Nov 1, 2020
Chiller: Mirror Man (1.3, Yorkshire Television, 1995)
"This is all Michael, you know. None of this is me."
"G... Gary... Michael isn't real..."
"I know. I only wish it made a difference."
#Chiller#horror tv#classic tv#Single play#mirror man#Stephen Gallagher#Lawrence Gordon Clark#Phyllis Logan#John Simm#Paul Reynolds#Matthew Scurfield#Anna Keaveney#Caroline O'Neill#Mark Arden#Cheryl Maiker#Alex Knight#Rebecca Callard#Christopher Routh#Online sources all seem to refer to this episode as Here Comes the Mirror Man presumably confusing this episode of a 90s horror anthology#With an 82 single by The Human League; the title on network's dvd and as it appears onscreen is definitely just Mirror Man. It's a strong#Episode; again its very familiar horror film territory but it's done effectively and the narrative feels..classic rather than tired.#It is tho predictable at least to a seasoned viewer of this sort of nonsense; I'd guessed the primary twist within a few seconds#Still it's handled well and there are some suitably well prepared spooks and scares. Most interesting to a modern viewer probably for the#Presence of a young and feisty John Simm. A very fresh face indeed; he was only a couple of years into his career at this point#He's very good as a very troubled and sinister young man and he has excellent chemistry with his costars particularly Paul#Reynolds in a mutually dependent and deeply unhealthy relationship. A final minute secondary twist is a little too pat for me but it's the#Natural extension of the story I guess. Also nice to see the late Anna Keaveney; taken much too young and shining here in a nifty red#Herring of a role which keeps us guessing at the focus of the ep in the early scenes. It's a brief turn but she's superb