Mystery and Imagination The Open Door (Season 1, Episode 4)
TV Episode | 50 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

Mystery and Imagination

The Open Door (Season 1, Episode 4)

TV Episode | 50 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

Colonel Mortimer returns to his family after a long spell in India to find his young son in bed ill, and tormented by a wailing voice... but is it in the boy's imagination or not?

Director

Joan Kemp-Welch

Writers

George F. Kerr (adaptation) | Mrs. Oliphant (story)

Producer

Jonathan Alwyn

Production Designer

Philip Harrison

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Edit Released

Updated Feb 19, 1966

Release date

Feb 19, 1966 (United Kingdom)

Awards

Series awards

1 nomination

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14 cast members

Name	Known for
Jack Hawkins Colonel Mortimer Colonel Mortimer See fewer	The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
Rachel Gurney Mrs. Mortimer Mrs. Mortimer See fewer	The Portrait of a Lady (1968)
Mark Dignam Dr. Simson Dr. Simson See fewer	Sword of Lancelot (1963)
John Laurie Mr. Moncrieff Mr. Moncrieff See fewer	The 39 Steps (1935)
Henry Beltran Roland Mortimer Roland Mortimer See fewer	A High Wind in Jamaica (1965)
Jill Mai Meredith Jeanie Mortimer Jeanie Mortimer See fewer	The Cool Mikado (1963)
Geoffrey Sumner Charles Charles See fewer	I Only Arsked! (1958)
Derek Tansley Corporal Jones Corporal Jones See fewer	The Crimson Pirate (1952)
Molly Weir Mrs. Jarvis Mrs. Jarvis See fewer	Family Affair (1954)
Edmund Sulley Mr. Jarvis Mr. Jarvis See fewer	Mystery and Imagination (1966)
Robert S. Young Manners (as Robert Young) Manners (as Robert Young) See fewer	Born Free (1966)
Debbie Bowen Maid Maid See fewer	Affairs of the Heart (1974)
Amanda Walker The Voice The Voice See fewer	Triangle of Sadness (2022)
David Buck Richard Beckett / Host Richard Beckett / Host See fewer	The Lord of the Rings (1978)