3 part mini series produced by BBC Scotland & broadcast in 1983
The first part of this series is probably the part viewers in the UK remember, it's genuinely chilling and really extremely good, I was surprised it was a 12 rating, there are some quite uncomfortable scenes, brilliantly acted by Ed Bishop and part one is 9/10.
Unfortunately, parts 2&3 descend into standard drama and by part 3 you have to remind yourself that Rabies is even the subject of the series.
This could easily have been a six part series, for all I know it could have been originally, it feels as though there are 2 or 3 episodes missing, and they could have explored a Rabies outbreak much further, especially given they wasted budget (IMO) on helicopter shots in part 3 that don't really add anything, it seems a wasted opportunity.
It feels as though the first part was written, but they ran out of ideas, who knows!?
Anyway, all in all, although I've been pretty negative, this is worth a revisit, it's not bad by any means, and at 3hrs a good evenings entertainment.
if you're of a certain age or even if it's new to you it's worth watching, especially for part 1
Pt1 9/10
Pt2 7/10
Pt3 6/10
7/10 overall
