Episode Two: The Shining
BBC TWO, 9 January 2005, 9.30pm
In this episode...
The last time Art looked after little Danny, he chased his nephew into the attic with an axe. The parents still haven't forgotten; Art maintains it was an accident. And so it is with no little trepidation that Art is asked to babysit again. Surely, it can't happen twice, can it?
Uncle Art is trying to write. Constant interruptions shatter his concentration. Cabin fever quickly sets in. He can hear footsteps on the roof.
Jones dismisses these fears, encourages Art to take some air. But like chicken pox, paranoia is contagious. Alone in the house with Danny, Jones now hears the footsteps. He tries not to panic, but fails miserably.
Art returns home to scenes of mayhem. Locked out, he fetches the axe to break down the door...
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