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Century Falls
Century Falls is a British cross-genre series broadcast in six twenty-five-minute episodes on BBC1 in early 1993. Written by Russell T Davies, it tells the story of teenager Tess Hunter and her mother, who move to the seemingly idyllic rural village of Century Falls, only to find that it hides many powerful secrets.
Background.
Russell T Davies had worked in the BBC Children's Department for many years, writing the science-fiction series "Dark Season" for the weekday afternoon
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