This pilot for an unmade BBC TV series is quite good. After a mother builds an altar to a strange and unearthly creature "The Sleeping God" and sacrifices her two children to it, a secret arm of the government is called in.
Led by the enigmatic Mr. Moon (Paul Darrow) this isn't the first time "The Sleeping God" has controlled people and made them perform horrific acts. The events are starting to occur with startling frequency, which causes Moon to seek out Kenneth Reese Warren (Gerrard McArthur), one of the last members of the "Night Scholars."
Told mostly through flashbacks, Moon drugs Warren and makes him relate the first time he encountered the effects of an ancient evil god, back when he was serving in the military during the Falkland Islands War. There he saw soldiers who were driven mad, as well as a man who isn't afraid of the invaders, or his British rescuers. They only have guns, which aren't really a threat to him. I didn't find it very interesting and almost put me to sleep
Told mostly through flashbacks, Moon drugs Warren and makes him relate the first time he encountered the effects of an ancient evil god, back when he was serving in the military during the Falkland Islands War. There he saw soldiers who were driven mad, as well as a man who isn't afraid of the invaders, or his British rescuers. They only have guns, which aren't really a threat to him. I didn't find it very interesting and almost put me to sleep
