received a prophecy? And what is the link to Oliver Halkin and his troubled son Edward?
Ep. 2: Toby (1995-03-16)

Louise Knight is pregnant but loses her child in a car crash. Blaming herself, she cannot forget the child that she would have called Toby. When she becomes pregnant again, she cannot persuade her husband or her doctors that she is haunted by the malevolent spirit of Tobyâ€”who threatens her life and that of her unborn child.
Ep. 3: Here Comes the Mirror Man (1995-03-30)

Gary, a young down-and-out, is driven by his mysterious friend Michael to murder the elderly social worker who is trying to help him. When Anna takes over the case, unaware that the death was not accidental, Gary finds himself torn between her and Michael.
Ep. 4: The Man Who Didn't Believe in Ghosts (1995-04-13)

A couple move into Windwhistle House, a Victorian mansion in Yorkshire. After a sequence of horrific incidents, the woman becomes convinced that the house is haunted but her husband, who has made a successful career debunking the paranormal, is sceptical. When she hears a rumour that the previous owner murdered his wife, she leaves, and her husband is left to discover his home's secrets alone....
Ep. 5: Number Six (1995-04-27)

In a small Yorkshire town, Detective Inspector Jack Taylor tries desperately to find the child murderer who strikes when it is full moon. After five murders, the town dreads number six. A psychiatrist examines the drawings of local school children and discovers an important clue. When Taylor uncovers a connection to an ancient Druidic site and thinks he has discovered the murderer's identity, he realises that the next victim-to-be is his own son.