The Intruder

Season 1

1972 · 8 episodes

Arnold Haithwaite is a pilot a sand pilot. He pursues his strange and solitary profession on the sands of Cumbria, beside the Irish Sea. A sand pilot, like a sea pilot, must know his way about; he must have a strong sense of locality and identity. But now another figure haunts this strange landscape: a sinister intruder who claims to be the real Arnold Haithwaite...

Episodes

1. 1

   1. The Stranger

   2 Jan 1972

   Young Arnold Haithwaite's life in the sleepy village of Skirlston is happy and uneventful, until a stranger arrives --- the sinister, one-eyed Sonny.

2. 2

   2. Jane

   9 Jan 1972

3. 3

   3. Norma

   16 Jan 1972

4. 4

   4. Miss Binns

   23 Jan 1972

5. 5

   5. Peter

   30 Jan 1972

6. 6

   6. Jane Again

   6 Feb 1972

7. 7

   7. Mavis

   13 Feb 1972

   Arnold Haithwaite discovers the secret of his indentity. The villainous Sonny finds the opposition getting tougher. Arnold has been fighting to save his home from Sonny who wants to make it into a hotel. He is unsuccessful in his fight against him until hep from an unexpected quarter arrives. Meanwhile Jane, the spoilt young girl from the manor house, finds her headstrong ways are putting her life into danger.

8. 8

   8. Me

   20 Feb 1972