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The documentary was directed by John Das (episodes one and three) and Rachel Jardine (episode two); series consultant was actor and film historian
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of the 1950s and 1960s, which inspired Gatiss' childhood passion for horror. He meets key figures from Hammer to discuss the
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on 28 October (followed by an on-stage discussion between Gatiss, Das and Rigby) and first broadcast two days later.
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In the third and final episode, Gatiss looks at American horror movies of the late 1960s and 1970s, including
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It received strong reviews from the British press, the Irish press and independent review sites.
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from 11 to 25 October 2010. Each of the three episodes lasted 60 minutes.
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BBC television documentaries about history during the 21st Century
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This episode includes interviews with writer-producer
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Index

Mark Gatiss
BBC Productions
BBC Four
BBC
Mark Gatiss
history of horror film
Jonathan Rigby
BBC Four
Golden Age
Hollywood
horror
Universal
silent film
The Phantom of the Opera
Lon Chaney
talkie
Dracula
Béla Lugosi
James Whale
Frankenstein
Boris Karloff
Son of Frankenstein
John Carpenter
Sara Karloff
Gloria Stuart
Carla Laemmle
Donnie Dunagan
Hammer Films
series
Frankenstein

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