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The Omen

Disturbing horror about a US ambassador in London whose life is shattered when a series of sinister deaths persuades him that his adopted son is not what he seems.

Disturbing horror about a wealthy American diplomat who agrees to adopt an orphaned child when his own son is delivered stillborn in a Rome hospital. Five years later, his idyllic life as US ambassador in London is shattered when a series of sinister deaths persuades him that his child is not what he seems.

1 hour, 51 minutes

Last on

Fri 25 Jul 202523:00
BBC Two

Credits

Robert ThornGregory Peck
DirectorRichard Donner
Katherine ThornLee Remick
mrs BaylockBillie Whitelaw
JenningsDavid Warner
DamienHarvey Stephens
Father BrennanPatrick Troughton
Father SpilettoMartin Benson
Dr. BeckerAnthony Nicholls
NannyHolly Palance
MonkRobert Rietty

Broadcasts

  • Sat 14 Oct 200623:50
    BBC One South, Wales & Scotland only
  • Sat 26 Jan 200823:45
    BBC One
  • Wed 24 Sep 200800:05
    BBC One except Northern Ireland
  • Mon 24 Oct 202223:15
    BBC Two HD, England, Wales HD & Wales only
  • Sat 29 Oct 202222:00
    BBC Scotland
  • Sun 15 Oct 202322:50
    BBC Two England, HD, Wales & Wales HD only
  • Thu 19 Oct 202322:30
    BBC Four
  • Thu 31 Oct 202423:05
    BBC Two except East, Northern Ireland (Analogue), Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Fri 25 Jul 202523:00
    BBC Two except East, Northern Ireland (Analogue), Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire

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