Beasts(1976)

Beasts is a 1976 British television series of six standalone plays by Manx writer Nigel Kneale, each exploring bestial horror through psychological and supernatural angles rather than conventional monster scares. Produced by ATV for ITV, the plays share only a thematic link to the animal kingdom and the darker impulses it represents. Kneale's scripts eschew jump-scares and creature effects in favour of creeping dread and unsettling human behaviour, examining how fear and primal instinct lurk beneath civilised surfaces. Each episode presents a self-contained story that probes the grotesque and the uncanny without relying on genre clichés. The series remains a distinctive entry in British horror television, marked by Kneale's trademark blend of social commentary and atmospheric tension.