O/T: Can anyone identify this...?

[B Thomas]

OK, so there's this fuzzy memory that's been in my head for the last couple of decades:

Kid's show (?), 1970s (?): a group of children are underground. A mad scientist is attempting to give his creation (a rather disturbing-looking mute with red hair) a voice by stealing the voice of one of the young boys. It climaxes with the boy repeating "I won't, I won't..." as his voice fades with the red-haired man repeating "I won't, I won't..." louder and louder with a look of maddened triumph on his face.

Does anyone recognise this? And does it exist? Or is my memory playing tricks on me again...?

[NickG]

Sounds like King of the Castle. eps 1,2,3,6,7 have escaped onto the 'trading circle' but I think the other 2 eps are gone - I could be worng though.

[williamM]

According to TV ARK the masters for 1,2,4,5,6 & 7 all exist at the BFI

[B Thomas]

Thanks for that guys. Just had a look at the opening sequence on the TV Ark site - I remember this more clearly now (I knew it was a nursery rhyme of some sort that it opened with...).

NickG - are you sure that Episode 3 is out there somewhere? Seems a bit strange that a 1977 production would lose an episode...

[B Thomas]

Also... Does anyone know which episode the above scene comes from? Would be interesting to see it again to see if it really was that freaky...