Artemis '81 (1981)
Paranormal novelist Gideon Harlax is drawn into a battle between the forces of good, represented by alien angel Helith, and the forces of evil, represented by Helith's evil brother Asrael. Ranging from Oxford to Denmark, a North Sea ferry to an alien planet, Harlax unwittingly becomes part of an ancient plot that may result in the destruction of Earth...
- Date of release
- 1981-12-29
- TMDB
- 4.1 / 10 (7)
- Runtime
- 3h 5m
- Genres
- Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller, TV Movie
- Director
- Alastair Reid
Casting
- Hywel Bennett — Gideon Harlax
- Dinah Stabb — Gwen Meredith
- Dan O'Herlihy — Albrecht Von Drachenfels
- Sting — Helith
- Anthony Steel — Tristram Guise
- Roland Curram — Asrael
- Ian Redford — Jed Thaxter
- Ingrid Pitt — Hitchcock Blonde
- Daniel Day-Lewis — Library Student
- Margaret Whiting — Laura Guise
- Mary Ellen Ray — Sonia
- Cornelius Garrett — Pastor
Interesting facts
Artemis 81 is a British television play which was written by David Rudkin and directed by Alastair Reid. Commissioned by BBC producer David Rose, it was broadcast by the BBC on 29 December 1981. It was one of the last TV performances from Anthony Steel.
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