Vicki Robbins (Suzanna Leigh) is a pop singer suffering from exhaustion after collapsing while performing a song on television. She is packed off to a cottage on remote Seagull Island in Scotland for rest and recuperation.
At the cottage, she stays with a rather grumpy couple named Ralph and Mary Hargrove (Guy Doleman and Catherine Finn). Ralph is a beekeeper – as is the nearest neighbour, Manfred (Frank Finlay).
When a spate of killer bee attacks occur in the area, Vicki turns sleuth to discover who is responsible.
The Deadly Bees is one of the cheapest-looking of the Amicus horror films. The story takes far too long to go anywhere, too, and the bee attacks are few and far between.
The film was originally written as a vehicle for Boris Karloff and Christopher Lee, but the meagre budget left no money for the horror superstars, so Frank Finlay and Guy Doleman got the parts.
Rock group The Birds are featured in the film, including a young Ronnie Wood on guitar.
Vicki Robbins
Suzanna Leigh H.W. Manfred
Frank Finlay Ralph Hargrove
Guy Doleman Mary Hargrove
Catherine Finn Thompson
John Harvey David Hawkins
Michael Ripper Harcourt
Tim Barrett Coroner
James Cossins Doctor
Frank Forsyth Doris Hawkins
Katy Wild Sister
Greta Farrer Secretary
Gina Gianelli Dr George Lang
Michael Gwynn
Director
Freddie Francis
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