There arent any special features unfortunately but that doesnt really matter to me. With terrence hardiman, frances amey, gunnar cauthery, thomas szekeres. The members of splat are part of the headmasters race this is assuming that the headmaster is an alien, it could also explain why they are immune to the hypnotism. He began at the old vic, went on to repertory at bristol, and then spent five years as a member of the royal shakespeare company. He played the nameless head with the gift for hypnosis and a. The show is based on gillian crosss book series of the same name. The demon headmaster is a series of books by gillian cross which were later adapted as a television series starring terrence hardiman in the title role and frances amey as dinah the title character is a strange being with the powers of hypnosis and a desire to take over the world, as he believes it will be better under his ordered rule.
Hunter anthony cumber as ian kristy bruce as ingrid. Featuring terence hardiman in a terrifying star turn as the demon headmaster, is it one of those childrens tv shows that lives long in the memory of anyone who watched an episode. We spoke to terrence hardiman, well known for his roles in the demon headmaster and cadfael, who is starring in classic ghosts at the courtyard this february classic ghosts is two ghost stories in one, what attracted you to these stories. Terrence hardiman wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. As usual, a peripheral character is the protagonistin this case henry rathbone, retired mathematician and father of sir oliver rathbone. Im a huge fan of gillians books and of the original 90s bbc show. In hindsight, it suffers from many of the same flaws as other childled.
The childrens drama, which aired between 1996 and 1998, originally starred terrence hardiman as the frightening headmaster with hypnotic powers. Nicholas gleaves to hypnotise as the new demon headmaster. Children of the 90s will remember being terrified by terrence hardimans performance of the demon headmaster in the cbbc classic show now, a whole new generation will be able to worry about. The demon headmaster series fantastic schools and where. The second series is based on the fourth book the demon headmaster strikes again and the third series is based on the fifth book, the demon headmaster takes over.
Read the demon headmaster by gillian cross available from rakuten kobo. With ellie botterill, dijarn campbell, jordan cramond, nicholas gleaves. He is best known for playing the demon headmaster in the childrens television series of the same name, and also for portraying luftwaffe police major reinhardt in the 1970s drama series secret army contents. He is best known for playing the demon headmaster in the childrens television series of the same name, and also for portraying luftwaffe police major reinhardt in the 1970s drama series secret army. Classic ghosts interview with terrence hardiman the. The demon headmaster is a british television series based on the childrens books by gillian cross of the same name. The first three episodes of series one were adapted from the first book, the demon headmaster, and episodes 46 were adapted from the second book in the series, the demon headmaster and the prime ministers brain.
Original demon headmaster terrence hardiman will return in new. He is best known for playing the headmaster in the childrens television series of the same name. He began at the old vic, went on to repertory at bristol, and then spent five years as a. The headmaster portrayed by terrence hardiman in the original tv show and nicholas gleaves in the 2019 series is the antagonist of both the books and the their 90s television adaption. Terrence hardiman simple english wikipedia, the free. Bodyguards nicholas gleaves has donned the sinister spectacles to give us his own version of the demon headmaster for the new series, but episode 10 will see actor terrence hardiman star of. Terrence hardimans prominent canines, the headmasters clear ocd and his hypnotic abilities all fit. Hardimans performance is slightly more pantomime that you can remember, but he still has a fully imposing presence that cant. When dinah choose your countrys store to see books available for purchase. As is terrence hardiman who plays the title role of the demon headmaster.
The tv show that is the core of the headmasters plan in the first book would not be so universally beloved today. Starring terrence hardiman doctor whodoctors as the demon headmaster and frances amey as dinah. Born in forest gate, newham, london, hardiman is often seen. The demon headmaster, the demon headmaster and the prime minsters brain, the revenge of the demon headmaster, the demon headmaster takes over and facing the demon headmaster. The demon headmaster is a series of books by gillian cross which were later adapted as a television series starring terrence hardiman in the title role and frances amey as dinah. Based on the childrens book series of the same name by gillian cross. The television show was based on four of the demon headmaster novels by gillian cross. The headmaster portrayed by terrence hardiman in the original tv show and nicholas gleaves in the 2019 series is the antagonist of both the books and the. The new series is based on a new novel by original demon headmaster author gillian across, in which the headmaster has become a super. Good to hear that the original demon headmaster will have a role. Original demon headmaster terrence hardiman will return in. Star of the demon headmaster reboot revealed evening express.
I thought they were cracking stories to share with an audience. The title character is a strange being with the powers of hypnosis and a desire to take over the world, as he believes it will be better under his ordered rule. Terrence hardiman has worked extensively in theater. Its not clear whether the screenplays or books came first, but if you can find a clear, undisputed reference online. The demon headmaster is being rebooted on cbbc, its been confirmed.
The first series contained six episodes, and aired twice weekly from 2 to 18 january 1996, the second series contained seven episodes, and aired weekly from 25 september to 6 november 1996, and the third series. Terrence hardiman is best known for frightening the life out of youngsters during the late 90s in his role as the demon headmaster on the tv show of the same name, in. Headmaster complete bbc series dvd set terence hardiman. Coronation street and bodyguard star cast as the demon. He has the power to put almost anyone into a hypnotic state by having them look into his eyes after which he is able to fully control them although he is one of the main characters of the series, we do not. The demon headmaster was a television series, made for cbbc, based on the demon headmaster books by gillian cross. He has piercing light green eyes, which he normally. Terrence hardiman is the demon headmaster, with a sinister plan to use his hypnotic powers to take over the world. But there is something very strange going on at the school. The demon headmaster is a follow up tv series to the original classic. A christmas odyssey is the eighth in anne perrys series of christmas novelettes, and it is a worthy addition to the list. He is best known for playing the demon headmaster and also for his role as luftwaffe police major reinhardt in the 1970s drama series secret army. The new 10part series will be adapted from gillian crosss new demon headmaster book, which. Terrence hardimans chilling charisma made the role of.
This series lasted for a total of three series from 1996 1998 on cbbc on bbc one which lasted for a total of twenty episodes. Might have to revisit the original series on iplayer. Dinah finds some press cutting on the internet with a picture of what looks like her real father. Though admittedly terrence hardiman is probably too old now. Forest gate, london is an english actor, sometimes wrongly credited as terence hardiman. Terrence hardiman doctor who stars as megalomaniac the demon headmaster. Terrence hardimans chilling charisma made the role of the headmaster an unforgettable character. Terrence hardiman as the demon headmaster tessa peakejones as mrs. By will barber taylor all 19 episodes across three series of the beloved cbbc childrens tv series first broadcast from 19961998. Terrence hardiman the demon headmaster fandom powered.
It says he was in some sort of horrific accident but is one of the local hospitals and hes in a coma. Im very impressed that this has been released after all this time. What happened to the demon headmaster star terrence. The demon headmaster and 1 related entities entities finder. Classic childrens series the demon headmaster is returning to cbbc for a new series and terrence hardiman, who played the title character in the 90s original, will be returning for a cameo. Bbc adaptation of the childrens novels by gillian cross. The demon headmaster collection 6 books box gift set new. Only the children who form splat to try and resist his attempts can stop him. Made for cbbc, the drama was first broadcast between 1996 and 1998. The 1st series is based on the first two books the demon headmaster and the prime ministers brain. The other two series, based on the demon headmaster strikes again and the demon headmaster takes over respectively, seem to suffer a little from having a whole book to cover, as all the books are roughly the same length. Recently i have been watching the new series of the demon headmaster. Terrence hardiman born 6 april 1937 is an english actor.
Terrence hardiman on his demon headmaster return radio times. The demon headmaster is a series of books by gillian cross which were later adapted as a television series starring. Fans of the demon headmaster have grouped together to create a demon headmaster wikia, just like this wikia, which offers the largest source of information on both the book and tv series. The demon headmaster book read online, the demon headmaster. The 90s childrens show terrified a generation of young viewers, thanks mainly to actor terrence hardimans fearsome performance. A notable fact from the tv series is that the only character who wear glasses of any kind is the headmaster himself. Dinah glass moves in with a new foster family and begins to attend the same school as her new foster brothers. Gillian cross wrote the storylines for each project, and then wrote the books. Nicholas gleaves will play the demon headmaster when the show returns to screens later this year, the bbc has announced. The demon headmaster isnt going to win many new fans, but i dont think its a series that will have memories destroyed.