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Century Falls

Century Falls

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Century Falls

1993- 1993

1 Seasons

6 Episodes

6.3(4 votes)

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Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Mystery

Drama

Overview

Century Falls is a 1993 British television miniseries written by Russell T Davies. Teenager Tess Hunter moves with her mother to a strange, isolated village where a dark, supernatural event from 40 years prior haunts the community, threatening her mother's unborn baby.

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Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

The people behind it

Cast & crew

9 featured cast members

Starring

Catherine Sanderson

Tess Hunter

Mary Wimbush

Esme Harkness

Georgine Anderson

Georgine Anderson

May Harkness

Simon Fenton

Simon Fenton

Ben Naismith

Bernard Kay

Bernard Kay

Richard Naismith

Tatiana Strauss

Julia

Emma Jane Lavin

Carey Naismith

Heather Baskerville

Mrs Hunter

Alex Mollo

Ashe

Creative team

Created by: Russell T Davies
Produced by: Richard Callanan

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