| Genre: | Anthology |
| Theme Music Composer: | Roger Webb |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Num Series: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 11 |
| Producer: | Kim Mills, John Kershaw, Lloyd Shirley |
| Company: | Thames Television |
| Runtime: | 10x 60 min, 1x 30 min |
| Network: | ITV |
Shadows of Fear is a British anthology television series produced by Thames Television, which aired between 1970 and 1973.[1]
The episode plots are largely thrillers, similar to each other in that characters in each episode have someone or something to fear. The series usually did not explore supernatural territory apart from episode four. The main focus remained on down-to-earth fears of a psychological type.
Very little has been recorded of the series' production history. Eleven episodes were produced; they were aired over a period of about two-and-a-half years. The first episode, broadcast in 1970, was followed by a season of nine episodes in early 1971. The final episode (thirty minutes long, rather than sixty) was broadcast nearly two years later in 1973. The series aired only once and was never repeated, until the autumn of 2019 when it began being shown on Talking Pictures TV.
All eleven episodes were released on DVD in Region 2 in 2011.