Beasts: The Dummy
1976 | 60m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Don Leaver |
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| Writer: | Nigel Kneale |
| Staring: |
| A washed-up actor has a nervous breakdown and believes that he really is the movie monster that he has been hired to play. Created as an episode of Nigel Kneale’s “Beasts” horror anthology miniseries. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 20, 1976 |
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| Director: | Don Leaver |
| Writer: | Nigel Kneale |
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| Keywords | tv production |
| Production Companies | Associated Television |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 19, 2026 Entered: May 05, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Bernard Horsfall | Clyde Boyd |
| Clive Swift | 'Bunny' Nettleton |
| Glyn Houston | Sidney Stewart |
| Thorley Walters | Sir Ramsey |
| Lillias Walker | Joan Eastgate |
| Patricia Haines | Sheila Boyd |
| Simon Oates | Peter Wager |
| Ian Thompson | Mike Hickey |
| Ruby Head | Tea Lady |
| Michael Sheard | Sergeant |
| George Malpas | Vic |
| Frank Coda | First Assistant |
| Jack Cooper | Grave Robber |
| James Giles | Sound Mixer |
| Dave Carter | Dresser |
| Norman Hartley | Boom Swinger |
| Barbara Hyslop | Continuity Girl |
| Harry Meacher | Constable |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Richard Lake | Production Design |
| Len Penfold | Sound |
| Nigel Kneale | Writer |
| Dianne Joyce | Makeup Artist |
| Don Leaver | Director |
| Name | Title |
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| Nicholas Palmer | Producer |
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| 2024 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
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| 2024 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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