Artemis 81 is a British television play which was written by David Rudkin and directed by Alastair Reid.

[1] Commissioned by BBC producer David Rose, it was broadcast by the BBC on 29 December 1981.

It was one of the last TV performances from Anthony Steel.

[2] Occult novelist Gideon Harlax (Hywel Bennett) is drawn into an epic battle between Helith (Sting), the Angel of Light, and Asrael (Roland Curram), the Angel of Death.

[4] The DVD also removes 94 seconds of material due to licensing issues around the use of stills from Alfred Hitchcock films during the scene in Jed Thaxter's office.