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Like one, that on a lonesome roadDoth walk in fear and dread,And having once turned round walks on,And turns no more his head;Because he knows, a frightful fiendDoth close behind him tread.Samuel Taylor Coleridge“The Rime of The Ancient Mariner”Bookended by Tom Baker's recitation of the above extract from Coleridge's masterpiece this fifth series episode of the ITV series 'Dramarama' with it's folk horror aura would have been well at home in it's seminal 'Spooky' series.Young Peter Ibbotson is dropped off for the day on Romney Marsh - the setting for Russell Thorndike's 'Doctor Syn' books and numerous E.F. Benson stories - where he roams the area taking Polaroid photos while, all the time, being followed by a hooded figure.Written by Richard Cooper, who also gave us 'Knights of God', and directed by Michael Kerrigan (Knights of God', 'Spine Chillers', 'Doctor Who') it's an atmospheric and effective little chiller enhanced by some great use of it's eerie setting and some fantastic…