---
title: "Beasts: Buddyboy"
year: 1976
canonical_url: "https://www.archytele.com/show/beasts-buddyboy-1976"
media_type: "movie"
tmdb_id: 949607
imdb_id: null
status: "Released"
runtime_minutes: 60
community_rating: 3.0
vote_count: 0
content_rating: "Unrated"
---

# Beasts: Buddyboy (1976) — Television & Cinema Intelligence Dossier

> **Archytele Living Vault Canonical Record**: https://www.archytele.com/show/beasts-buddyboy-1976

## Executive Summary & Cultural Positioning

Beasts: Buddyboy is a film first released in 1976. Catalogued under Horror, TV Movie, Mystery, Drama. Produced and broadcast by Associated Television. Current status: Released.

## The Hook & The Verdict

**The Hook**: "A nightclub owner buys a derelict dolphinarium and faces a haunting."

### Why Watch
- Features a haunting by a former star attraction
- Part of a classic horror anthology miniseries

### Caveats & Content Note
- Run time is only one hour
- Limited production details available
- Tone & Suitability: This film features themes of haunting and supernatural mystery.

**Micro-Themes & Vibe Matrix**: ghostly, mysterious, haunting, dramatic, creepy

## Streaming Availability Matrix

Direct streaming licensing updates dynamically. Consult the live tracking interface at https://www.archytele.com/show/beasts-buddyboy-1976#watch.

## Creative Credits

- **Directed by**: Don Taylor
- **Networks / Studios**: Associated Television

## Key Cast Continuity

- **Martin Shaw** as *Dave*
- **Pamela Moiseiwitsch** as *Lucy*
- **Wolfe Morris** as *Hubbard*
- **Stuart McGugan** as *Jimmy Beattie*
- **Denis Holmes** as *Ashwell*
- **Peter Halliday** as *Crisp*
- **Marianne Morris** as *Usherette*

## Canonical Frequently Asked Questions

### Q: When was Beasts: Buddyboy released?
It was released on October 30, 1976 in Great Britain.

### Q: What is the film's genre?
It falls under horror, mystery, and drama as a television movie.

### Q: Who created the anthology miniseries?
It was created as an episode of Nigel Kneale's Beasts horror anthology miniseries.

### Q: What is the main setting of the story?
The story is set around a derelict dolphinarium bought by a nightclub owner.

### Q: Who or what seems to haunt the characters?
The nightclub owner and a young woman seem to be haunted by the ghost of Buddy Boy.

## Grounded Source Citations

- [Beasts: Buddyboy — The Movie Database (TMDB)](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/949607)

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