INTO THE LABYRINTH episode guide

SEASON ONE

Regular Cast:
Ron Moody (Rothgo) and Pamela Salem (Belor) with Lisa Turner (Helen), Simon Beal (Phil), Simon Henderson (Terry).

Devised by Bob Baker & Peter Graham Scott
Designer: John Reid
Music: Sidney Sager
Directed and Produced by Peter Graham Scott
Executive Producer: Patrick Dromgoole

13th May 1981
EPISODE ONE: ROTHGO
by Bob Baker

A sudden thunderstorm drives Terry and his sister Helen to shelter in a cave where they encounter another boy, Phil, and are led by mysterious cries for help to Rothgo, a magician from another time, who is trapped in the rock. He commands them to release him and asks them to enter a labyrinth leading to different points in time. He wants them to regain his focus of power, the Nidus, otherwise he will die in the caves as the evil witch Belor, who took the Nidus from him, intended.

Broadcast: 1645 - 1715

20th May 1981
EPISODE TWO: THE CIRCLE
by Andrew Payne

Guest Cast:
Paul Lavers (Cynon), Edwina Ford (Bradwen), Peewee Hunt (Caw).

Terry, Phil and Helen are despatched by Rothgo to another time to recover the Nidus. They arrive in Saxon times where Cynon, High Priest of Druids, gains power from his mysterious sponsor, the beautiful Eliac.

Broadcast: 1645 - 1715

27th May 1981
EPISODE THREE: ROBIN
by Anthony Read

Guest Cast:
Tony Wright (Robin of Loxley), Patricia Driscoll (Marian), Conrad Phillips (Sheriff of Nottingham), Suzanne Wright (Rowena), Phillip Manikum (Guard Captain).

Phil, Helen and Terry reappear in medieval England near Nottingham Castle where Belor has created a duplicate Rothgo and Robin of Loxley kidnaps Helen in the belief that she is the Sheriff's niece.

Broadcast: 1645 - 1715

The Grand Vizier/Rothgo (Ron Moody) finds himself threatened by the revolution led by Ali in “Masrur”

3rd June 1981
EPISODE FOUR: MASRUR
by Andrew Payne

Guest Cast:
Derrick Branche (Ali), David Travena (Ahmed), Adele Saleem (Scharazad), William Byers (Caliph), Phillip Manikum (Guard).

The children are transported to Arabia where Belor rules as Masrur, the tyrant, and Ali plans a coup to rescue the Caliph. A surprise encounter with Rothgo in the guise of a Grand Vizir leads them to fantastic treasure and the Nidus.

Broadcast: 1645 - 1715

10th June 1981
EPISODE FIVE: CONFLICT
by Ray Jenkins

Guest Cast:
June Barrie (Nan Ludd), Ewen Solon (Colonel), Simeon Andrews (Thomas Coleman), Phillip Manikum (Guard).

Rothgo sends the children to the time of Oliver Cromwell. The Nidus seems to be within their grasp, despite a new appearance by Belor as Mistress Wright. The children are mistaken for relatives of Nan Ludd, who shelters them from the searching Roundheads of Colonel Chadwick.

Broadcast: 1645 - 1715

17th June 1981
EPISODE SIX: REVOLUTION
by Ray Jenkins

Guest Cast:
Tim Bannerman (Pierre), John Abineri (Julien), Phillip Manikum (Guard).

France is in the grip of revolution and somewhere the Nidus is waiting for the children to seize it for Rothgo. But they become involved in a plot to overthrow the new oppression fueled by Belor in the guise of Juliette, who has already wiped Rothgo's mind.

Broadcast: 1645 - 1715

24th June 1981
EPISODE SEVEN: MINOTAUR
by Anthony Read

Guest Cast:
Jeremy Arnold (Theseus), Phillip Manikum (Guard).

The children return to Rothgo in his original labyrinth which he built in Knossos, Ancient Crete as Daedalus. Theseus and Belor, as Ariadne, are also in the lair of the fabulous Minotaur, half man, half bull guardian of the original Nidus.

Broadcast: 1645 - 1715

SEASON TWO

Regular Cast:
Ron Moody (Rothgo) and Pamela Salem (Belor) with Lisa Turner (Helen), Simon Beal (Phil), Simon Henderson (Phil).

Devised by Bob Baker & Peter Graham Scott
Designer: John Reid
Music: Sidney Sager
Produced and Directed by Peter Graham Scott
Executive Producer: Patrick Dromgoole

3rd August 1981

THE CALLING
by Bob Baker

Guest Cast:
Howard Goorney (Loke), David Travena (Albernik), Peter Burroughs (Rutan), Stephen Lyons (First Guard).

Armed with new magical powers, Belor rises again from the timeless primeval swamps to torment Rothgo, this time using the Albedo to split the Nidus into fragments throughout time. The old wizard calls on Terry, Helen and Phil for help to save him from destruction in Asgard, the old northern kingdom in the land of the Nibelungs.

Broadcast: 1645 - 1715

10th August 1981
TREASON
by Christopher Priest

Guest Cast:
Patrick Malahide (King James), Ian MacKenzie (Catesby).

The children are transported to the time of James I, and uncover a very different version of the gunpowder plot. Rothgo is Guy Fawkes, an agent of King James sent to spy on the treacherous Robert Catesby, but doomed to fall foul of Belor in the guise of Queen Anne.

Broadcast: 1645 - 1715

17th August 1981
ALAMO
by John Lucarotti

Guest Cast:
Jack Watson (Davy Crockett), Norman Bowler (Jim Bowie), Laura Cairns (Beulah), April Johnson (Andy), Jon Glentoran (Mexican officer).

Having secured one part of the Nidus for Rothgo despite Belor's intervention, the children find themselves in America. Rothgo, as a medicine man, has lost his memory and the children are taken in the besieged fort of Davy Crockett and Colonel Bowie where Belor is at work.

Broadcast: 1645 - 1715

24th August 1981
CAVE OF DIAMONDS
by Ivan Benbrook

Guest Cast:
Cyril Shaps (Kadru), Paul Nicholson (Yama), Rita McKerrow (Angora), Roger Snowdon (Jakara).

Pupeteer:
Gillian Robic

With two parts of the Nidus already found, the children arrive in ancient India with all its mysticism and magic. But Belor presents yet another unpleasant surprise as she appears as the multi-armed goddess Khumbakarna to foil Rothgo as Prince Sagara, who is due to be married.

Broadcast: 1645 - 1715

7th September 1981
SHADRACH
by Robert Holmes

Guest Cast:
Dino Shafeek (Suleiman), Jacob Watkin (Rhanji), Michael O'Hagan (Beefeater), Paul Nicholson (T.J. Shadrach), Edwina Ford (Acacia Shadrach).

Deep in the sewers of Victorian London, the children encounter an unusual sleuth, T.J. Shadrach, the victim of a spell by Belor to change his face to that of Rothgo as the detective tries to foil a theft of the crown jewels.

Broadcast: 1645 - 1715

14th September 1981
SIEGE
by John Lucarotti

Guest Cast:
Ewen Solon (La Valette), Brian Coburn (Mustapha Pasha), Ian Brimble (Hassam Ali), Jo Anderson (Lady Tuffia), Stephen Lyons (Guard).

Transported to the Great Siege of Malta in 1565, the children encounter Rothgo in another extraordinary disguise, that of Sir Hugo, an old knight who, with La Valette, tries to keep the Turks at bay.

Broadcast: 1645 - 1715

21st September 1981
SUCCESSION
by Martin Worth

Guest Cast:
Suzi Arden (Queen Ankhensepaten), Mark Buffery (Embalmer), Simeon Andrews (Guard).

The children look for Rothgo in ancient Egypt at the time of Tutankhamun's burial, and seek a final desperate solution to Belor's evil powers. The children are accused of being grave robbers though, and taken before Princess Mertaten.

Broadcast: 1645 - 1715

SEASON THREE

Regular Cast:
Chris Harris (Lazlo) and Pamela Salem (Belor) with Howard Goorney (Bran), Simon Beal (Phil).

Designer: John Reid
Music: Sidney Sager
Producer: Peter Graham Scott
Executive Producer: Patrick Dromgoole

28th July 1982
LAZLO
by Bob Baker

Directed by Peter Graham Scott

Guest Cast:
Godfrey James (Long John Silver), Walter Sparrow (Israel Hands), Sara Markland (Amy Foster), Geoff Serle (Captain Foster), Hubert Tucker (Dr Jarrett), Nick Chilvers (Sailor).

The evil Belor returns again and Phil, summoned to the caves by a mysterious voice, is lured into Delta Time - an alternative history where fiction exists - by the unreliable magician Lazlo. Lazlo and Phil are soon dying of a disease, and the only hope rests in finding the scarabeaus. Their first trip takes them to Treasure Island and a skirmish with the pirates of John Silver.

Broadcast: 1645 - 1715

4th August 1982
EYE OF THE SUN
by Ivan Benbrook

Directed by Peter Graham Scott

Guest Cast:
John Abineri (Don Rodriquez), Mark Buffery (Don Phillippe), Conrad Phillips (Matacarpi), Lily Kar (Chiquita).

Phil flies through time to find Lazlo as a seedy priest at the time of the Incas. They search for the scarabeaus in the legendary treasures of the sun worshippers and encounter Belor in the guise of an evil native princess in league with the Spanish Conquistadors.

Broadcast: 1645 - 1715
[Brought forward from 11th August and replacing Dr. Jekyll and Mrs. Hyde]

11th August 1982
DR. JEKYLL AND MRS. HYDE
by Robert Holmes

Directed by Peter Graham Scott

The Grand Vizier/Rothgo (Ron Moody) finds himself threatened by Ali’s revolution in “Masrur”

 

Guest Cast:
Tim Bannerman (Long Tom), June Marlow (Fat Meg), Mhairi Harkens (Adelaide Leiws).

Lazlo, as the incompetant chemist Dr Jekyll, plans to transform himself into the infamous Mr Hyde ... whilst Belor as Mrs Hyde takes control of Victorian London's criminal underworld.

Broadcast: 1645 - 1715
[Postponed from 4th August 1982]

18th August 1982
LONDON'S BURNING
by Jane McClarkey

Directed by Ken Price

Guest Cast:
Frank Windsor (Major Thomas Bloodworth), Jason Lake (Matthew Farriner), Jo Crawford (Kath Farriner), Philip Manikum (Captain).

Lazlo, as Thomas Farriner, has an angry mob on his heels when his baker's shop begins the Great Fire of London. Belor appears as a countess with magical powers known to the Lord Mayor himself, and seizes Lazlo's bracelet in order to stop Phil finding the scarabeaus.

Broadcast: 1645 - 1715

25th August 1982
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
by Gary Hopkins

Directed by Alex Kirby

Guest Cast:
Conrad Phillips (Phantom (Augustin)), Norman Bowler (D'Avray), Gina Bellman (Christine).

Phil and Lazlo, now a ratcatcher, search the catacombs beneath the Paris Opera. Belor poses as a young girl abducted by the fabled Phantom of the Opera and finds the scarabeaus hidden in an unlikely place.

Broadcast: 1645 - 1715

1st September 1982
XANADU
by Moris Farhi

Directed by Peter Graham Scott

Guest Cast:
Peter Copley (Kubla Khan), Michael Feldman (Aybars), Shireen Shah (Saibe).

Phil arrives at the court of Kubla Khan in ancient China. Lazlo, as Marco Polo, struggles to regain the scarabeaus, but is denied posession by a rebellion led by Khan's son, Aybars with some aid from Belor.

Broadcast: 1645 - 1715

8th September 1982
EXCALIBUR
by David Martin

Directed by Peter Graham Scott

Guest Cast:
Ewen Solon (Arthur), Pavel Douglas (Mordred), Barry Jackson (Bedivere), Paul Nicholson (Lucan), Bobby Collins (Griflet), Paddy Joyce (Palug).

Phil arrives in ancient Britain to find Lazlo in the guise of Merlin, the only one who knows the secret of Excalibur in the days when King Arthur's power is waning in the face of Belor's evil as Morgan Le Fay.

Broadcast: 1645 - 1715

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