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They Came From Somewhere Else
Quick Facts
CreatorJim Hill
Years1984 · Ended
GenresComedy · Sci-fi-fantasy
TV Series

They Came From Somewhere Else

1984· Comedy· Sci-fi-fantasy

They Came From Somewhere Else is a British sitcom that was broadcast on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom in 1984. It pastiches numerous horror films including Dawn of the Dead, Don't Look Now and Carrie.

The single series comprised six thirty-minute episodes starring Robin Driscoll, Rebecca Stevens, Pete McCarthy, and Tony Haase. The writing is credited to "Cliffhanger" and the series was developed from a 1982 theatrical production by Cliffhanger Theatre Company founded by Driscoll, Stevens and McCarthy and Martin McNicholas.

The story is set in the fictional British new town of Middleford where Wendy, Colin and Martin are leading very dull, formulaic lives. The arrival of an American suffering from amnesia coincides with a series of increasingly bizarre events including a rain of liver, people getting sucked into drains, migraines so severe that they cause heads to explode, and zombies taking over the supermarket.

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Key Crew
DirectorJim Hill
WriterJim Hill
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Details

First aired1984-07-14
StatusEnded
StudiosTVS Films · Channel 4 Television
LanguagesEnglish
Rating5.7/10 · 3 votes
Original languageen

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