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'''''Into the Labyrinth''''' is a British children's [[television series]].<ref>((Cite web |url=http://www.the-mausoleum-club.org.uk/timescreen/Trial%2013/ts13.htm |title=Time Screen series overview |access-date=21 September 2005 |archive-date=31 January 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090131113003/http://the-mausoleum-club.org.uk/timescreen/Trial%2013/ts13.htm |url-status=dead ))</ref><ref>[http://www.thechestnut.com/labyrinth/labyrinth.htm HTV West overview]</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=T8idGMJSFIYC&dq=into+the+labyrinth+television+series&pg=PA177 Google Books]</ref>  It was produced by [[ITV Wales & West|HTV]] for the [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] network between 1980 and 1982, the first series was not broadcast until May 1981. Three series, each consisting of seven 25-minute episodes, were produced and directed by [[Peter Graham Scott]]. The series was created by Scott along with [[Bob Baker (scriptwriter)|Bob Baker]], who had previously written several stories for ''[[Doctor Who]]''. The first series only was later shown in the United States as part of "[[The Third Eye (American TV series)|The Third Eye]]" science fiction series on [[Nickelodeon]]. It was also broadcast on [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC TV]] in Australia, [[Televisión Española|TVE]] in Spain, [[RTÉ One]] and [[RTÉ Two]] as part of ''[[The Den (Ireland)|The Den]]'' in Ireland, [[ETB 1]] and [[ETB 2]] in Basque Country, [[TV2 (Malaysia)|TV2]] in Malaysia and both [[Rediffusion Television|RTV]] and [[Asia Television|ATV]] in Hong Kong. The series also reran on British satellite television and aired on [[The Children's Channel]] as part of one of its wrapper programmes ''Roustabout''.

==Synopsis==
The series was based around a struggle between two timeless, feuding [[Wizard (fantasy)|sorcerers]] - the noble Rothgo ([[Ron Moody]]) and the evil Belor ([[Pamela Salem]]). Each aimed to obtain possession of the Nidus, a magical object of limitless power. The Nidus actually belonged to Rothgo, but it was stolen by Belor who used her own magic to send it through time and space so that Rothgo would not be able to find it. Without the power of the Nidus, Rothgo would ultimately die. The first series followed a group of modern-day children (Phil, Helen and Terry) who find Rothgo, almost lifeless, in a labyrinthine cave. Rothgo sends the children through different periods of time to search for the Nidus, which is disguised as a different object in each time period and can only be seen in reflection. The children arrive at various points of history (the French Revolution, Ancient Greece, English Civil War, etc.), in which they find an earlier version of Rothgo himself, playing a character from each period. Together they search for the Nidus, but their attempts are constantly thwarted by Belor who also appears in each time period disguised as a character herself. Just as the children are about to retrieve the Nidus, Belor uses her magic to hurl it further through time (using her magical incantation "I deny you the Nidus!" as a bolt of lightning emanates from her fingertips). Belor cannot actually touch the Nidus whilst Rothgo still lives, and so she can only hope to deny him possession of the artefact until he eventually dies. At the end of the first series, the children locate the Nidus (now in the shape of a sword) and finally manage to outwit Belor and return the Nidus to Rothgo, who offered to share its power with Belor. She refused and was reduced to a lifeless skull.

In the second series, Belor rises again from death with her own power source, the Albedo, with which she hopes to destroy Rothgo and take possession of the Nidus. However, during their battle, the two power sources collide leaving the Albedo destroyed and the Nidus split into five segments which scatter throughout time and space. As before, Rothgo enlists the help of Phil, Terry and Helen to retrieve the fragments which are again disguised as objects and can only be seen in reflection. However, this time there are two factors in their favour—Rothgo's other incarnations in time can recognize the children immediately and Rothgo himself is capable of claiming the Nidus fragments before Belor can send them into another time period (using his magical incantation "I claim the Nidus!"). Their efforts are yet again hampered by Belor, until the final episode of the second series, when the children manage to reconstitute the Nidus. However, this time they are unable to escape Belor and so Phil hurls the Nidus into a bottomless pool of water. Bereft of both the Nidus and the Albedo, Belor reverts into a lifeless skull once again. Fortunately however, Rothgo explains that even though the Nidus is no longer in his sole possession, it was thrown into the Waters of Time where he (and anyone else seeking enlightenment) can tap into its power whenever he desires to sustain his immortality and travel freely through time once again.

In the third and final series, only Phil returned to assist a new sorcerer, Lazlo (played by [[Chris Harris (actor, director and writer)|Chris Harris]]). Lazlo's source of power was the Scarabeus, a magical amulet that fitted onto a bracelet he wore. Now no longer able to possess the Nidus (which was lost at the end of the previous series), Belor, who has somehow cheated death yet again, attempts to steal Lazlo's Scarabeus by once again hiding it from him in different, fictional time periods. Lazlo and Phil try to trace the Scarabeus using the bracelet, but they are constantly thwarted by Belor until the final episode when they are victorious and Lazlo vanquishes her.

==Behind the scenes==
Some of the Labyrinth scenes were shot on location in the [[Cheddar Gorge]] caves. These provided the opening and closing scenes of season one, and footage used as CSO backdrops. Most of the historical escapades were studio based around the same cave sets, which were redressed for each time period. The opening and closing book ends for seasons two and three were shot at [[Stanton Drew]] stone circle and Glastonbury Tor, respectively.

Several scriptwriters for the series had previously worked on ''[[Doctor Who]]'', including co-creator Bob Baker, [[Robert Holmes (scriptwriter)|Robert Holmes]], [[Anthony Read]] and [[John Lucarotti]].

The operatic voice that sings the haunting theme of ''Into the Labyrinth'' is Lynda Richardson, who also sings the main melody line of theme to the 1970s fantasy series ''[[Children of the Stones]]''. Patrick Dromgoole was the executive producer and [[Sidney Sager]] wrote the music for both of these series.

The three child actors continued acting as adults. Simon Beal now acts under the stage name Charlie Caine, and had a small role in ''[[Bridget Jones's Diary (film)|Bridget Jones's Diary]]''. Lisa Turner had a lead role in the UK drama ''[[Bad Girls (TV series)|Bad Girls]]'', while Simon Henderson played [[Eddie Hunter (EastEnders)|Eddie Hunter]] in ''[[EastEnders]]''.

Pamela Salem based the laugh she used for Belor on the laugh of Ted Rhodes, who was the script editor for the BBC's ''[[All Creatures Great and Small (1978 TV series)|All Creatures Great and Small]]'' television series. Salem appeared in several episodes as Zoe Bennett.<ref name=Crocker>''All Memories Great & Small'', Oliver Crocker (2016; MIWK)</ref>

==Novelisations==
The first and second series were novelised by Peter Graham Scott, titled ''Into The Labyrinth'' and ''Return To The Labyrinth'' respectively.

==Home media==
The first series was released on VHS (on two cassettes) in the late 1980s. Network released the entire series as a three disc [[DVD]] boxset in the UK on 14 July 2008. It was encoded for [[DVD region code#2|Region 2]] and includes photo galleries as extra features.

==Cast==
*Rothgo (Series 1 & 2, 1981): [[Ron Moody]]
*Belor (Series 1 - 3, 1981–82): [[Pamela Salem]]	
*Phil (Series 1 - 3, 1981–82): Simon Beal	
*Helen (Series 1 & 2, 1981): Lisa Turner
*Terry (Series 1 & 2, 1981): Simon Henderson
*Lazlo (Series 3, 1982): [[Chris Harris (actor)|Chris Harris]]
*Bram (Series 3, 1982): [[Howard Goorney]]

==References==
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==External links==
*((IMDb title|0081877))

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