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William Shatner's A Twist in the Tale

Season 1
Known to worldwide audiences as the iconic Captain Kirk from the legendary series Star Trek, William Shatner stars as the enigmatic Storyteller in this enchanting anthology series which will take the audience on a magical journey - into their imagination - and far beyond. Set in the past, present and future - each self contained story has one thing in common: there is a twist in every tale.
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - Obsession in August
    February 6, 1999
    52min
    13+
    With their parents overseas, Vicky and her younger brother Aidan are taken by their Uncle Lance to visit the Earl of Sackville but quickly discover this is no ordinary holiday in the countryside. Mysterious winds have been howling. And there is a secret expedition involving a quest to uncover the mysteries surrounding the mythical Camelot, the court of King Arthur, Merlin, Morgana and Excalibur.
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  2. S1 E2 - A Crack in Time
    February 13, 1999
    52min
    13+
    The Johnson family's peaceful dairy farm life is turned upside down when the youngest son, David, wakes up to find a strange teenage girl in his closet. Her name is Jem Johnson, and she claims to be from the future, the year 2098.
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  3. S1 E3 - The Anchoress
    February 20, 1999
    52min
    13+
    Cindy and Jonathan live in a small seaside village with their fisherman father, Bob. Business has been poor lately due to the waters being fished out. Their luck changes when Bob brings home a very special catch - a merman. There are many superstitions and fables surrounding the existence of the strange creature and mermaids. But the family's newfound fortune might come at an unacceptable cost.
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  4. S1 E4 - Charlie
    February 27, 1999
    52min
    13+
    Following a bitter divorce, 14 year-old Louise and her mother move to Cranford, an old mining town. Louise struggles to fit in at her new school and she keeps to herself. But one day, whilst running through the old mines she meets a young man who becomes an unexpected new friend. Yet there are complications when Louise discovers that her friend is not from the present day. But the past.
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  5. S1 E5 - The Duellists
    March 6, 1999
    52min
    13+
    Two hundred years ago Tobias and Samuel both lost their lives in a duel to win the affections of Ariadne - who actually loved neither of them. Now they are cursed to relive the terrible events once a year on the anniversary of the duel. But things change when the trio become involved with students from the local high school - and identify a chance to finish what they started once and for all.
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  6. S1 E6 - Bertie
    March 13, 1999
    52min
    13+
    David Rhodes is a writer. And in anticipation of the sale of the screen rights to his latest novel, the Rhodes family purchases the Milton mansion. Siblings Kate and John fall in love with the home, especially when they discover Bertie, a mild mannered ghost haunting the property. But things don't go as expected when the movie deal falls apart. How will the Rhodes family afford the home now?
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  7. S1 E7 - The Magician
    March 20, 1999
    52min
    13+
    Emily Watson and her widower father, Sam are show people who journey together through small towns, giving performances and selling 'Dr. Watson's Magical Elixir'. However, the Watson's lives change forever one day when they rescue the mysterious Grizelda - who also claims to be a healer. But the townsfolk accuse her of witchcraft and Emily soon comes to discover that Grizelda has some dark secrets.
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  8. S1 E8 - A Ghost of our Own
    March 27, 1999
    52min
    13+
    Laura Bradley and her two daughters move into their new home which is an unexpected inheritance from a great-uncle they never met. All is going well as they settle into a new town and community until they discover that their new home is haunted. Or is it?
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  9. S1 E9 - Jessica's Diary
    April 3, 1999
    52min
    13+
    After her mother becomes bedridden with a mysterious illness, 14 year-old Jessica's relationship with her stepfather sours. The situation becomes worse when Jessica buys a mysterious diary apparently written by another girl in the past also called Jessica - and the old diary's entries eerily match her own present day life. She fears she is destined to meet the same fate as her historical namesake.
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  10. S1 E10 - The Pirate
    April 10, 1999
    52min
    13+
    The three Craig siblings and their parents have always taken a holiday at their beach house. But after their father loses his business, they won't be able to afford it anymore. When the three siblings are digging for treasure on the beach, Sarah, the youngest finds something very old and unusual that might change the family's fortune for good -- or for worse...
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  11. S1 E11 - Skeleton in the Cupboard
    April 17, 1999
    52min
    13+
    14 year-old Cherry Painter, from a family of performing magicians, wants to be the first world-class female magician. But the very mention of her Grandad's famous trick 'The Skeleton in the Cupboard' brings concern to her relatives. Cherry attempts to discover what causes such unease, as well as how to do the trick - but painfully realises some secrets are better off kept in the cupboard.
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  12. S1 E12 - Between Life and Death
    April 24, 1999
    52min
    13+
    12 year-old Jamie Irving and his father, Rick, are polar opposites. When Rick becomes entangled in a mystery crime it takes on another sinister dimension. The only person apparently who can now see him is his son, Jamie. The two will have to work together to not only solve a crime and Rick's strange inter-dimensional experience - but to repair their broken relationship before it's too late.
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  13. S1 E13 - Darkness Visible
    May 1, 1999
    52min
    13+
    Murray, Ruth and Dot are the only children from the local Orphanage. After rescuing a dog, they find themselves in the magical house of its owner, Miss Angela Dwelf, a charming and eccentric elderly lady who seems to be not as vulnerable as she first appears. And she is capable of the most amazing wonders and feats in her bizarre rivalry with the sinister (and magic?) Groby Temporal.
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  14. S1 E14 - The Green Dress
    May 8, 1999
    52min
    13+
    13 year-old Rosa is new at the School of Performing Arts but is bullied by the spiteful Lucy, who is threatened by Rosa's increasing popularity. Things change when Rosa purchases a second-hand dress for a performance - it seems to fit perfectly yet Rosa quickly discovers that there is more to the dress than meets the eye. And she suspects that the dress is actually haunted by a ghostly presence.
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  15. S1 E15 - A Matter of Time
    May 15, 1999
    52min
    13+
    14 year-old science prodigy David Morgan is working hard on his new invention -- a time travel device called the 'Tasmo'. But after many failed attempts, he is starting to lose faith. Even his father doesn't believe in him. Yet everything changes when he encounters a mysterious newcomer who seems to know every detail about David's personal life and his time travel device.
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Subtitles
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Directors
Declan EamesAndrew MerrifieldMichael Scott-SmithJohn ReidGeoff Husson
Producers
Raymond Thompson
Starring
William ShatnerClaudia BlackEmily Barclay
Studio
Cloud 9 Screen Entertainment Group
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