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After the death of Dr William Pearl, a philosophy teacher, his widow Mary gets a letter from him. William tells her his brain is being kept alive by a medical colleague, Dr John Landy, and William also advises Mary on how to lead her new life. Mary goes to visit William's brain - but she has her own ideas about what should happen next.''''For more, see Recap.moreless
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Roald Dahl
Presenter (1979-1980)
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Karen Standley
Dancer (title sequence)
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Marius Goring
Dr Landy
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ADD TRIVIA- According to Jeremy Treglown's biography of Roald Dahl, he researched the science behind William and Mary to make the story as credible as possible. Edit
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Notes
ADD NOTES- This episode is based on Roald Dahl's short story William and Mary. Edit
- thegalaxybeing writes: This tale, written by Roald Dahl, was also telecast as the first episode back in March, 1961, of the short lived, very creepy series Way Out - a show also hosted by Roald Dahl. The Way Out version of the story starred Henry Jones, Mildred Dunnock, Fritz Weaver and Barnard Hughes. Edit
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ADD QUOTES- Roald Dahl: This is basically a very nasty tale. If I've managed to learn one thing in my thirty-five years of story writing, it is this, nastiness and horror must be handled with great circumspection, because if left on their own, they will always taste bitter in the end. But if humour is added to the mixture, than the tension is relieved by laughter, and the bitterness is banished. In this story we have an actress who knows a tremendous lot about the importance of humour, so I don't think you need worry. Edit
- Mary Pearl: Isn't he sweet? Isn't he darling? I just can't wait to get him home. Edit
- Mary Pearl: Don't look so cross, William. It isn't any good now looking cross. Not any more it isn't. Because from now on, my pet, you're going to do just exactly what Mary tells you.
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Allusions
ADD ALLUSIONS- Dahl also gave the names William and Mary to the two white mice in his children's book The Witches. Edit
- William and Mary has an austere protestant ring to it, suggesting the Glorious Revolution of 1688. This drove the last catholic monarch, James II, from the English throne and replaced him with William of Orange and Mary Stuart. Edit
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