Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense Episode 5

In Possession

© 1984 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, All rights reserved

The characters and incidents portrayed and the names used herin are fictitious and any similarity to the name, character or history of any person is entirely co-incidental.

Produced by Hammer Film Productions Limited

ITV London Transmission Date: 22nd October 1984

Storyline

A terrified couple becomes trapped in what seems to be a replay of a sinister event that happened in their apartment in the past.

Crew


Function	Credited	Age at Release	Birth		Death	Age	Hammer Productions
	Click a link for more info						Credited	Uncredited	Total
American Casting	William J Kenney	45	29 May 1939		30 Dec 1992	53	12		12
American Casting	Daniel Travis						12		12
Art Director	Carolyn Scott						23		23
Ast. Art Director	Andrew Ackland-Snow	23	15 Apr 1961	15.04.1961		62	3		3
Ast. Director	Ken Baker						18		18
Ast. to Producer	Laura Nightingale						35		35
Camera Operator	Ken Withers	56	21 Aug 1928		10 Mar 2020	91	14		14
Casting Director	Lesley de Pettit	48	1936		2002	66	14		14
Continuity	Lorely Farley	45	1 Apr 1939	01.04.1939		84	22		22
Director	Val Guest	72	11 Dec 1911		10 May 2006	94	29		29
Director of Photog.	Brian West	56	27 Apr 1928	27.04.1928		95	8	1	9
Dubbing Editor	Terry Poulton	54	1930		1993	63	16	1	17
Dubbing Mixer	Ernie Marsch						13		13
Editor	Peter Weatherley GBFE	54	1930		Sep 2015	85	15		15
Executive Producer	Brian Lawrence	64	1920		2004	84	25		25
Executive Story Editor	Don Houghton	54	1930		Jul 1991	61	20		20
Hairdresser	Daphne Volmer	56	15 Aug 1928		11 Jan 2006	77	17		17
Make-up	Eddie Knight	59	14 Mar 1925		27 Aug 1996	71	31		31
Music Composer	Paul Patterson	37	15 Jun 1947	15.06.1947		76	8		8
Musical Supervisor	Philip Martell	77	6 Oct 1907		11 Aug 1993	85	104	1	105
Producer	Roy Skeggs	50	1 Apr 1934		29 Dec 2018	84	45	1	46
Production Accountant	Linda Nettleton	35	1 Jan 1949	1.01.1949		74	13		13
Production Accountant	Sheala Daniell						13		13
Production Ast.	Sheila Collins						13		13
Production Manager	Ron Jackson	49	1935		1993	58	34	1	35
Publicity	Jean Garioch	56	1 Jan 1928	01.01.1928		95	13	1	14
Screenplay	Michael J. Bird	55	31 Oct 1928		11 May 2001	72	4		4
Sound Recordist	John Bramall	61	18 Aug 1923		13 Jun 2000	76	23		23
Still Photog.	John Jay	63	14 Nov 1920		29 Apr 2005	84	13	22	35
Uncredited
Story Editor	John Peacock	39	1945		1 Jun 2017	72	13		13

Cast


Character	Credited	Age at Release	Birth		Death	Age	Hammer Productions
	Click a link for more info						Credited	Uncredited	Total
Betty Mervyn	Judy Loe	37	6 Mar 1947	06.03.1947		75	1		1
Daughter	Sarah Porter				13 Aug 2018		1		1
Director	Hugh Sullivan						1		1
Estate Agent	John Collins	41	2 Dec 1942	02.12.1942		80	1		1
Frank Daly	Christopher Cazenove	40	17 Dec 1943		7 Apr 2010	66	2		2
Hotel Manager	Carl Rigg	43	21 May 1941	21.05.1941		81	1		1
Hotel Receptionist	Donna Scarf						1		1
Jack Mervyn	David Healey	55	15 May 1929		25 Oct 1995	66	3		3
Maitre D’	Anthony Morton	57	7 Apr 1927		15 Jan 2001	73	1		1
Mr Prentice	Bernard Kay	56	23 Feb 1928		25 Dec 2014	86	1		1
Mrs Prentice	Vivienne Burgess	70	24 Apr 1914		26 Aug 1999	85	1		1
Paranormal Research Scientist	Brendan Price	37	24 Jun 1947	24.06.1947		75	1		1
Policeman	Peter Bland	50	12 May 1934	12.05.1934		88	1		1
Removal Man	David Auker	35	1 Mar 1949	01.03.1949		73	1		1
Sylvia Dale	Carol Lynley	42	13 Feb 1942		3 Sep 2019	77	2		2
Woman Downstairs	Marianne Stone	62	23 Aug 1922		21 Dec 2009	87	9	2	11

Footnotes

Hammer stalwart Val Guest directed 3 of the episodes in this series, which were his last works for the Company. His Hammer credits include:
Director – 12 films, Writer – 11 Films and Producer – 1 film

Details were complied viewing the Episode.
Source of viewing copy – The Hammer Graveyard Collection