Mr. Pye (TV series)

Mr. Pye is a Channel 4 television series written by Donald Churchill, based on the 1953 short novel Mr. Pye by Mervyn Peake, and directed by Michael Darlow. Broadcast began on 2 March 1986 in the United Kingdom.

Mr. Pye
Genre	Drama Fantasy Comedy
Based on	Mr. Pye by Mervyn Peake
Screenplay by	David Hare
Directed by	Michael Darlow
Starring	Derek Jacobi Judy Parfitt Betty Marsden Richard O'Callaghan Robin McCaffrey Patricia Hayes
Composer	Mark Warman
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	4
Production
Cinematography	Nick Gifford
Running time	50 minutes
Original release
Release	2 March (1986-03-02) – 23 March 1986 (1986-03-23)

Plot

Mr. Pye travels to the Channel Island of Sark to preach the word of God. Pye does good works and he discovers that he has started to grow angel's wings, and after consulting with a Harley Street doctor, he decides to stop doing good deeds, and instead does bad deeds. He engages in some deliberately malicious acts, and after a while this results in him growing horns on his forehead. He is unable to decide what to do, but eventually decides to reveal his horned condition to the islanders, who chase him to the edge of a cliff, which Pye flies off using his wings.

Cast

• Derek Jacobi as Mr. Pye
• Judy Parfitt as Miss Dredger
• Betty Marsden as Miss George
• Richard O'Callaghan as Thorpe
• Robin McCaffrey as Tanty
• Patricia Hayes as Kaka

Production

The series was filmed on Sark island itself, the setting of the book.

Episodes

Episode	Title	Written by	Directed by	Original air date	Ratings
1	"Preparing the Way"	Donald Churchill	Michael Darlow	2 March 1986 (1986-03-02)	N/A
2	"The First Martyr"	Donald Churchill	Michael Darlow	9 March 1986 (1986-03-09)	N/A
3	"The Perjured Soul"	Donald Churchill	Michael Darlow	16 March 1986 (1986-03-16)	N/A
4	"Made for the Moonlight"	Donald Churchill	Michael Darlow	23 March 1986 (1986-03-23)	N/A

External links

• Mr. Pye at IMDb
• Channel 4 on Demand: Mr. Pye
• The Making of Mr. Pye