Episode 1
Voice from the Gallows
Is 'possession' by the soul of a person from the past of another person alive or of a person from the past communicating through the body of a person in the present?
TV series
Worlds Beyond
19861 season5.8 / 10
From the files of the Society for Psychical Research
Worlds Beyond is a British television anthology broadcast on ITV from 1986 to 1988, based on real-life supernatural experiences described in archival documents from the Society for Psychical Research. A book was also released to accompany the series.
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Synopsis
Worlds Beyond is a British television anthology broadcast on ITV from 1986 to 1988, based on real-life supernatural experiences described in archival documents from the Society for Psychical Research. A book was also released to accompany the series.
Season 1 episodes
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Episode 2
Guardian of the Past
An English tourist steals the bone of an Egyptian princess from a museum in Luxor as a souvenir and brings it home and soon her family and friends are falling prey to a curse.
Episode 3
Captain Randolph
An American couple, the Scotts, visit longtime friends the Bellamys in London and are unwittingly reenacting the tragedy of Captain Randolph and Lieutenant Otis in Victorian England.
Episode 4
Serenade for Dead Lovers
Actors rehearsing a play in a village hall experience the echoes of a wartime tragedy and its poignant conclusion.
Episode 5
Suffer Little Children
On a visit to England to scatter her late mother's ashes, Lee sees the ghost of a little boy calling for his mother and unravels a mystery going back thirty years and affecting her own past.
Episode 6
The Barrington Case
Paranormalist David Jordan calls on retired barrister Clifford Barrington about a ghost sighting he had many years ago while his photographer Samantha keeps having visions of Barrington's late first wife warning her.
Episode 7
The Haunted Garden
A dying young Englishwoman falls in love with a mysterious American pilot, whom other people cannot see.
Episode 8
The Black Tomb
On holiday in England, an aging American actress is stalked by a sinister cloaked figure.
Episode 9
The Eye of Yemanja
Fashion model Suzy brings home a Brazilian idol she finds washed up on the beach and soon bad things are happening to her.
Episode 10
Undying Love
After a young boy dies of diphtheria, a medium tells his family that his spirit has an urgent message so they consult the Society for Psychical Research where they soon learn what the boy is trying to say.
Episode 11
Oliver's Ghost
Sir Oliver has turned his stately home into a bed-and-breakfast lodge. But one mysterious 'guest' is unwelcome.
Episode 12
Reflections of Evil
A young girl is caught up in an inexplicable series of events.
Episode 13
Home
A woman, her daughter, and her mother-in-law are plagued with poltergeist activity inside an old farmhouse, but is it the house....or something far worse?
Episode information updated Jul 22, 2026
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