An other-worldly creature visits a small English village, and H. G. Wells uses humour and satire to convey some of the imperfections of Victorian society, as ‘angel’ and humans view each other with equal incomprehension.( summary by Mary Bard)
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Episodes
I The Night of the Strange Bird
Episode 1 · 3:15
II The Coming of the Strange Bird
Episode 2 · 5:04
III The Hunting of the Strange Bird
Episode 3 · 3:55
IV
Episode 4 · 2:52
V
Episode 5 · 5:36
VI The Vicar and the Angel
Episode 6 · 13:47
VII
Episode 7 · 4:07
VIII
Episode 8 · 4:46
IX Parenthesis on Angels
Episode 9 · 3:34
X At the Vicarage
Episode 10 · 4:51
XI
Episode 11 · 3:17
XII
Episode 12 · 5:50
XIII The Man of Science
Episode 13 · 5:54
XIV
Episode 14 · 6:24
XV The Curate
Episode 15 · 5:54
XVI
Episode 16 · 7:13
XVII
Episode 17 · 4:59
XVIII After Dinner
Episode 18 · 12:03
XIX
Episode 19 · 2:32
XX
Episode 20 · 4:42
XXI
Episode 21 · 5:01
XXII Morning
Episode 22 · 4:19
XXIII The Violin
Episode 23 · 6:09
XXIV The Angel Explores the Village
Episode 24 · 7:55
XXV
Episode 25 · 2:52
XXVI
Episode 26 · 8:33
XXVII
Episode 27 · 5:59
XXVIII Lady Hammergallow's View
Episode 28 · 9:45
XXIX Further Adventures of the Angel in the Village