25 minSeason 1 • Episode 6
LatestThe villagers march to the temple ruins to reincarnate Century. When they arrive, Julia asks Ben to reshape the past, and concentrating hard Ben manages to rebuild the temple. Julia restores Josiah Naismith’s voice, and he begins to lead the ceremony. Is it all too late? Will Century be reborn? Will the temple be destroyed, and countless more people die, again?…
Century Falls is a 1993 British television miniseries written by Russell T Davies. Teenager Tess Hunter moves with her mother to a strange, isolated village where a dark, supernatural event from 40 years prior haunts the community, threatening her mother's unborn baby.
Writing
Davies' debut—tight, cruel, already obsessed with time.
Acting
Mary Wimbush's Esme: ancient, terrifying, weirdly sexy.
Production
Peak BBC children's TV: cheap, ambitious, genuinely unsettling.
Creator
Russell T Davies
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Russell T Davies wrote this immediately after his father's death; the grief permeates every frame of Century Falls' cursed, frozen world.
This and The Chronicles of Narnia (BBC) shared production DNA—explaining why both look like they were filmed in someone's slightly damp garden.
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