in a rocking chair. Jemima screams as the Black Nun advances towards her, at which point the episode ends. The scene was ranked 63rd in Channel 4's Top 100 Scary Moments list. Episodes and original airdates Part One: "The Tower" – 11 April 1978 Part Two: "The Chapel" – 13 April 1978 Part Three: "The Black Nun" – 18 April 1978 Part Four: "Witness And Wills" – 20 April 1978 Part Five: "Powers Of Darkness" – 25 April 1978 Part Six: "Death And Decision" – 27 April 1978 Cast Maria Aitken as Jemima Shore Renée Asherson as Mother Ancilla Brenda Bruce as Sister Elizabeth David Burke as Tony Amyas, MP James Laurenson as Alexander Skarbek Doran Godwin as Sister Lucy Margaret D'arcy as Sister Clare Kate Binchy as Sister Edward Linda Slater as Dodo Sarah Webb as Margaret Michelle Winstanley as Blanche Patsy Kensit as Tessa Justin Catrina Hylton as Mandy Justin Mary Healey as Beatrice O'Dowd James Appleby as Joe Susan Engel as Sister Agnes Sylvia Coleridge as Sister Boniface Crew Julia Jones – writer, adaptation Moira Armstrong – director Jacqueline Davis – producer Bill Palmer – production designer Roger Webb – incidental music Robert Banks Stewart – script editor DVD release Network released Armchair Thriller on DVD in 2008, both in separate volumes for each story and as an 11-disc set featuring all of the episodes produced by Thames Television. References External links New York Times review of the ITV adaptation of Quiet as a Nun. Interview with Julia Jones, who wrote the ITV adaptation of Quiet as a Nun. 1977 British novels 1978 British television series debuts British crime novels ITV television dramas Novels by Antonia Fraser 1978 British television series endings Weidenfeld & Nicolson books Viking Press books Television shows produced by Thames Television 1970s British drama television series