Chiller (TV series)
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Chiller is a five-part British horror fantasy anthology television series, produced by Yorkshire Television, that first broadcast on ITV on 9 March 1995.[1] Described by The Guardian as ITV's "answer to The X Files",[2] the series was inspired by, but unconnected to, the 1991 Channel 4 thriller Gray Clay Dolls, which broadcast under the Chiller banner, the series featured writing contributions from renowned playwrights Stephen Gallagher, Glenn Chandler and Anthony Horowitz.[1]
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Genre | Supernatural |
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No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 5 (list of episodes) |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
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Release | 9 March (1995-03-09) ā 27 April 1995 (1995-04-27) |
Each story involves, to some extent, a supernatural element; and also a number of leading British actors, including the likes of Nigel Havers, Martin Clunes, John Simm, Peter Egan and Kevin McNally.[1] Lawrence Gordon Clark, a former showrunner for the BBC's A Ghost Story for Christmas strand, acts as executive producer, alongside David Reynolds and Peter Lover.[3] The series' opening episode, Prophecy, was adapted from a story by novelist Peter James.[3] The complete series of Chiller was released on Region 2 DVD via Network Distributing on 1 July 2013.[4] Shout! Factory, copyright holders of the series, uploaded all five episodes to YouTube on 31 October 2018 as part of their Halloween celebrations.[5]