UK TV - BAAL to BARLOW AT LARGE
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BALL TRAP ON THE COTE SAUVAGE
BAAL
BBC1 / 1x / 2 March 1982
Play: Bertolt Brecht / Directed by Alan Clarke
Sinister drama about Baal a ruthlessly immoral singer in Germany before the Second World War.
With:- David Bowie as Baal / Robert Austin as The Coal Merchant / Russell Wooton as Piller / Julian Wadham as Johannes / Juliet Hill-Hammond as Emilie / Wally Thomas as First Cab Driver / Roy Evans as Second Cab Driver / Michael Miller as Horgauer / Sylvia Brayshay as Louise / Tracey Childs as Johanna / Paola Dionisotti as Porter's Wife / Zoë Wanamaker as Sophie / Polly James as Soubrette
BABE
2K
Granada Men and Motors (Pay TV) /
7x30minute episodes 1x60 minute episode / 1999 (Final episode: Wednesday 15
December -
Music: Rob and Alan Fennah / Producer:
Ninushka Oller Stracey
Entertainment. A late night show
presented by George Wright, Dillon Hopkins and Karen White from various regions
around the UK in which various contenders tried to win through to become
Granada’s babe of the Millenium. Winner was Marina Hinchcliff.
BABY FATHER
BBC2 / 12x40m / 2001,2002
Producer: Anne Edyvean
Drama about four black male friends and
the women in their lives.
Based on a novel by Patrick Augustus
With:- DON GILET as Johnny / DAVID HAREWOOD as Gus / FRASER JAMES as Linvall / WIL JOHNSON as Beres / ANGELA GRIFFIN as Chantelle / DIANE PARISH as Lesley
BBC (Comedy Playhouse) / 1x25m-e / 1963 26 Oct - Sat 9.45pm
Writer: John Freeman / Producer: Douglas Moodie
Comedy. Two young girls about town share a flat.
With:- TRACY REED as Sally / ANNA PALK as Joan / EDWARD FOX as Peter
THE BACHARACH SOUND
ITV (Granada) / 1x60 minute episode / Wednesday 14 April 1965 @ 9.40pm / black and white
Producer: John Hamp / Director: Philip Casson
One off light entertainment special starring hip composer Burt Bacharach, recorded at Granada's own Chelsea Palace studio, Bacharach's guests were Dusty Springfield, Dionne Warwick, The Searchers, The Merseybeats and Chuck Jackson.
BACK HOME
ITV Network-TVS-Citadel / 1x105m-e / 1989
Writer: David Attwood / Novel: Michelle Magorian / Music: Ilona Sekacz / Design: Tim Hutchinson / Costume Design: Jenny Beavan / Executive Producers: Graham Benson, David R. Ginsburg, Maureen Harter / Producer: J. Nigel Pickard / Director: Piers Haggard
Period drama. At the end of world war II, a young girl returns to England after five years in America as an Evacuee and has trouble adjusting to her new way of life. In 2001 ITV remade the production, see below.
With:- Hayley Mills as Mrs. Peggy Dickinson / Hayley Carr as Virginia "Rusty" Dickinson / Adam Stevenson as Charles "Charlie" Dickinson / Brenda Bruce as The Honourable Lady Beatrice "Beattie" Langley / Jean Anderson as Grandmother Dickinson / Rupert Frazer as Mr. Roger Dickinson / Josh Drobnyk as Skeet / Michael Clark as Uncle Bruno / Mary Ellen Ray as Aunt Hannah / Christine Moore as Ambulance Driver / Juliette Fleming as Beth / Vaughan Sivell as Harry / Sarah Wynter as Mrs. Hatherley / Joan Byett as School Prefect / Carol Gillies as Headmistress
BACK HOME
ITV Network-Strand Productions / 1x120m-e / 2001
Writers: Geoff Deane, Brian Finch, Philip Palmer / Novel: Michelle Magorian / Music: Carl Davis / Design: Donal Woods / Costume Design: Jo Rainforth / Executive Producers: Geoff Deane and Jim Reeve / Producer: Mia Jupp
Period drama about a WVS lady who is reunited with her daughter after the war and then reunited with her husband, returning from active service. She has been having a nice time of it during the war, working as a driver and living in a run down manor house in Devon. Her husband, Roger, who is a banker and conservative by nature, finds he cannot adjust to life after the war and their marriage breaks down. The production was previously mounted by ITV in 1989, see above for details.
With:- Sarah Lancashire as Peggy Dickinson /
Stephanie Cole as The Honourable Lady Beatrice 'Beattie' Langley / Jessica Fox
as Virginia 'Rusty' Dickinson / Kate David as Molly / Skye King as Charlie
Dickinson / Kaye Wragg as Ivy / Jack Pierce as Mitch / Martin Ball as Frank /
Rosemary Leach as Mrs. Dickinson / Jenny Higham as Judith Penfold / Joan
Blackham as Miss Bembridge / Adrian Lukis as Roger Dickinson / Danny Worters as
Bob Stephens / Jeremy Peters as Mr. Stephens / David Kincaid as Ticket
Clerk
BACK UP
BBC1 / 1x75m-e 11x50m-e / 1995/97
Creator: Roy Mitchell, Nigel McCrery / Producer: Hilary Salmon / Costume: Sally Pearson / Titles: Lynda Sherwood-Page / Script Editors: Clare Elliott(season 1), Andrew Clifford(season 2)/ Police Consultant: Philip Fenerty / Music: John Lunn / Executive Producers: Chris Parr, Caroline Oulton(season 1), Tony Virgo, Julian Murphy(Season 2)
Crime drama series. Cases of a group of coppers working in an Operational Support Unit.
With:- MARTIN TROAKES as Sgt Bill Parkin(Sarge) / JAMES GADDAS as PC Jim Reaper(season 2) / KATRINA LEVON as PC Gill Copson(Dippy) / NICK MILES as PC John Barrett(Thug) / WILLIAM TAPLEY as PC Lionel Adams(Oz) / CHRISTOPHER JOHN HALL as PC Eric Warren(Token) / ALEX NORTON as PC Ian Macrae(Jock) / CULUM MacPHERSON as PC Roger Tennant(Flub) / COLETTE KOO as PC Susan Li(Bruce) / OLIVER MILBURN as PC Wayne Cheetham(Bog) / WAYNE MORRIS as Insp Harlow(Jean) / PETER SULLIVAN as D.I. Overton / SAM COX as Supt Hallsworth / SUZAN CROWLEY as D.C.I. Chivers / CHRISTOPHER QUINN as PC Goole
BAD BOY BLUES
BBC2 / 1x60m-e / 1990
Writer: Biyu Bandele-Thomas / Producer: Gub Neal / Director: Andy Wilson
Thriller. Paul, an underworld hitman, recruits his childhood friend AD on his latest job, but the hit goes wrong.
CLIVE OWEN as Paul / MAYNARD ELIASHI as AD / CHRISTOPHER FULFORD as George / EVE BLAND as Jane / BURT CAESAR as Easy Mojo
BAD BOYS
BBC1 / 6x30m-e / 1996 29 May - 15 July
Creator: Ian Pattison / Producer: Colin Gilbert, Tom Kinnimont
Comedy drama series. The adventures of a cockney wideboy stranded in Glasgow's gangland. There was a pilot broadcast 10 Jan 1995(1x50m-e).
With:- KARL HOWMAN as Wayne Todd / FREDDIE BOARDLEY as Fraser Hood / ALEX NORTON as Malky 'Tissue' Mulhernen / ASHLEY JENSON as Morag Hood / ALINE MOWAT as Betty Hood / SALLY HOWITT as Maureen
BAD COMPANY
BBC2 / 2x90m-e / 1993
Writer: Don Shaw / Director: David Drury
Drama serial. A dramatisation of the Carl Bridgewater case of the late 1970's, and the appeals and rooftop protests etc of the following years.
With:- SUSAN WOOLDRIDGE as Ann Whelan / JONNY LEE MILLER as Michael Hickey / KEN STOTT as Joe Hickey / MARK DREWRY as Vincent Hickey / ANGUS DEAYTON as Paul Foot / GEORGE IRVING as James Robinson
BADGER'S SET
Yorkshire TV / 1x30m-e / 1974
Design: Colin Pigott / Director: Paddy Russell
Comedy. A ballet critic hits trouble over one of his reviews.
Eric Badger/Dr Badger................. JULIAN ORCHARD
Natasha Karavanovna.................. GWEN TAYLOR
Mrs Badger................................. BERYL COOKE
BAD GIRL
BBC / 1x75m-e / 1992
Writer: Guy Hibbert
Drama. A young single parent faces a desperate battle to prove to the authorities that she is a fit parent.
With:- JANE HORROCKS / LESLEY MANVILLE / TOM BEARD / NICHOLAS WOODESON
Granada 'Red Letter Day' / 1x60m-e / 1976
Writer: Neville Smith / Producer: Michael Dunlop
Drama. A young Catholic prepares for his ordination as a priest.
BAKER'S HALF DOZEN
ATV / 6x25m-e / 1967* 22 September - 25 October Wednesdays 9.00pm
Writer: David Cumming / Producer: Alan Tarrant
Six single comedies with a resident cast who were:- Joe Baker, Brian Murphy, Toni Palmer, John Carlin, Mollie Peters, and Charles Lloyd Pack. *The final episode was shown after a gap of nine years on 28 Sep 1976.
THE BALLROOM OF ROMANCE
BBC-RTE / 1x60m-e / 1982
Writer: William Trevor / Director: Kenith Trodd
Drama. An ageing couple pay a visit to the rural dance hall where they first met.
cast
Brenda Fricker as Bridie / John Kavanagh as Bowser Egan / Mick Lally as Dano
Ryan / Brid Brennan as Patty Byrne / Ingrid Craigie as Eenie Mackie / Niall
Toibin as Eyes Horgan / Joe Pilkington as Tim Daly / Cyril Cusack as Mr. Dwyer /
Pat Leavy as Madge Dowding / Robert Carrickford as Fogarty / May Ollis as Mrs.
Dwyer / Anita Reeves as Cat Bolger / Brendan Conroy as Dan / Sonny McNulty as
Bridie's father / Patrick Gallagher as Man with long arms
BAMBINO MIO
BBC1 / 1x90m-e / 1994
Writer: Colin Welland / Music: Stephen Warbeck / Design: Roger Cann / Producer: Kenith Trodd /Director: Edward Bennett
Drama. A woman battles to adopt a child from the third world when she learns she is unable to have children of her own.
cast
Julie Walters as Alice / Georges Corraface as Jean-Paul / John McArdle as Harry
/ Orlando Urdaneta as Luis / Sophia Diaz as Pilar / Sophie De La Rochefoucauld
as Nicole / Mirlady Valcillo as Chico (Venezuela) / Jacob Scipio as Chico
(Europe) / Philippe Gonzales as Chico (Europe) / Roger Bret as Priest / Marcelle
Ranson-Hervé as Stepmother / Colette Charbonneau as Veronique / Marianne Borgo
as Banker / Don Crann as Psychologist / Joy Richardson as Angela
BANK HOLIDAY
BBC2 'Scene' / 1x30m-e / 1972
Writer: Colin Welland / Director: Ronald Smedley
Drama. Two hells angels go to the coast on bank holiday intent on causing trouble. Scene was actually a very long running Children's Schools TV anthology series that tried to feature dramas relevant to teenagers, occasionally high profile ones would get a repeat prime time showing.
With:- TONY TAYLOR / MYLES REITHERMAN / BILL DEAN
ITV Network-Carlton(for Comedy Firsts) / 1x30m-e / 1995
Director: Les Chatfield / Executive Producer: Paul Spencer / Producer: Mark Bussell
Comedy. Misadventures of a middle aged busybody. A pilot that eventually became a series four years later.
GWEN TAYLOR as Barbara Liversage / SAM KELLY as Ted Liversage / SHIRLEY ANNE FIELD as Jean / CAROLINE MILMOE as Linda Benson / GLEN DAVIES as Martin Benson
THE BARE NECESSITIES
ITV Network-Yorkshire TV / 1x60m-e / 1996
Writer: Ken Blakeson / Producer: Mark Redhead / Director: Paul Unwin
Comedy drama. Five ex-Yorkshire pitmen fallen on hard times become male strippers. Shown before the Full Monty hit the cinemas.
cast
Eamon Boland as Ralph / Joe Duttine as Steven / John Michie as Barry / Paul
Rider as Spuggy / William Ash as Tony / Barry Stanton as Wilf / Polly Hemingway
as Cynthia / Olga Grahame as Mavis / Sandra Voe as Beryl / John Forgeham as Big
Vinnie / Caroline Loncq as Sonia / Lucy Pargeter as Dawn / Bobby Knutt as Drag
Queen / Kathryn Allerston as Caroline / Jade Lindley as Mary / Kay Berriman as
Donna
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