King of the Castle
Shy young Roland Wright deals with his tortured existance at home with his nagging parents in a tower block and at school with his bullies & tyrannical teachers by withdrawing into a fantasy world where everyone he knows is transformed into hideous doubles. When he falls down a lift shaft this fantasy becomes reality, and Roland must recover a number of missing keys, overcome his enemies... and become "King of the Castle"!
- 1977-1977
- 1 season
- Family, Fantasy, Science Fiction
Shy young Roland Wright deals with his tortured existance at home with his nagging parents in a tower block and at school with his bullies & tyrannical teachers by withdrawing into a fantasy world where everyone he knows is transformed into hideous doubles. When he falls down a lift shaft this fantasy becomes reality, and Roland must recover a number of missing keys, overcome his enemies... and become "King of the Castle"!
Season 1 Episode Guide
7 Episodes 1977
Episode 1
Episode #1.1
Roland Wright has just moved into a new block of flats which has a broken lift and a dangerous staircase. Being bright and intelligent, he is a natural victim for the Ripper, leader of the gang who haunts the stairways.
Episode 2
Episode #1.2
Roland wakes up to find himself in the strange world of the Castle, where he meets Vein, the keeper of the keys.
Episode 3
Episode #1.3
Fleeing from Hawkspur and Ergon, Roland is confronted by the Warrior. Narrowly escaping, he meets the Lady, a glamorous, self-styled clairvoyant.
Episode 4
Episode #1.4
Roland is captured by a castle guard and sent to the kitchens as a skivvy. He plans to escape, but is betrayed and trapped in the Castle.
Episode 5
Episode #1.5
Roland attempts to argue his case in front of the Lord, and after some difficulty, he gets through the ante-chamber to face the Warrior.
Episode 6
Episode #1.6
Roland decides to make numerous changes before he escapes but everyone is plotting against him.
Episode 7
Episode #1.7
Roland is put on trial, where all the witnesses are hostile. He then meets his old enemy, Ripper, for a final confrontation.
