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An indepth guide to pretty much every UK show ever seen on TV, all entries include cast and crew details as well as running times, plot details, when it was on, what it was about and more besides. Simply click on the links below to access the information, UK sitcoms and UK Comedy are treated separately in their own sections. 

C3 - CHARLIE'S PLACE to CILLA'S WORLD OF COMEDY   
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CHARLIE'S PLACE

ATV 'Six of the Best' / 1x30m-e / 1965 / 25 August - Wednesday 9.10pm

Writer: Alan Plater / Produicer: Alan Plater / Director: Dicky Leeman 

Comedy.

Charlie................................................ RAY BROOKS

Doris.................................................. YOOTHA JOYCE

Sid.................................................... JOHN JUNKIN

Vanessa............................................ HELEN FRASER

 

THE CHARMER

London Weekend Television / 6x60m-e / 1987  18 Oct - 22 Nov

Writer: Allan Prior / Novel: Patrick Hamilton / Theme Music sung by Paul Jones / Producer: Philip Hinchcliffe 

Period drama serial. In the 1930's, suave conman Ralph Gorse with an eye for the ladies and the main  chance lets his schemes get more involved and even deadly but eventually gets his comeuppance. 

Ralph Ernest Gorse......................... NIGEL HAVERS

Clarice Manners.............................. FIONA FULLARTON

Donald Stimpson............................ BERNARD HEPTON

Joan Plumleigh-Bruce..................... ROSEMARY LEACH

Alison Warren................................ JUDY APRFITT

Pamela Bennett ............................ ABIGAIL McKERN

 

THE CHARS

BBC 'Comedy Playhouse' / 1x30m-e / 1963 23 November - Saturday 9.35pm

Writers: Harry Driver, Jack Rosenthal / Producer: Douglas Moodie 

Comedy. Exploits of two charladies at the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries.

Cissy.................................................. DORIS WATERS

Flo..................................................... ELSIE WATERS

Amanda............................................. ANN LANCASTER

Cyril.................................................. MICHAEL BALFOUR

Sydney............................................. JAMES BECK

Frank............................................... ARTHUR LOVEGROVE

Mr Thornton...................................... DEREK NIMMO

 

CHARTERS AND CALDICOTT

BBC1 / 6x50m-e / 1985  10 January - 14 February  Thursdays 9.25pm

Writer: Keith Waterhouse / Producer: Ron Craddock / Director: Julian Aymes 

Crime drama series.  A pair of retired gentlemen investigate the murder of a young girl. The two lead characters had first appeared in the film The Lady Vanishes(1938) played by Basil Radford and Naunton Wayne, these two actors played the roles in a number of other films during the 30's and forties(Night Train To Munich, It's Not Cricket etc.)

Charters............................................. ROBIN BAILEY

Caldicott............................................ MICHAEL ALDRIDGE

Jenny................................................ TESSA PEAKE-JONES

Margaret Mottram............................... CAROLINE BLAKISTON

 

THE CHASE

BBC1 / 20x60m / started 16 July 2006-2007

Writer: Kay Mellor / Director: Jamie Payne / Hugh Warren

Drama series. When George Williams retires to re-marry a much younger woman he leaves his veterinary practice "Chevin Chase" to his two daughters Sarah and Anna to run.

With:- NICOLA STEPHENSON as Sarah Williams / GAYNOR FAYE as Anna Williams / KEITH BARRON as George Williams / NICHOLAS GLEAVES as Tom Bedford / MICHELLE HOLMES as Claudie Williams / HEATHER PEACE as Fiona Jones / REECE DINSDALE as Rick Johnson / JANET DIBLEY as Deborah Johnson / SUNETRA SARKER as Clare burns / RACHEL DAVIES as Margaret Wright

CHASE ME COMRADE

BBC / 1x50m-e / 1964 black and white

Writer: Ray Cooney 

Comedy. A Russian ballet dancer decides he wants to defect.

With:- BRIAN RIX / JACQUELINE ELLIS / LEO FRANKLYN

 

THE CHEATERS

ITV / 39x30m-e / 1960-62 (10 December 60 - 23 June 62) black and white

Producers: Danziger Brothers / Directors: Max Varnell, John Moxey, Godfrey Grayson, Frank Marshall  

Crime drama series. The cases of a tough insurance investigator.

John Hunter...................................... JOHN IRELAND

Walter Allen...................................... ROBERT AYRES

 

CHECKPOINT CHISWICK

C4/Regent 'Tickets For the Titanic' / 1x60m-e / 1987 18 March - Wednesday 10.00pm

Writer: Andy Hamilton / Producer: William G. Stewart / Director: Cyril Coke 

Drama. A family who believe the country is on the verge of anarchy decide to barricade themselves in their home.

Brian Stebbings............................. HYWEL BENNETT

Sally Stebbings............................ GIL BRAILEY

Sean Stebbings............................ SIMON NASH

Mrs Atkins................................... CHARLOTTE MITCHELL

Donna.......................................... LAURA CALLAND

Clive........................................... JUSTIN PICKETT

 

CHEERS

Yorkshire 'Galton & Simpson Playhouse' / 1x30m-e / 1977 3 March - Thursday 9.00pm

Writers: Ray Galton, Alan Simpson / Executive Producer: Duncan Wood / Producer/Director: Vernon Lawrence 

Comedy. Two old schoolfriends who share a house find their relationship put under a strain.

Charles............................................... CHARLES GRAY

Peter.................................................. FREDDIE JONES

 

THE CHELSEA MURDERS

Thames / 1981

Writer: Johnathon Hales / Novel: Lionel Davidson 

Crime drama. A detective inspector mixes with the Chelsea hoi polloi whilst investigating a series of murders.

With:- DAVE KING

 

CHELWORTH

BBC/ABC/TVNZ / 8x50m-e / 1989

Creator: John Hawkeworth, Brian Thompson  / Producer: Jonathon Alwyn 

Drama series. A new duke, Michael Anstey, leaves his Chinese mistress in Hong Kong and returns to England to lure his wife, Gemma Jones, from her Oxford don lover, their wild daughter and bisexual son back to help restore the family estate and its contents. Will the son find love with a girl musician?  Will the wild daughter be tamed.  Will the family treasures stolen by the late duke's agent and his cronies be recovered? Thanks to Ann Wood for her help in compiling this entry.

With:- PETER JEFFREY as Michael Anstey / GEMMA JONES as Virginia Anstey

 

THE CHEMISTRY LESSON

BBC1 'Ghosts' / 1x50m-e / 1995

Writer/Director: Terry Johnson 

Spooky drama. Teacher Philip Goodall falls madly in love with fellow teacher Mandy and devises a unique method to make her feel the same.

Philip Goodall...................................... ALAN CUMMING

Mandy................................................ SAMANTHA BOND

Trevor................................................. JACK KLAFF

Heloise............................................... LOUISE REA

Mrs Eversley....................................... SYLVIA SYMS

Jean .................................................. IRIS RUSSELL

 

CHERRYRIPE AND THE LUGWORM DIGGER

ITV / 1x60m-e / 1974

Writer: Robert Holles / Director: Paul Annett 

Drama. A teenager spends a weekend with two men at a country cottage.

With:- JULIE PEASGOOD / TOM CHADBON / GEORGE SWEENEY

 

CHESSGAME

Granada / 6x60m-e / 1983 (23 November - 28 December)

Writer: Murray Smith, John Brason / Novels: Anthony Price / Producer: Richard Everitt 

Thriller series. Exploits of a team of agents working for the Defence Intelligence Staff head of which was David Audley.

With:- TERENCE STAMP as David Audley / MICHAEL CULVER as Nick Hannah / CARMEN DU SAUTOY as / ROBIN SACHS as High Roskill

 

THE CHEST

ITV / 1x60m-e / 1997 

Fantasy comedy. A family man heavily stressed out about the amount of debt he is in, embarks on a madcap quest after learning of a buried treasure chest.

With:- NEIL MORRISSEY as John Croft / GINA McKEE / JIM CARTER as Roland Blood

 

THE CHESTER MYSTERY PLAYS

BBC / 1x150m-e / 1976

Writer: Maurice Hussey / Music: Guy Wolfenden / Director: Piers Haggard 

Period drama. Scenes from the set of 14th Century Mystery plays that were originally performed by the craft guilds of Chester.

With:- MICHAEL HORDERN as God / TOM COURTNEY as  Christ /  BRIAN GLOVER / JOE GLADWIN / CHRISTINE HARGREAVES / CHRISTOPHER GUARD

 

THE CHIEF

Anglia / x60m-e / 1990-97

Creator: Jeffrey Caine / Executive Producer: Brenda Reid / Producers: Ruth Boswell, John Davies 

Crime drama series. Cases of a hard working Chief Constable in a regional police force in East Anglia.

Ch. Con John Stafford(seasons 1-3)....... TIM PIGGOTT-SMITH

Ch. Con Alan Cade(FROM season 3)..... MARTIN SHAW

Anne Stewart....................................... KAREN ARCHER

Dr Elizabeth Stafford............................ JUDY LOE

Alison Dell.......................................... INGRID LACEY

Andrew Blake..................................... JULIAN GLOVER

DCS Jim Gray.................................... EAMON BOLAND 

 

CHILD OF MINE

ITV1 / 1x120m / 13 November 2005

Writer: Caleb Ranson / Director: Jamie Payne / Producer: Alison Jackson

Drama. Childless couple Tess and Alfie Palmer adopt two sisters from Canada whose mother was murdered by an unknown intruder. Older sister Heather is having trouble coming to terms with her mother's death and Tess begins to wonder if it was Tess herself who killed her mother and travels with her back to Canada to discover the truth.

With: JOANNE WHALLEY as Tess / ADRIAN DUNBAR as Alfie / HANNAH LOCHNER as Heather / STEVIE GILLESPIE as Grace / SYLVIA SYMS as Alice / CLARE HOLMAN as Karen

 

CHILDREN CROSSING

BBC / 1x110m-e / 1990

Director: Angela Pope 

Thriller. A tragedy occurs when a woman takes her children to Cornwall.

With:- PETER FIRTH / SASKIA REEVES / LEONIE MELLINGER

 

CHILDREN OF THE DRAGON

BBC-Southern Star-ABC-Xanadu-Zenith / 4x60m-e / 1992 

Writer: Robert Caswell / Novel: Avenue of Eternal Peace by Nicholas Jose / Camera: Stephen Windon / Design: Murray Picknett / Costume: David Rowe / Music: Martin Amiger / Producers: John Edwards, Sandra Levy / Executive producers: Penny Chapman, Scott Meek, Kim Williams / Director: Peter Smith

Drama serial. Whilst visiting China Englishman Will finds himself caught up in the rebellion by students in 1989, events that culminate in the carnage of Tianaman Square. A UK - Australia co-production.

With:- BOB PECK as Will / LINDA CROPPER as Monica / GARY SWEET as Larry / LILY CHEN as Jin-Juan / HSAI HSUEH as Mrs Gu / DENNIS CHAN as Director Chan / CINDY PAN as Pei / WAN THYE LIEW as Professor Hsu / MIMI PHU as Song / JEFF TRUMAN as Theo / STEPHEN MIDDLETON as Sam / CAROL WILLESEE as Bets / CECIL CHAN as Old Man     

 

CHILDREN PLAYING

1x75m-e / 1967 black and white

Writer: David Rudkin 

Drama. A group of children spend time at a vacation hostel.

 

THE CHILDREN OF DYNMOUTH

BBC / 1x90m-e / 1986

Writer: William Trevor / Director: Peter Hammond 

Comedy drama. An obnoxious teenager is intent on causing mischief in a small seaside town.

With:- JOHN BIRD / PETER JONES / AVRIL ELGAR / GARY RAYMOND / SIMON FOX

 

THE CHILDREN OF THE GODS

 

THE CHILDREN OF THE NEW FOREST

Captain Marryat's tale of children involved with Roundheads and Cavaliers during the English civil war.

1. 1955. BBC 6x30m-e 5 April - 10 May / Writer: Tom Twigge, Producer: Douglas Horn / with Warren Mitchell, Colin Douglas,

2. 1964. BBC 6x30m-e 23 August - 27 September / Writer: Anthony Coburn / with Bernard Archard,

3. 1977. BBC 6x30m-e 13 November - 11 December / Writer: William Pointer Producer: Barry Letts / with John Carson, Artro Morris. See below for latest version.  

 

CHILDREN OF THE NEW FOREST

BBC1 / 6x30m-e / 1998 15 November - 20 December

Writer: Richard Cooper, Peter Tabern 

Period children's drama serial. In 1645 with England beset by civil war three children find themselves involved in adventure.

Edward Beverly............................... TOM WISDOM

Alice Beverly.................................. JOANNA KIRKLAND

Jacob Armitage.............................. MALCOLM STORRY

King Charles.................................. MICHAEL MALONEY

Colonel Beverly.............................. RICHARD HEFFER

Martha.......................................... LUCY SPEED

Humphrey Beverly.......................... DANNY WORTERS

Edith Beverly................................. EMILY RUCK-KEENE

 

CHILDREN OF THE NORTH

BBC / 4x60m-e / 1991

Writer: John Hale / Director: David Drury 

Thriller serial set in Northern Ireland.

With:- PATRICK MALAHIDE as Colonel Mailer / MICHAEL GOUGH / TONY DOYLE / JOHN KAVANAGH / ADRIAN DUNBAR

 

CHILLER

ITV / 5x60m-e / 1995

An anthology of five psychological thrillers. 

1.PROPHECY, 2. TOBY, 3. HERE COMES THE MIRROR MAN, 4.THE MAN WHO DIDN'T BELIEVE IN GHOSTS, 5.NUMBER SIX

 

CHIMERA

Anglia/Zenith / 4x60m-e / 1991 7 - 28 July

Writer: Stephen Gallagher / Producer: Lawrence Gordon Clark / Director: Nick Gilliot / Music: Nigel Hess 

Thriller serial. A journalist finds himself in a nightmare world when he investigates the covering up of a massacre at a secret research clinic and it's apparent link with a maniac who seems to be loose in the wilds of Cumbria.

With:- JOHN LYNCH as Peter Carson / KENNETH CRANHAM as Hennessy / CHRISTINE KAVANAGH as Alison Wells / EMER GILLESPIE as Nurse Tracy Pickford / GEORGE COSTIGAN as Schaffer / DOUGGIE MANN as Chad / SEBASTIAN SHAW as Dr Liawski / PETER ARMITAGE as Sgt Crichton / DAVID NEILSON as Mr Gaskell / PIP TORRENS as Windeler / GARY MAVERS as Forester / GILLIAN BARGE as Dr Horsley / DAVID CALDER as Dr Jenner

 

THE CHINESE DETECTIVE

BBC1 / 20x50m-e / 1981-82

Creator: Ian Kennedy Martin / Producer: Terence Williams 

Crime drama series. A Chinese copper faces prejudice as he tackles his cases in London's Limehouse district.

With:- DAVID YIP as Det Sgt Johnny Ho / DEREK MARTIN as D.C.I. Berwick / ARTHUR KELLY as Det Sgt Donald Chegwyn / ROBERT LEE as Joe

 

CHINESE WHISPERS

BBC / 1x60m-e / 1989

Writer: Maurice Lietch / Director: Stuart Burge 

Drama. Problems in a psychiatric hospital.

With:- NIALL BUGGY / GARY WALDHORN / MARTIN WENNER

 

THE CHOIR

BBC1 / 5x50m-e / 1995

Writer: Ian Curteis / Novel: Joanna Trollope / Producer: Peter Cregeen / Director: Ferdinand Fairfax.

Drama serial. A crisis looms at Aldminster Cathedral.

Hugh Cavendish.............................. JAMES FOX

Alexander Troy................................ DAVID WARNER

Sally Ashworth................................ CATHRYN HARRISON

Janet Young................................... CAROLINE JOHN

Leo Beckford.................................. NICHOLAS FARRELL

 

THE CHOIRBOYS

BBC / 1x50m-e /  1961 black and white 

Writer: David Turner / Director: Don Taylor 

Comedy drama. A group of Brummie choirboys go on strike because the vicar won't let them go carol singing.

With:- JOHN BRIGHT / PATRICK McLAUGHLIN / JOHN HEYWOOD 

 

CHOPRATOWN

BBC1 / 1x60m / 19 December 2005

Writer: Richard Pinto / Director: Sean Grundy / Producer: Anii Gupta

Crime drama. Vik Chopra is a private detective who is assisted by Annie an eager temporary secretary. This was a pilot episode for a proposed series in which Vik is hired by a woman to make sure her husband takes the medication he is supposed to take and report on his findings - but when the man dies he uncovers a murder plot.

With:- SANJEEV BHASKAR as Vik Chopra / NATALIE CASEY as Annie Deever / NEIL STUKE as DI Nigel Caro

 

CHRISTABEL

BBC2 / 4x60m-e / 1988 16 November - 7 December

Writer: Dennis Potter / Producer: Kenith Trodd / Director: Adrian Shergold 

Period drama serial. An English girl gets trapped in Germany during World War II. Based on Christabel Bielenberg's own memoir.

Christabel Bielenberg....................... ELIZABETH HURLY

Peter Bielenberg............................. STEPHEN DILLON

Adam Von Trott............................... NIGEL LE VAILLANT 

 

CHRISTMAS CARDS

ITV / 1x15 minute episode / Friday 23 Dec 1955 @ 7.15pm

Choreography: Deirdre Vivian / Director: Eddie Kebbell

A short variety special for Christmas hosted by Sheila Matthews and also featuring Malcolm Lockyer and his Music, Gordon Needham, Carol Horlock, The Peter Knight Singers, The Visionaires and Visionettes. 

 

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

BBC / 1x60m-e / December 1977

Writer: Elaine Morgan / Novel: Charles Dickens / Music: Sam Barclay / Costume Design: Barbara Kidd / Production Design: Barry Newbery / Producer: Jonathan Powell / Director: Moira Armstrong

Period drama. In Victorian times mean Ebeneezer Scrooge is visited by three spirits on Christmas Eve and shown the error of his ways. Previously done in the early 1950's with Bransby Williams as Scrooge.

cast 
Michael Hordern as Ebenezer Scrooge / Clive Merrison as Bob Cratchit / Maev Alexander as Fred's Wife / Christopher Biggins as Topper / June Brown as Mrs Dilber / Timothy Chasin as Tiny Tim Cratchit / Stephen Churchett as John / Zelah Clarke as Marthur Cratchit / Paul Copley as Fred / Veronica Doran as Caroline / John Grillo as Caroline's Husband / Dorian Healy as Schoolboy Scrooge / Nicholas John as Dick Wilkins / Bernard Lee as The Ghost of Christmas Present / John Le Mesurier as Marley / Carol MacReady as Mrs Cratchit / Claire McLellan as Belinda Cratchit / Michael Mulcaster as The Ghost of Christmas Future / Patricia Quinn as Ghost of Christmas Past / John Ringham as Charity Gentleman / David Ronder as Peter Cratchit / John Salthouse as Young Scrooge / Will Stampe as Fezziwig / Zoe Wanamaker as Belle

 

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

ITV Network-LWT / 1x90m-e / 2000 (Wednesday 20 December 9.00pm)

Writer: Peter Bowker / Costume: Howard Burden / Titles: Diverse Design / Design: Brian Sykes / Camera: David Higgs / Executive Producers: Jo Wright, Laura Mackie / Producer: Joshua St Johnston / Director: Catherine Morshead

Drama. A modern dress version of the Charles Dickens classic in which loan shark Eddie Scrooge is visited by a set of ghosts and shown the error of his ways.

With:- ROSS KEMP as Eddie Scrooge / WARREN MITCHELL as Eddie's Dad / LIZ SMITH as Joyce / ANGELINE BALL as Bella / MICHAEL MALONEY as Bob Cratchett / LORRAINE ASHBOURNE as Sue Cratchett / BEN TIBBER as Tim Cratchett / RAY FEARON as Marley / CHARLES SIMON as Eric / MINA ANWAR as Julie / CLAUDIE BLAKLEY as Ellie / BILL THOMAS as Ted / DANIEL AINSLEIGH as Dave

 

A CHRISTMAS DICKENS

BBC2 / 5x30m-e / 1997

Executive Producer: Roger Thompson / Director: Tom Kinnimont 

Five monologues featuring Simon Callow as Charles Dickens telling five of the author's short stories. 1.The Boy at Rugby, 2. Mrs Gamp, 3. Mr Chops The Dwarf, 4.Bob Sawyer's Party, 5.Mrs Lirriper's Lodgings. 

 

CHRISTMAS LIGHTS

ITV1 / 1x90m / 20 December 2004

Writers: Bob Mills, Jeff Pope / Director: Paul Seed / Producer: Spencer Campbell

Comedy drama. Colin and Howie are best friends and neighbours and they both drive for the same haulage firm. Each Christmas they have a friendly competition to see who can create the best lights display outside their house. But when Howie is promoted to management Colin becomes bitter and the annual competitions start to get out of hand. Set over a number of years each time in the run-up to Christmas. This one-off proved a success and a full series was made with the revised title of NORTHERN LIGHTS which began in January 2006.


With: ROBSON GREEN as Colin / MARK BENTON as Howie / NICOLA STEPHENSON as Jackie / MAXINE PEAKE as Pauline / KEITH CLIFFORD as Eric / NICOLA HEADLEY as Brooke / LEE WORSWICK as Liam

 

CHRISTMAS NIGHT WITH THE STARS

BBC / 1958-72/94

An annual BBC Christmas Day spectacular showing short 5 or 10 minute segments from many popular BBC shows of the time, especially filmed.

1958:Charlie Chester, Tony Hancock, Charlie Drake In..., The Ted Ray Show, Whack-O!

1959:The Jimmy Logan Show, Charlie Drake In..., Whack-O!

1960:Citizen James, Harry Worth, On the Bright Side, Jimmy Edwards 

1962:The Rag Trade, Raise Your Glasses, It's A Square World, Faces of Jim, Steptoe and Son,

1963:Hugh and I, It's A Square World, Marriage Lines, The Stanley Baxter Show, The Dick Emery Show,

1964:Hugh and I, The Likely Lads, Marriage Lines, Meet the Wife, The Dick Emery Show, The Benny Hill Show,

1967:Till Death Us Do Part, Beggar My Neighbour, The Illustrated Weekly Hudd, Harry Worth, Steptoe and Son, Kenneth Williams, Beryl Reid, 

1968:Not in Front of the Children, Dad's Army, Oh Brother & All Gas and Gaiters (Combined), It's Marty, Harry Worth(1967 repeat), Morecombe and Wise hosted.

1969:The Dick Emery Show, It's Marty, Not In Front Of the Children, Monty Python's Flying Circus, Dad's Army(these segments were not original but were clips from the actual shows).

1970:Dad's Army, Bachelor Father, Scott On..., The Stanley Baxter Show; The Dick Emery Show,

1971:The Two Ronnies, Till Death Us Do Part, Bachelor Father, Look - Mike Yarwood, A Policeman's Lot, The Dick Emery Show,

1972:Dad's Army, Look-Mike Yarwood, The Goodies, The Liver Birds, The Two Ronnies,

1994:Stephen Fry & Hugh Laurie, Felix Dexter, Ronnie Corbett, The Fast Show, Knowing Me Knowing You ...with Alan Partridge, Rab C. Nesbitt, The Real McCoy, The All New Alexei Sayle Show, The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer,

 

CHRISTOPHER LEE'S GHOST STORIES FOR CHRISTMAS

BBC2 / 4x30m-e / 2000 (23 - 31 December)

Producer: Richard Downes / Director: Eleanor Yule

4 atmospheric ghost stories from the pen of MR James as told by Christopher Lee, the stories were 1. The Stalls of Barchester / 2. The Ash Tree / 3. Number 13 / 4. A Warning To The Curious

 

CHURCHILL AND THE GENERALS

BBC/ABC / 1x165m-e / 1979

Writer: Ian Curteis / Director: Alan Gibson 

Period drama. After being made prime minister in 1940, Winston Churchill has almost as much trouble with his Generals as he does Hitler.

Winston Churchill............................ TIMOTHY WEST

Brooke........................................... ERIC PORTER

George VI....................................... LYNDON BROOK

Roosevelt....................................... ARTHUR HILL

 

CIDER WITH ROSIE

BBC / 1x95m-e / 1971

Writer: Hugh Whitemore / Costume Design: Michael Burdle / Make Up: Penny Norton / Music: Wilfred Josephs (conducted by Marcus Dods) / Design: Eileen Diss / Producer: Ann Kirch / Director: Claude Whatham / Novel: Laurie Lee

Period drama. Young Laurie Lee grows up in a large family under the care of his loving if somewhat eccentric mother in a between the wars Gloustershire village. It's halcyon days spent in flower filled meadows sampling Granny Wallon's home brews and listening to the stories of his family however the harsher side of life also rears its head with a sinister death in the village and unhappy days spent at school with a sadistic teacher. Laurie's real awakening comes with an encounter with the beautiful Rosie under a haywain...
Laurie Lee himself makes a little poignant non speaking cameo at the end walking down the same country lane as his younger self, one joyful the other wistfully nostalgic. 

With:- ROSEMARY LEACH as Mother / PETER CHANDLER, STEPHEN GRNEDON, PHILIP HAWKES as Laurie at various ages / ANDREW WEBBER and JONATHAN GREEN as Jack / FRANCES LEE as Marjorie / TANIA ROBINSON as Dorothy / LOUISA MARTIN as Phyllis / TREVOR BANNISTER as Father / STEPHEN KEAVY as Harold / ANDREW DAVIS and MARK PARKER as Tony / HELEN THORNHILL as Rosie / SALLY ANN TYLER as Jo / CHRISTOPHER FLETCHER as Spadge / TARCY TOMPKINS as Poppy / ELIZABETH MATTHEWS as Lizzy / SOPHIA NEVILLE as Eileen / MARY MERRALL as Granny Walton / CATHERINE LACEY as Granny Trill / MIKE PRATT as Uncle Ray / MICHAEL ROBBINS as Uncle Charlie / JOHN FRANKLYN-ROBBINS as The Stranger / MARYANN TURNER as Aunty Fanny /AMANDA MURRAY as Miss Flynn / ROGER HEATHCOTT a Milkman / FREDA DOWIE as Crabby / MARIE HOPPS as Infant Teacher / LOUISE JAMESON as Junior Teacher / RONALD HACKETT as Vincent / PETER GRAY as Vicar / VICTOR LANGLEY as Entertainer 

 

CIDER WITH ROSIE

Carlton / 1x120m-e / 1998  27 December

Writer: John Mortimer / Costume: Judy Pepperdine / Music: Geoffrey Burgon / Executive Producer: Johnathon Powell / Producer: Adrian Bate / Director: Charles Beeson

Period drama. Young Laurie Lee grows up in a large family under the care of his loving if somewhat eccentric mother in between the wars Gloustershire. Previously filmed in 1971 with Rosemary Leach headlining (see above). 

Annie Lee........................................... JULIET STEVENSON

Uncle Sid........................................... DAVID TROUGHTON

Uncle Ray.......................................... CON O'NEILL

Miss Flynn......................................... EMILY MORTIMER

Laurie................................................ JOE ROBERTS

 

CI5:THE NEW PROFESSIONALS

Sky One/The Matrix New Professionals Partnership/David Wickes / 13x60m-e / 1999 / 19 September - 19 December Sundays 8.00pm

Producer: David Wickes / Executive Producer: David Bainbridge, Peter Hitchen / Design: William Alexander / Music: Chris Winter, Hywel Maggs 

Action adventure series. A revival of The Professionals with an all new team working for the now worldwide intelligence agency CI5. Received its UK TV premiere on Sky One almost two years after being made.

Keel..................................................... KAL WEBER

Curtis.................................................. COLIN WELLS

Tina Backus......................................... LEXA DOIG

Malone................................................. EDWARD WOODWARD

 

CILLA 

BBC1 / x30m-e / 1968-69 1971-74 and 1976

Producers: Michael Hurll, Colin Chapman, James Muir

Music, comedy, variety series hosted by Our Cilla Black, she attracted some pretty big names onto to the show too performing duets with the likes of Marc Bolan and Ringo Starr amongst many others. See also Cilla's acting talents in Cilla's comedy six.

 

CILLA'S COMEDY SIX

ATV / 6x30m-e / 1975 15 January - 19 February Wednesday 8.00pm

Writer: Ronnie Taylor / Producer: Les Chatfield 

An anthology of six different comedies with Cilla Black tackling a different role each time.  See also Cilla's World of Comedy, directly below.

with:-  CILLA BLACK /  ALAN ROTHWELL / KEITH BARRON / DINSDALE LANDEN / NORMAN ROSSINGTON /  HENRY McGEE 

 

CILLA'S WORLD OF COMEDY

ATV / 6x30m-e / 1976 31 Aug - 4 Oct Tues 8.00pm

Writer: Ronnie Taylor / Producer/Director: Les Chatfield 

Six individual comedies tailored for Cilla Black. See above for Cilla's Comedy Six.

 

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