King Of The Castle 1/3

Part 3 of episode 1, originally broadcast 08/05/77.

Episode description from "The Hill and Beyond":
Roland stumbles into an unsafe lift when tries to flee from the bullies that terrorise the residents of the block of flats where he lives. The lift plummets to the basement and, when the doors open, Roland finds himself in a strange underground cavern.

Writers: Bob Baker, Dave Martin
Director: Peter Hammond

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• king
• of
• the
• castle
• drama
• htv
• 1977
• bob
• baker
• dave
• martin

[ZenBarracuda]

I remember this ending so vividly. It burned itself onto my brain.

[VinnyMonster1]

@TheNightBadger TBH, mate it wasn't that much different from today, except for digital technology. Times change only superficially.

:)

[herbal1971]

This is back in the mists of time for me. The periphery of my memory. I was 6 years old and I still think it's one of the scariest programmes I've seen. Weird and nightmarish.

[TheNightBadger]

Everything in the 70's was made by hippies and had 'social realism' to flavour it. Social realism made by hippies! I feel like I'm being slapped in the face with a concept album! Nice.

[burlearth]

This is mind blowing when you consider when it was made.

[Ricardowolf28]

They would NEVER make a show like this now. Shame.

[flametop93]

Angela Richards, of course, Secret Army!!! Another superstar! Cracking singer, to boot.

[flametop93]

Thanks Ken , nice work.

Philip Da Costa, what a star! Also excellent to see the grim realities of those of us who are not living on an estate in Berks.

[bunwi]

Thanks so much for posting this. A fine exampole of what kids TV programmes were all about back then. Now I want to see Ep2 !

[BuddahUK]

Fantastically nostalgic, from when kids tv was odd, inventive and grounded in reality and not colour corrected glossy and "aspirational".