Journey to the Unknown

1968
Journey to the Unknown

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EP1 Eve Sep 26, 1968

A simple young man working as a boutique assistant in swinging London, falls in love with a manniquin, which eventually leads him into danger.

EP2 Jane Brown's Body Oct 03, 1968

A doctor's newly discovered serum restores the life of a female suicide who cannot recall how she was driven to such despair.

EP3 The Indian Spirit Guide Oct 10, 1968

A widow desperate to contact her late husband falls prey to a con artist out to expose phony spiritualists.

EP4 Miss Belle Oct 24, 1968

A drifter goes to work in a strange household where an unhinged aunt refuses to acknowledge that her orphaned nephew (living in her care), is a boy - rather than a girl.

EP5 Paper Dolls Nov 07, 1968

A school teacher named Craig Miller finds that one of his students has psychic powers, through a link with his brothers. The four can exchange characteristic talents in music and art, and can induce fear-related illusions in others.

EP6 The New People Oct 03, 1968

Hank and Ann move into the country and are taken aback by how friendly the local people are. They soon become part of the community but Hank begins to distrust Luther who seems to lead the local social scene.

EP7 One on a Desert Island Nov 21, 1968

The lone survivor of a shipwreck is soon joined by a young woman who emerges from the sea.

EP8 Matakitas Is Coming Nov 28, 1968

Librarians are stalked by a psychotic strangler who continues his murder spree from beyond the grave.

EP9 Girl of My Dreams Dec 05, 1968

A greedy opportunist schemes to make a fortune by marrying a kind hearted clairvoyant.

EP10 Somewhere in a Crowd Dec 12, 1968

A truly scary story involving a reporter who starts to see the same people at certain times. Everytime he sees them they are a prelude to disaster.

EP11 Do Me a Favour and Kill Me Dec 19, 1968

A has been actor wants his agent to kill him so that his wife will benefit from the insurance money, but soon has a change of heart.

EP12 The Beckoning Fair One Dec 26, 1968

A young artist fall under the spell of a coquette - who has been dead for 25 years.

EP13 The Last Visitor Jan 02, 1969

A young woman tries to recover from a nervous breakdown at a seaside resort where someone appears to be stalking her.

EP14 Poor Butterfly Jan 09, 1969

A strange costume ball is the setting where a young woman dressed as a butterfly desperately wants to leave before something ominous happens.

EP15 Stranger in the Family Jan 16, 1969

A young man possesses psychic powers that enable him to force people to do his bidding.

EP16 The Madison Equation Jan 23, 1969

A super computer is programmed to commit murder.

EP17 The Killing Bottle Jan 30, 1969

An aspiring composer is unaware that his unscrupulous manager plans to take control of his estate.
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Released: 26 September 1968 Ended
Producted By: Hammer Film Productions
Country: United States of America
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A British television anthology series. The series has a fantasy, science fiction and supernatural theme, very similar to the American television series The Twilight Zone, and deals with normal people whose everyday situations somehow become extraordinary. It featured both British and American actors.

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BrentCarleton This under-appreciated British anthology series, is, as many other posters have noted, a highly effective, beautifully produced and flashily photographed supernatural program of the first water.Produced by Hammer in association with Twentieth Century Fox, it features a bevy of well known American names in addition to solid British supporting characters.Though the series is not confined to London in setting, the overall look and feel of the program is very much Carnaby Street mod. Thus, we see a profusion of strobe lit discotheques, and mini-skirted Judy Geeson type girls, (though Miss Geeson herself doesn't appear).The real distinguishing characteristic of the show, however, is in the extremely daring, provocative story lines, with dialog and situations that amaze, given that these were shot prior to 1970, (some programs do exceed the boundaries of propriety--were the censors off duty?).Notwithstanding, these shows not only chill they often disturb--such as the Robert Reed program, the finale of which is genuinely unsettling, not to mention the terrifying, "Matakitas is Coming," in which Vera Miles is trapped in the public library with the ghost of a homicidal maniac.These are definitely not for the children! Performances are also of the first rank, and we would single out Mr. David Hedison who delivers a very layered and complex performance in the episode concerning a disastrous, (literally) sense of premonition. Episodes featuring Carol Lynley as a department store mannequin, Chad Everett as a house party guest, and Patty Duke as a nervous breakdown patient also merit honorable mention.The opening sequence in a deserted amusement park beautifully conveys the dislocated mood the series seeks to convey. Seek this one out!
armani2010 This series barely lasted one season, yet I still remember several episodes after nearly 40 years. It was intelligent, thought provoking and yes...a bit on the creepy side. The episode with Stefanie Powers is still my favorite of the series. It was well written and a bit on the sappy love story side, but again it lingers in my memory. Like the Twilight Zone, this series took ordinary people and put them in extraordinary situations. Also, like the Twilight Zone, The opening theme is very catchy and I still can "hum" it after all of these years.I hope it is available on DVD someday, as I would like to add it to my collection.
ShadeGrenade Not to be confused with the B.B.C.'s 'Out Of The Unknown', this was Hammer's first - and best - attempt at a television anthology series. The eerie title sequence featured a silhouette creeping into a deserted fairground late at night, which suddenly lit up, an effect as startling as it was memorable. The whistling theme tune was by Harry Robinson. The series itself played like a British 'Twilight Zone'; in 'Eve' Dennis Waterman plays a nerd who falls in love with a shop window dummy, 'Paper Dolls' concerns identical boys linked by a psychic bond, 'Somewhere In A Crowd' has David Hedison noticing the same five people present at major disasters, and in 'The Madison Equation' a computer is used in a murder plot. It was unnerving rather than scary. Because it was funded by 20th Century Fox, each episode had to have an American guest-star, but this enhanced the show rather than detracted from it. There were some notable British performers involved too, such as Edward Fox, Allan Cuthbertson, Michael Gough, and Roddy McDowall. Only seventeen episodes were made, yet 'Journey' continued to crop up irregularly on late-night British T.V. well into the '80's.
Theo Robertson I was just surfing through this site and stumbled across the title JOURNEY TO THE UNKNOWN . Sounds familiar I thought , then I read the comments " Oh yeah I remember it now " I told myself " That`s the series with the opening title sequence of someone whistling , stepping through the deserted twilight fair and going on the big dipper " . Maybe not a classic title sequence compared to THE PRISONER or DOCTOR WHO but still very impressive and if memory serves me right ( I haven`t seen the show since the Spring of 1983 ) a very impressive fantasy series There`s two episodes that stick out in my mind . One is Eve which stars a young Dennis Waterman as Albert who works in a fashion store and falls in love with a showroom mannequin who appears to him as a living teenage girl and which ends with a twist in the tale . The other episode ( Did someone say it`s titled Beautiful Dreamer ? ) starts with an American draft dodger with his girlfriend in a cafe where a waitress approaches warning them not to leave . The girlfriend doesn`t heed the advice and is killed in an accident moments later . The boyfriend realises the waitress can tell the future and decides to profit from this . Again there`s another twist at the end . In fact I can`t remember the details but I think every tale closes with a twist in the tale with varying degrees of success The production values are absolutely superb , always as good as or sometimes better than movies made at the time . The reason was that the show was funded by American money ( As were the latter series of THE AVENGERS ) which meant filming in colour and showing an American audience how cool and swinging London is , a London Brits living there at the time probably wouldn`t recognise . It also explains why every episode had an American character in the narrative somewhere ( It`s for the benefit of audience identification )and why the opening caption " In Color " is spelt the American way I can still remember it , and remember it more fondly than those other twist in the tale shows like TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED . Having said that I haven`t seen it for over twenty years and there`s a nagging doubt that my memory might have cheated on me same as it cheated with VAULT OF HORROR , THEATRE OF BLOOD and THE CREEPING FLESH