TV series
The Hitchhiker
Overview
A young hitchhiker introduces characters who are about to experience a frightening and sometimes supernatural incident of some kind in this moody anthology series.
Details
- First air date
- 1983-11-23
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 4 seasons
- Episodes
- 85 episodes
- Genres
- Drama, Crime
- Network
- HBO, USA Network
- Country
- CA, US
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Page Fletcher as The Hitchhiker
- Nicholas Campbell as The Hitchhiker
- Garwin Sanford as Gordon
- Shannon Tweed as Barbara
- Lawrence Bayne as Teddy
- Kirstie Alley as Jane L.
- Jill Hennessy as Elisabeth
- Stephen McHattie as Joe Caldwell
- Krista Bridges as Penny
- Garry Chalk as Hubert
- Nadia Capone as Mandy
- Alexandra Stewart as Jackie Winslow
Creators and crew
- Lewis Chesler - Creator
- Richard Rothstein - Creator
- Riff Markowitz - Creator
- Bruno Gantillon - Director
- Phillip Noyce - Director
- John Laing - Director
Seasons
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