Darkness Over Britain is Cornerhouse’s seasonal celebration of eerie home-grown film and television reaches its sixth year – this time, with an emphasis towards ITV drama, as the venerable channel turns fifty. There will be three screenings for the DARKNESS OVER BRITAIN each of which will be introduced. For more information on DARKNESS OVER BRITAIN please click hereHouse of Whipcord (18)
Friday 28 October, 10.30pm
This screening will be introduced by Andy Willis, writer and Senior Lecturer in Media and Performance at the University of Salford.Sapphire and Steel: ‘Assignment IV’ (18)
Saturday 29 October, 12.00noon
Writer and performer Toby Hadoke will introduce this screening.TV double-bill: The Ash Tree and Baby (18)
Sunday 30 October, 12.00noon
Writer and performer Matthew Holness will introduce this screening in the guise of horror novelist Garth Marenghi of TV’s Darkplace fame.