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Chocky was a remarkable series. It was essential viewing when I was seven, and it still is. Only it's now actually understandable 21 years on! One of the main reasons it sticks out is that there's nothing else quite like it. There was very little humour for what was basically a series for kids, it had elements of horror and some very dark climaxes to the episodes.

The follow ups were OK, but the original will always be the best.

Any other Chocky fans?


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I was eight and it was kind of life-defining since I was into all things space-related at the time and a bit of an egg-head - preferring to study and read novels to playing football. And here was a story about a boy compelled to egg-headedness by an alien. I so identified with him, only I didn't have a voice in my head so I invented one. Even now I talk to myself when I'm trying to work something out. Occasionally I'm overheard and somebody quips something along the lines of 'Talking to yourself? You want to watch that they might lock you up.' My response is still, as it always has been, 'Nah, I'm not mad just talking to Chocky.' The response of the eaves-dropper is either a puzzled expression prompting a lengthy and enthusiastic explanation from me, or - on rare occasions - they laugh and say, 'Oh yeah, remember that?' Then I know I've found a kindred spirit.
I guess it was a difficult series to forget from those who watched it, necessary viewing after school, and one of the few things that the unsocial kid I was was able to hold a discussion about with other kids on the playground.

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I loved the show. I've just been watching it now and it struck me how much the emphasis was on the adults' point of view for a children's show. Maybe I'm looking at this through blinkers, but can you imagine a kids' drama nowadays in which the "grown-ups" would come out with throw-away lines like "What did you read at University?" I know it might sound silly, but it's little things like this that distinguishes 'Chocky' from modern stuff. Of course, Wyndham's original novel was written in the First Person from the father's point of view, so it was a pretty good adaption to a children's show in the first place.

The thing I always wondered is how the enlightened father explained it all to the highly sceptical mother after speaking with Chocky at the end? I don't remember the sequels very well which no doubt would have provided an answer.

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i was 7 and i remember this show i loved it

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...explain it to the mother I mean. At least that is how I remember it, and I'm sure that it was that way in the book.

The second series only featured Carol Drinkwater's character briefly as it was set at Matthew's Aunt's, thus there was little clarity on the subject.

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I was 10 years old and loved this series. some network out there should re-run it anyone know if its available on dvd/vhs?

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You can get the whole collection on DVD - I've found it at Tesco Extra online and also Amazon.

I don't remember this series - at least the name's familiar but I never watched it. Maybe I was too old by then :) If you get it Andy, can I borrow it?


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course you can Buddy!

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Cool, your buddiness!

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It would not surprise me if she was never told. Matthew never seemed to 'fess up to Albertine that he smashed her clay model in Chocky's Children. Could be a family trait? ;)

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