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First broadcast 29th November 1980.
A family on holiday stop to pick up a mysterious hitch-hiker.
Anna Calder-Marshall - Janet
Gary Raymond - Martin
Paul Hawkins - David
Pauline Delaney - Sister (as Pauline Delany)
Philip Latham - Hargreaves
Jenny Laird - Mrs. Roberts
William Moore - Mr. Roberts
Jeremy Longhurst - Dr. Cummings
Brenda Cowling - Nurse Davies
Mike Savage - P.C. Jenkins
Malcolm Hayes - Attendant
Ron Gregory - Ambulance Man
Pam Rose - Nurse
Byron Sotiris - Ambulance Man
A family on holiday stop to pick up a mysterious hitch-hiker.
Anna Calder-Marshall - Janet
Gary Raymond - Martin
Paul Hawkins - David
Pauline Delaney - Sister (as Pauline Delany)
Philip Latham - Hargreaves
Jenny Laird - Mrs. Roberts
William Moore - Mr. Roberts
Jeremy Longhurst - Dr. Cummings
Brenda Cowling - Nurse Davies
Mike Savage - P.C. Jenkins
Malcolm Hayes - Attendant
Ron Gregory - Ambulance Man
Pam Rose - Nurse
Byron Sotiris - Ambulance Man
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00:04She'll be wearing silk pyjamas when she comes
00:07She'll be wearing silk pyjamas when she comes
00:10She'll be wearing silk pyjamas when she comes
00:11She'll be wearing silk pyjamas
00:13Wearing silk pyjamas
00:14Wearing silk pyjamas
00:15Wearing silk pyjamas when she comes
00:17Oh, Marty, did you check the upstairs door window?
00:20I told you I checked all the windows
00:21The lock on that window isn't working properly, you know
00:24Janet, stop fussing
00:26You're always worrying about something, Mummy
00:34All right, which way? What do you mean?
00:36Aren't you the navigator? Yes
00:38Come on, then, navigate
00:41I'm giving you no help at all
00:43Come on
00:45Is there something wrong?
00:48Left! Right! No, left!
00:51Left, right! No, left!
00:53Right, left, you'd better be right, that's all
00:54I'm funny
01:06She'll be coming round the mountains
01:08When she comes
01:09When she comes
01:22I can hardly see a thing
01:25Look! Good God!
01:31He didn't hit him
01:32Was he hitchhiking?
01:33I can see him!
01:36What a lift!
01:37He's standing still
01:47He can get in the back
01:48You!
01:51David, up in the back
01:53David, up in the back
02:09Where are you heading?
02:11Where are you heading?
02:12Sorry, I didn't quite catch that
02:13Sorry, I didn't quite catch that
02:17Percy!
02:21Marcus!
02:27Doc!
02:29Look at my enemy
02:31Oh, he already is there
02:31Oh, my God!
02:34I'm outta my head
02:34Oh, my goodness
02:46Dad!
02:46Not yet
02:47The only thing
03:09David?
03:13David?
03:22darling she's awake my mother's awake
03:38how are you feeling my husband he's all right where is he
03:44oh you're not wearing a dressing gown wait here david would you come along
04:06your husband had to have an emergency operation last night what what sit down
04:14there's absolutely nothing to be alarmed about what sort of operation he had some glass from
04:20the windscreen in his throat the windscreen he was very very lucky so are you nothing worse than a bad
04:28bump on the head and some bruising the most fortunate thing was that mr roberts went out
04:34looking for you in the storm how is that we had a another passenger
05:02martin
05:06darling
05:19you mustn't try to talk
05:33well you had a piece of glass this long mr carotid by a hair's breast
05:38otherwise apart from severe bruising no structural damage to the throat
05:43he can come off the drip now can you swallow
05:50hmm that's a bit eh well don't worry old chap we will have you out of here in a jiffy
05:59he should rest more
06:13ah now it's very important that he doesn't talk for a few days doctor mr cummings mr cummings you must
06:21realize the cause of those injuries he was attacked oh i am sorry i i thought a car crash
06:27if you don't mind mrs lewis we picked up a mania
06:31mrs lewis he made us crash where is he i'm afraid i died i'm sorry sir i want to know
06:38what happened to him
06:39mr cummings operated on your husband mrs lewis he is not acquainted with the circumstances of the accident
06:45but the cause of those bruises and he's extremely busy uh look sister is it really necessary that i'm
06:51absolutely not
06:54i apologize
06:56thank you very much for what you've done for my husband
07:03where are um our things our suitcases
07:07they're here in a store the police asked us the police they want to talk to you
07:15i look after david now don't worry they're waiting for you
07:32well we've already spoken to your son
07:34there's not very much he can tell us about the crash i'm afraid
07:36he may have been knocked out for a while
07:40anyway his memory seems to be a complete blank from just before it happened
07:43but but he's all right yes don't worry it's not unusual now your husband was driving the car
07:52yes and you ran into the storm last night we picked up a hitchhiker who attacked my husband
07:59causing us to crash can you describe this person there wasn't time it was dark it was raining
08:09he attacked my husband as soon as he got in the car how soon before the crash did you pick
08:14him up
08:14no distance a few hundred yards quarter mile what was he wearing
08:22uh raincoat a sort of uh oil skin um the the kind that fishermen wear and a hat the same
08:30material
08:32after the crash do you have any recollection at all of what happened
08:37i was unconscious i woke up in the hospital you remember nothing at all
08:46no
08:49no
08:50no
09:05why
09:07oh god
09:09what does it mean
09:23david's favorite toy
09:26everything was scattered over a wide area
09:30everything
09:31the hospital will add you some things to wear
09:36it would appear that there'd been a terrible struggle between your husband and the other man
09:42but but martin your husband was fighting for your lives against a madman
09:53what kind of creature
09:59he must be found
10:02you'll have to catch him
10:04that won't be necessary
10:06what
10:07we think we already have him
10:10you think
10:12we found a body
10:15dead
10:16yes
10:17it was some distance from the accident
10:19we need you to identify it
10:22no
10:22we have to be sure
10:24unless you can identify it as the hitchhiker
10:27we don't know if it isn't the body of another innocent
10:29person
10:32where is it
10:34this body
10:35here
10:36here
10:36in the hospital mortuary
10:39if you get dressed i'll take you down
10:48here
10:59no
11:11I'm sorry. I can't. I can't do it.
11:16Why don't you sit down?
11:21I'm sorry.
11:23If you'd rather wait.
11:34Oh, no. No.
11:39It's all right. I can do it.
11:43There's all the time in the world.
11:46I never saw his face.
11:48You might have blanked it out.
11:50One look might bring it back.
11:54It's a formality.
12:14Never saw him before.
12:16Never.
12:22But he was the hitchhiker.
12:25I...
12:26don't know.
12:36His hand.
12:38I could identify his hand.
12:41He had a long fingernail.
12:45On which hand?
12:47The right.
12:49The right.
12:54Are you sure?
12:56Yes.
12:58It was the right without question.
13:01Uncover it.
13:02We can't.
13:04What?
13:05We don't have the right hand.
13:08What do you mean?
13:09It was severed in the crash.
13:11We still haven't found it.
13:13It may have been taken by an animal,
13:15a fox or a badger.
13:17Loss of blood at the wrist.
13:19That was the cause of death.
13:29Don't touch me, please.
13:53Don't touch me, please.
13:57What?
13:57What is it?
13:58I've nearly finished my jigsaw puzzle.
14:01We're still going on a holiday, you know.
14:03I know.
14:05What did the policeman want?
14:07Can I have my aeroplane back?
14:11Mum?
14:12Oh, come along.
14:15Come along.
14:17Come along.
14:34Come along.
14:42I'm going to get you out of here.
14:53I'm going to get you out of here.
15:18Can I finish my jigsaw?
15:19No.
15:20Wait there.
15:35Come along.
15:59I don't want any help.
16:03No, I'm doing it myself.
16:19Come along.
16:24I don't want any help.
16:25Come along.
16:25No.
16:25No.
16:39No.
16:42No.
16:43No.
16:44No.
16:50No.
16:54Let's go.
17:24Let's go.
17:50Let's go.
18:22It's a lovely house, and it's got a thatched room.
18:26Let's go.
18:35David.
18:41Anything else you need?
18:42The shortcut to the farm's up that path there.
18:44I'll try not to bother you.
18:46Oh, no.
18:48Oh, no.
19:21Oh, no.
19:23Oh, no.
19:29Oh, no.
19:35Oh, no.
19:43Oh, no.
19:46Oh, no.
19:48Oh, no.
19:51Oh, no.
20:02Oh, no.
20:18Oh, no.
20:20Oh, no.
20:23Oh, no.
20:50It never happened, David.
20:53It never ever happened.
21:26Ah, feeling better?
21:28Well, come on, back to bed and let's have a look at you.
21:33Thank you, sister.
21:35That's right.
21:36Down you go.
21:38Good.
21:42Excellent.
21:43Excellent.
21:45Excellent.
21:45Excellent.
21:46Excellent.
21:46Swallow all right?
21:48Excellent.
21:54Hello?
21:57Yes?
22:00Oh, wonderful.
22:02And tomorrow morning the district nurse will visit to change his dressing.
22:06Nurse Davies.
22:16Hello?
22:45Oh, my God.
22:52Oh, my God.
23:13It's even better than I imagined.
23:16Mrs. Roberts has put flowers in every room.
23:23Look, it's got French windows.
23:26And my room's straight through here.
23:32I like our car much better than the old one.
23:35Yes.
23:36Didn't you notice it?
23:37David.
23:41Show him what else we found.
23:50So whenever you need something, just use this and save your voice.
23:57You rang yourself?
23:59Yes.
23:59Yes.
24:04Yes.
24:05Yes.
24:06Yes.
24:39Come on, darling. You must be exhausted.
25:10Come on.
25:37Come on.
25:43Shall I leave the light on?
25:51It's too big for you.
25:55Have you cleaned your teeth?
25:57You still haven't bought any.
25:59But get some toothpaste tomorrow.
26:01All right.
26:07All right.
26:08All right.
26:29All right.
26:31All right.
26:45All right.
26:46All right, darling.
27:04Oh, my God.
27:38I don't know.
30:11Mummy, why have you got that knife?
30:13Shh.
30:15We must get dressed as quickly as possible.
30:36There's some things I forgot to get.
30:39Everything was damaged in the accident, you know.
30:41We need some toothbrushes, toothpaste.
30:51So we'll take the car.
30:54The clothes I borrowed from the hospital will have to be returned or I shall have to get them cleaned.
31:00There may be a place in the village I can get them cleaned.
31:03And your hospital pajamas and dressing gown and some toys for David.
31:08Because he must have toys.
31:11Because he must have toys.
31:11I saw some toys yesterday in the toy shop.
31:13Not that way.
31:15Don't worry.
31:20I saw a lot.
31:33I saw a lot of food.
31:37They're not getting them cleaned.
31:39I saw a lot of food.
31:40I saw a lot of food.
31:41I saw a lot of food.
31:43I saw a lot of food.
32:04May I have some breakfast?
32:20May I have some breakfast?
32:49Anyone in?
32:52Ah, well, well, well.
32:54Here we all are then.
32:56What a business, eh? Now, that's what I've come to look at. Face, throat and hands.
33:03Just get rid of this. Now, let's hang this up. There we are. And we'll get on with it, won't
33:13we?
33:13There we are. Now, let's just take a peek, shall we? There we are. That's it. There we are.
33:27Now, let's have a look. That's it. Oh, oh, it's a little bit damp. It's a little bit wet, in
33:37fact. Air, air, air. That's what I always go on about. Lots and lots of air. I think we'll take
33:43this right off. That's it. Off it comes. That's it. There we are. Done, done, done.
33:55Now, do you burn your rubbish? You should, you know, especially in this part of the world. Lots of foxes,
34:00foxes and badgers.
34:01Now, all you've got to do is to keep that dry. Keep your head back as much as possible. Otherwise,
34:06you get perspiration, you know.
34:09Now, your hands. Oh, before I ever catch, you've got some clothes from the hospital. I promise to collect them.
34:16I was going to get them cleaned. Oh, I shouldn't worry about that. The hospital has its own laundry. Anyway,
34:21there isn't one round here. They must be laundered.
34:23Can you fetch them? Yes, of course. You poor hands.
34:42They look so painful. I hear you weren't wearing your safety belts.
34:56They really should be more careful.
34:59They really should be more careful.
35:17Oh, my dear. All he needs now is God's clean air. Air and lots and lots of rest. Thank you,
35:28my dear.
35:35They get so frustrated, you know, when they can't talk.
35:38They can get awfully hot and bothered.
35:41And on top of the shock, well, it all gets so tiring for them.
35:44He's, uh, he's still very weak.
35:46Well, goodbye.
36:04We're, um, going shopping.
36:12We won't be long.
36:38There she is.
36:42Mrs. Lewis.
36:47Wait a second.
36:51What's the matter?
36:52I want to see the body.
36:54Yes.
36:55I have to identify it.
36:56I have to identify it.
37:36Just wait there.
37:38Just wait there.
37:38I have to identify it.
37:40I have to identify it.
37:42I'm going to decide it.
37:52I have to identify it.
38:04Mrs. Lewis, are you all right?
38:17It's all right, Mrs. Lewis.
38:22Just relax, Mrs. Lewis.
38:26It's going to be all right.
38:33It's my husband.
38:34Your husband?
38:51Mrs. Lewis, I'm sorry.
38:55We were getting to run this chair.
38:58Mrs. Lewis?
39:05Margaret.
39:07Here.
39:09Here.
39:12Double check that one, please.
39:20Mrs. Lewis, I've been informed that your husband underwent a minor operation.
39:26Mr. Cummings was the surgeon.
39:30They say that your husband was discharged and was delivered to your home.
39:37It wasn't Martin.
39:42Mrs. Lewis, are you saying that the man in your house is not your husband?
39:49That...
39:51That this...
39:52Is your husband here?
39:54Yes.
39:59No, no.
40:01Then what?
40:01Doctor!
40:21Mrs. Lewis.
40:26He's been taken over.
40:29What?
40:30Like a...
40:31Like a...
40:32A doppelganger, you mean?
40:34What's that?
40:35Well, that's a...
40:36That's a being from another plane.
40:39Like one's own other self.
40:42Which replaces or duplicates one's own body.
40:46An evil being?
40:48Mrs. Lewis.
40:49That's the theory.
40:51They're not real.
40:54Doppelgangers.
40:55Pods.
40:56Creatures from other worlds.
40:57They only exist in fiction.
41:01Are you sure?
41:03Well...
41:03When you've been in this business as long as I have you,
41:06you've learned not to be sure about anything.
41:08But in this particular case,
41:10I'm as sure as I possibly can be.
41:13No, no, no. You remember.
41:15You've had a very nasty experience.
41:17And you've suffered a terrible shock.
41:20Well, I'm not a shrink.
41:22But I am a doctor.
41:24And I know the strange results
41:26that can come from the after effects of shock.
41:31Please...
41:32Now, doesn't your husband
41:34have any unusual distinguishing marks?
41:39I... I don't think so.
41:41Hey!
41:46Now, what about his teeth?
41:49What in her beautiful teeth?
41:52White, strong, clean.
42:00In that case,
42:02this is certainly not your husband.
42:05What?
42:05There can't be his teeth.
42:07If the forces of evil did try to replace him,
42:09then they must have failed.
42:12We see.
42:21Oh!
42:21I'm sorry!
42:36Oh, I'm such a silly penny.
42:39I thought your daddy was dead.
42:42Oh!
42:44achter!!!
42:47Elsa!
42:48Oh!
42:55Martin!
42:59We're diving.
43:08Off you go.
43:14I'm going to pour us a good drink.
43:22It may take some time, but I can explain everything.
43:38I've been so silly.
43:40Cheers.
43:51Blue! Blue! Blue! Blue!
43:57Mine!
43:58Who are you?
44:01What are you?
44:06Get out your window! Into the car!
44:27Oh, my God! My keys! I've left them in the house.
44:41The window! You've left it open!
44:48David! Listen to me. You must run up to the pond and get Mr. Ruppert.
44:58Yes, it's our only trouble.
45:00Do as I say!
45:04No!
45:08No!
45:12I've left it open!
45:14No!
45:20No!
45:21No!
45:23No!
45:26No!
45:28No!
45:36The End
46:06The End
46:30David! Where are you?
46:41The End
47:05Oh, my God!
47:08Oh, my baby!
47:10Oh, my God, I found you!
47:17Everything's going to be fine.
47:19Everything's going to be all right.
47:21I'll look after you.
47:33Oh, my God!
47:39Oh, my God!
47:41Oh, my God!
47:44Oh, my God!
47:48Oh, my God!
47:55Oh, my God!
48:03Oh, my God!
48:20Please, please, help me.
48:23What is it? What's the matter, my dear?
48:25Don't let them near me.
48:51Good girl. Brave girl.
48:53Poor dear child.
49:05No! No, don't let them near me!
49:09It's all right, my dear. You're quite safe now.
49:18Oh, you will stay with me, won't you?
49:21Of course, my dear. I'll stay with you.
49:24I'll go.
49:25I'll go.
49:58Oh, no.
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