BBV's first production was "Summoned by Shadows", co-produced with the BBC Film Club. Partly as a homage to "Doctor Who", of which Baggs was a fan, and partly in a pragmatic attempt to take advantage of a pre-existing audience, "Summoned by Shadows" was a "Who"-style tale of strange doings on a distant planet starring Colin Baker as the nameless protagonist (listed in the credits as "The Stranger"). Nicola Bryant co-starred as "Miss Brown". The adventures of The Stranger ran to six videos (and two audio dramas, the second remade as the sixth video). (For more information, see The Stranger (video series).)