The Stone Tape 1972 (11/11)

[dermott37]

awesome stuff!!!!!

[SethHesio]

Thank you for uploading! Amazing... made ten years before I was born... but wow. Properly well made television drama. And scary!

[kaytr68]

I had been wanting to watch this again for ages (nearly 40 years) so many many thanks for uploading. A great trip down memory lane as I think it was on at Christmas 1972.



[kaytr68]

@kaytr68

Sorry just read the above - yes on Christmas Day 1972 ! Many thanks again.

[warzypants]

Funny how an oldie like this one sticks in the memory. Have to agree about the hammy acting (and the notably wobbly set), but nevertheless thoroughly enjoyed the tale. It's strange how the memory of this popped into my head today in 2011 and the thought "I wonder if this is on YouTube?" and bingo ... there it was!

[KingkonundruM]

Absolutely brilliant, I'd never seen this before as it aired five years before I was born, but am a fan of Nigel Kneales work.

100% proof that they just don't make em like this anymore, a compelling, chilling and superbly periodic gem.

[hisime13]

That was brilliant - thanks, Pam!

[sightscreen66]

The only annoying thing was the stupid BBC voice-over-credits (not your fault, of course, Pam1927). Why do they do that?  Credits with moody music like this are an important part of the wind down after an atmospheric production. However, you can always trust the BBC to spoil that with some voiceover wittering on about what's coming up next.

[sightscreen66]

Thanks, Pam1927, for uploading the complete story. I've heard a lot about it but failed to get the BFI DVD before it went OOP and became hideously expensive. I thought it was an excellent production. Probably the only thing I would have done differently (if I was Peter Sasdy) would have been to left out the luminous green shapes - just used the spooky red lights to drive Jane Asher's character up the stairs. I thoroughly enjoyed the whole thing. Thanks again for posting.

[dermotoblong]

dated. ham acting maybe,but still compelling stuff. we should cherish things like this (like hammer horror films, the wicker man, etc ) great stuff! :)

[kraut1x]

Thanks a lot for posing this Video! What for a classic!

[philbintley]

Many thanks for the upload, classic stuff

[lickstickly]

sorry am i the only one who thought the hammy acting and the the over the top script really detracted from the horror? could have been soo much better

[urizen1]

@lickstickly it was the most hammy acting I have ever seen. Thankyou to the OP for uploading as I'd heard a lot about it, and am grateful for the chance to have seen it. But the acting was abysmal, esp the lead.

[mama3183]

Thanks once again hun.. LOVE your old classics!!!..

[pierstheoneandonly]

Thanks for putting this up. Classic, suspenseful, supernatural drama which the BBC and many others have forgotten how to make. Seems it's japanese cinema alone which still knows the essential elements that make a good frightener.

[TheWolfmanJoe]

Thanks SO much for posting this! You have alot of great videos uploaded that I can't wait to get to!

[Jeorney]

Very dated now but well worth a remake. The old special effects don't really work anymore but the story is great.

[mrgb46]

Revenge Horror dot com has this in their jewel box editions for 9.95..

[guygodmon]

I've been waiting a long time to see THE STONE TAPE and it was fantastic. Quite scared me in places! Thanks to Pam 1927 for her efforts in making this classic available to all.

[NotMissingIt]

Thank you for uploading The Stone Tape! I'm so glad you made this available, I've just watched the whole movie. I only heard of it today as I was reading Wikipedia about one of my all-time childhood favorite movies Quatermass and the Pit (aka 5 Million Years to Earth.) Nigel Kneale had some very interesting ideas and pulled so many of them together in each story. I'll be watching more of your channel in search of more stories like these, thanks!

[MidnightLondon]

Thank you, Pam, for uploading this video. I have enjoyed watching it. It's an interesting idea and the ending is spooky.

[chuffnobbler]

I am lucky to have this on DVD. (Got it from Ebay for not too expensive a cost). Watched it last night: great stuff. the ending is really shocking. Don't go into that room alone, Jill!

[cailynrox]

Thanks for posting! Saw the original broadcast in 1972 and thought I would never see it again. Would be nice to see someone remake it with 21st century effects.

[borgduck]

You uploaded this & I was right here to download this!

[qetoun]

this should totally be remade!

[Pennyspy]

I've never seen this before, but it was a lot better than I was expecting as a lot of these much-loved classics can look ropey in the light of YouTube. The production standards and Nigel Kneale's script didn't disappoint, though, it was all great! I can't believe it's now impossible to get on DVD, so I would also like to say a huge thank you for posting the whole thing here. Enjoyed it very much!

[SardaukarPrime]

Thank you for posting this! Wow,what a gem! One of the best meldings of gothic horrors with post modern occultism. Nigel Kneale really knew his stuff.

[neuticals]

Pam, thank you SO much for posting this whole movie-- it was great!

[Pam1927]

@neuticals

My pleasure! Brill, isn't it! I'll be posting another Nigel Kneale gem as soon as I've got time - 'The Year Of The Sex Olympics'. A 'must-see' if ever there was one! ;-)

[Nimmynimmypinkpoo]

Thanks for uploading this, it was the one Nigel Kneale classic which I'd never seen before. Excellent.

[Pam1927]

@Nimmynimmypinkpoo :

Have you seen Nigel Kneale's brilliant piece 'The Year Of The Sex Olympics'? I'll be posting that as soon as I get the time to do it. I'm currently looking for a copy of his 'Wednesday Play' from 1970 called 'Wine Of India'. Don't suppose you've seen or got that, have you? I'd certainly like to do a trade for it if you have! :-)

Pam

[Nimmynimmypinkpoo]

@Pam1927 I saw The Year of the Sex Olympics some time ago - in the b & w version, though I've since learned there was an original colour version which in typical BBC fashion was lost or wiped. Would be great to see again. Haven't seen the Wine of India, unfortunately, so now I'm intrigued and would also like to see that if anyone finds a copy! I would really love to see 'The Road', which again was wiped by the BBC, so again another lost classic. :(

[MichaelJ192]

That was really good, you don't see horror that's coherently explained often.

[ijitdunn]

Thanks for this; I know it was a lot of work. It was great ;-)