A carved African fetish with voodoo powers has a dangerous mind of its own.A carved African fetish with voodoo powers has a dangerous mind of its own.A carved African fetish with voodoo powers has a dangerous mind of its own.
David Healy
- Peter
- (as David Healey)
Janet Fielding
- Secretary
- (as Janet Clare Fielding)
Alan Meacham
- Farmer
- (uncredited)
- Director
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Did you know
- TriviaThe interior mansion set is the same one that was previously used in Rude Awakening (1980).
- GoofsWhen Graham is slowed down by the police, a white Mini is seen parked in the distance on the opposite side of the road, but isn't there in the next shot. The reason is that it is Sarah's Mini that is being pulled out of the ditch by the tow truck and the car should have not been in shot when Graham approached the crash scene.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Adjust Your Tracking (2013)
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What's your fetish?!
This is another hugely enjoyable episode from the classic TV series that lit up our Saturday nights with some scares back at the tail-end of 1980.
This time, the story revolves around a cursed African 'fetish' - a rather scary-looking old wooden figurine that's been imbued with voodoo-like powers.
When it falls into the the hands of young couple Graham and Sarah, they amusingly nickname him 'Charlie Boy' - but the fun starts to stop soon after...
Following a terrifying road rage incident that leaves the couple shaken, it appears Charlie Boy has taken on their feelings of revenge towards the other motorist - and its dormant voodoo powers are unleashed.
But, things get even grimmer when people close to the couple also start to fall victim to Charlie - and very soon they're desperate for a way to reverse the curse they've unwittingly released, before it's too late...
This has always been one of my favorite episodes, and the tension builds nicely as we learn of Charlie Boy's powers - and share the couple's desperation to stop them. The road rage incident is a memorable scene, and there are some imaginative deaths for Charlie's victims along the way. Back as a child in 1980, I don't believe I'd heard the term 'fetish' before, so I imagine Sarah's quip probably went over my head! I also got excited that they mentioned my hometown of Maidenhead at one point - although sadly for me, the scene wasn't actually filmed there.
Leigh Lawson and Angela Bruce (before her 80s stint as the Brigadier in Dr Who!) are good as the leads, and there's plenty to enjoy in this slightly tragic tale which will leave you maybe slightly wary of what you might wish for - especially if there's a fetish about.
This time, the story revolves around a cursed African 'fetish' - a rather scary-looking old wooden figurine that's been imbued with voodoo-like powers.
When it falls into the the hands of young couple Graham and Sarah, they amusingly nickname him 'Charlie Boy' - but the fun starts to stop soon after...
Following a terrifying road rage incident that leaves the couple shaken, it appears Charlie Boy has taken on their feelings of revenge towards the other motorist - and its dormant voodoo powers are unleashed.
But, things get even grimmer when people close to the couple also start to fall victim to Charlie - and very soon they're desperate for a way to reverse the curse they've unwittingly released, before it's too late...
This has always been one of my favorite episodes, and the tension builds nicely as we learn of Charlie Boy's powers - and share the couple's desperation to stop them. The road rage incident is a memorable scene, and there are some imaginative deaths for Charlie's victims along the way. Back as a child in 1980, I don't believe I'd heard the term 'fetish' before, so I imagine Sarah's quip probably went over my head! I also got excited that they mentioned my hometown of Maidenhead at one point - although sadly for me, the scene wasn't actually filmed there.
Leigh Lawson and Angela Bruce (before her 80s stint as the Brigadier in Dr Who!) are good as the leads, and there's plenty to enjoy in this slightly tragic tale which will leave you maybe slightly wary of what you might wish for - especially if there's a fetish about.
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- canndyman
- Nov 19, 2020
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