The Mad Death: Part 1 (S1EP1 BBC One, Ed Bishop)

Part 1: When a rabid cat is smuggled in to Britain, the spread of the disease goes unnoticed. That is until the first human falls victim to the terrible Mad Death.

Show Info: A French visitor to Scotland smuggles her cat into the country, sparking a terrifying outbreak of rabies which threatens to engulf an entire community.

Cast: Barbara Kellerman (Doctor Ann Maitland), Richard Morant (Johnny Dalry), Jimmy Logan (Bill Stanton), Paul Brooke (Bob Nicol), Richard Heffer (Michael Hilliard), Ed Bishop (Tom Siegler), Debbi Blythe (Jane Stoddard), Jack McKenzie (Fergus), Marianne Lawrence (Bibi), Valerie Holliman, Leon Sinden, Tom Watson, Mary Ann Reid, Martin Black, David Ashton, Fiona Knowles, Eva Louise, Olu Jacobs, Vivienne Dixon, Walter Carr, David Anderson, Ian Halliburton, Janice Browning, Kelsey Quayle, Brian Kilmartin

Writer: Sean Hignett / Director: Robert Young

Airdate: 16 Jul 1983

Series: The Mad Death Season 1 Episode 1

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