Synopsis
The Haunted Airman is a tense and suspenseful adaptation of Dennis Wheatley's horror story, The Haunting of Toby Jugg, which is about the terrifying experiences of a combat veteran who has come home from the war. It has been written for the screen by Chris Durlacher, who has also produced and directed the drama.
In 1943, Flight Lieutenant Toby Jugg, confined to a wheelchair after being wounded in action, arrives at Llanferdach, a remote mansion in Wales, to recuperate. Owing to what might be post-traumatic stress, Toby suffers nightmares and hallucinations. An unexplained noise or the movement of a shadow makes his flesh creep.
Llanferdach is overseen by psychiatrist Dr Hal Burns, but Toby is a reluctant patient, and instead craves the familiar love of his Aunt Julia. However, Julia is not answering Toby's letters. Suddenly, Julia arrives at Llanferdach, but instead of bringing comfort, we begin to suspect an unsettling love triangle between Toby, his aunt and his doctor. Like many Wheatley novels, the ending is sudden, unexpected and unforgettable.
Rachael plays Julia Jugg, described in the novel as an Italian satanist who was born in 1909 and died in 1942.
Images
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