West Country Tales
West Country Tales is a British television anthology series co-produced by BBC South West and Doublejay Films, based on supernatural stories sent in by viewers in response to a BBC appeal, with 14 of them adapted into TV scripts.
A book was also released to accompany the first series with adaptations of all the episodes by various authors and including one additional story, "Waiting for Simon", which was not filmed.[1]
Episodes
Series 1
- "The Sabbatical" (Jan 25, 1982)
- "The Poacher" (Feb 1, 1982)
- "The Breakdown" (Feb 8, 1982)
- "The White Bird of Laughter" (Feb 15, 1982)
- "The Visitor" (Feb 22, 1982)
- "The Beast" (Mar 1, 1982)
- "Miss Constantine" (Mar 8, 1982)
Series 2
- "With Love, Belinda" (May 12, 1983)
- "The Wit to Woo" (May 19, 1983)
- "Tell It to the Marines" (May 26, 1983)
- "Ring a Ring a Rosy" (Jun 9, 1983)
- "Sarah" (Jun 16, 1983)
- "The Little Bounder" (Jun 23, 1983)
- "The Healer" (Jun 30, 1983)
References
- ^ West Country Tales: Stories of Mystery and Suspense (Webb & Bower Ltd. 1981) ISBN 0-906671-65-5
- ^ a b "BBC TV listings". Retrieved 3 February 2026.