Daemon

Date: 1985
Director: Colin Finbow
Production Company: Children's Film Unit

Stars: Arnaud Morell, Orlando Swayne, Susannah York, Bert Parnaby
Location(s): London, West Sussex

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Storyline:

Boy feels haunted in his new house, not helped by his parents being away and having to contend with a new school as well. SJ

Additional Information:

One of the Children’s Film Unit projects, where much of the filming was undertaken by an underage crew: this one went directly to Channel 4 TV

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Morell bounces a ball (looks like he's kicking it) as he walks to his new home.

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Removal men delivering at the new house. This is opposite.

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A shot of the house: perhaps in Bexley somewhere?

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Morell approaches the house where a spirit awaits him in the chimney.

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Breaktime at Morell's new school . . .

. . . . known as the small court of Westminster Under School in Vincent Square, London SW1. Vincent House in the background. Behind the sun-lit plane is a new terrace replacing the set-back vicarage of St Stephen's which was there since the war. SJ

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Some games on the square. Many of the cast came from Westminster Under School. Vincent Square which can also be seen in ‘To Catch a Spy’, 'The Warrior Strain', 'Two Gentlemen Sharing' and ‘In the Doghouse’.

A different season. SJ

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Morell becomes friends with Swayne but this is not Westminster Under School, perhaps a school in Sydenham.

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A Scripture, sorry Religious Studies, lesson with Parnaby within Westminster Under School. At the time a year 5 classroom.

Now it's the History room. SJ

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Morell with classmate (James) Elwen.

Possibly one of the most uninspiring nows ever! But we note the convector/radiator has moved to under the window. SJ

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Swayne and Morell play pitching pennies during break but this is not WUS.

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Back in the classroom. Looks like it was all filmed on the same day as the previous scene there.

Deserted. SJ

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Morell and Swayne play tennis. A very tough one.

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(Ben) Timberlake, (Plum) Webber et al with Swayne in the old dining room in Westminster Under School, SW1, which, two makeovers later, ...

... looks like this and is now a theatre. SJ