TV News
(UK): Horror Channel gives UK Premiere to
Robin Hardy’s The Wicker Tree
THE WICKER TREE, which reunites director Robin Hardy with
legendary actor Christopher Lee for a horror fantasy in the style of the 1973
landmark cult classic THE WICKER MAN, gets its UK TV premiere on Horror
Channel and will screen on Sat 22 November at 9pm.
Synopsis: Based on director Robin Hardy's own
novel ‘Cowboys for Christ’, a Texas gospel singer Beth (Brittania Nichols) and
her boyfriend Steve (Henry Garrett) both devout evangelical Christians, are
sent to Scotland on a mission to spread the word of God. After a concert in
Glasgow Cathedral the pair are invited by Sir Lachlan Morrison (Graham
McTavish) to preach in his remote border village, but soon the horrifying
reality dawns on the couple as they learn the true significance of the Celtic
pagan rites. Directed by Robin Hardy and co-starring Honeysuckle Weeks and
Christopher Lee.
Plus on
Friday 7 November at 10.50pm, there is a UK TV premiere for 2001 MANIACS:
FIELD OF SCREAMS, Tim Sullivan’s gory, madcap remake of the
infamous Herschell Gordon Lewis 1964 Drive-in classic.
Synopsis: A
blood-soaked sequel to director Tim Sullivan’s ‘2001 Maniacs’, ‘Field of
Screams’ sees the residents of Pleasant Valley take their cannibalistic
carnival on the road and head to Iowa where they encounter spoiled heiresses
Rome & Tina Sheraton and the cast and crew of the "Road Rascals"
reality show. Performing "The Bloodiest Show on Earth", our Southern
Maniacs, headed by their maniac one-eyed mayor, (Bill Moseley), prove more than
ratings killers. Also starring Trevor Wright, Lin Shaye, Christa Campbell,
Ahmed Best, Nivek Ogre and Andrea Leon.
TV:
Sky 319 / Virgin 149 / Freesat 138
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