Dark Season

"Normal is for the comatose. If I am to teach you two anything, where ever you are, whoever you are, there is always a strangeness in things. You just have to know where to look."

Dark Season was a children's Science Fiction Television Serial of just 6 episodes that broadcast on The BBC 14th November to 19th December 1991. It was written by Russell T Davies and had Victoria Lambert, Ben Chandler and a young Kate Winslet as the heroes Marcie, Thomas and Reet. Marcie is a very intelligent 12 year old girl who is the leader of a small group of friends.

The series had two stories each of three parts.

In the first story Mr Eldritch, owner of Abyss Modems unexpectedly donates computers to the gang's school. A computer for every classroom and an Abyss Personal Computer for every child to take home with them.

In the second story a team of archaeologists arrives at the school, but are rather secretive about their work.

This series provides examples of:
 * Air Vent Passageway: Lampshaded
 * Blond Guys Are Evil: Mr Eldritch is blonde, as are the archaeologists in the second story.
 * Crazy Prepared: Marcie.
 * Devil in Plain Sight: Mr Eldritch's car has the number plate NEME515, so you would think someone would suspect.
 * Hey, It's That Guy!: as already said, the series contains a very young Kate Winslet
 * Mind Control Eyes: The irises of the Mind Controlled girl turn pale, no one seems to notice this, but perhaps that is because she starts glowing.
 * Sealed Evil in A Can: Some things are best left buried.
 * Spiritual Successor: itself to Why Don't You?, and succeeded in turn by Century Falls.
 * And when you get right down to it, succeeded by Doctor Who, which can be most evidently seen in School Reunion.
 * Vanity License Plate: see Devil In Plain Sight, above
 * Villain Opening Scene: It's already too late. Nothing in the world can stop me now Mr Eldritch.
 * Wetware CPU
 * Wicked Cultured
 * Wise Beyond Their Years: Marcie is wiser than most adults.