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BROKEN LIVES
BBC2 / 1x50m-e / 1994
Writer: Louise Page / Book: Lawrence Stone / Director: Vanessa Engle
Period drama. Three accounts of divorce and marital discord from differing points in History. Each actor played several different parts.
With:-DOUGLAS HODGE/ LYNSEY BAXTER / JOHN BENFIELD / MAGGIE STEED / TOM MANNION / JENNY GALLOWAY
BROKEN MORNING
ITV1 'The South Bank Show' / 1x70 / 31 August 2003 / 10:45pm
Writer: Jack Bond (with Prue Carmichael, Mary Rose Storey) / Director: Jack Bond / Producer: Victor Glynn / Executive Producer: Melvyn Bragg
A South Bank Show drama presentation about playwright and Nobel prize winner, Albert Camus, who died in a car crash on a country road in 1960. This drama starts from that moment and tells a fictional account of what might have followed had he not died as he spends time in the company of a journalist doing a story about him while he is directing a movie. Billed simply as "Albert Camus" in some listings magazines but had the on-screen title as shown above.
With:- CIARAN HINDS as Albert Camus / CATHERINE MCCORMACK as Cathy (Journalist) / STEVEN BERKOFF as The Mayor / ANTHONY SHUSTER as The Man / GEORGINA SUTCLIFFE as The Man's Girlfriend / STRUAN RODGER as The Priest / FREDDIE JONES as The Undertaker / ALAIN DE CADENET as Michel / MARY ROSE STOREY as Jannine / HATTIE GLYNN as Annie / OMAR BEDOUNI as Arab Revolutionary / BERGONA PEREZ as The Mayor's Girlfriend / SARA GELFAND as Santa Lucia (Beauty Queen) / PAUL EROS as American Journalist / JACQUELINE SMITH as Woman in Cinema
THE BROKER'S MAN
BBC1 / 12x50m-e / 1997-98
Creators: Al Hunter-Ashton, Tim O'Mara / Producer: Adrian Bate
Crime drama series. Cases of ex detective turned insurance investigator Jimmy Griffin, as is usual with this sort of 'maverick loner' style crime drama Griffin had a troubled home life.
With:- KEVIN WHATELY as Jimmy Griffin / AL HUNTER ASHTON as Vinny Stanley / SARAH JANE POTTS as Harriet Porter / ANNETTE EKBLOM as Sally Griffin / MICHELLE FAIRLEY as Gabby Rodwell
THE BRONTES OF HAWORTH
Yorkshire TV / 5x60m-e / 1973 30 Sep - 21 Oct
Writer: Christopher Fry / Producer/Director: Marc Miller
Period drama serial. The ultimately tragic lives of the famous novelists and poets the Bronte Sisters all of whom ended up dying of TB. The serial also took time to focus on their dissolute brother Branwell.
With:- VICKERY TURNER as Charlotte / ROSEMARY McHALE as Emily / ANN PENFOLD as Anne / MICHAEL KITCHEN as Branwell / ALFRED BURKE as Father
C4/Mersey / x30m-e / 1982 - 2003 (21 years)
Creator/Executive Producer: Phil Redmond
Primetime
soap that started on Channel 4 the same day that channel itself started.
Brookside (simply focusing on the lives of a group of people living in Brookside
Close in a suburb of Liverpool) was and remains gritty with bad language and
real life well to the fore. The early years of the show were dominated by the
Grant family, husband Bobby (who seemed to spend years on Strike), his wife
Sheila and their kids Barry, Damon and Karen.
The show has always been issue led and some of its most notable storylines have
included the notorious body under the patio character of Trevor Jordache,
murdered by the daughter he had been abusing, this was Beth Jordache (played by
Anna Friel) who seemed to be the main focus of the show in the mid nineties and
also performed the first lesbian kiss on a UK soap.
Over the years characters in Brookside have had to suffer sieges, religious
cults, explosions, murder, i fact you name and it seems to have happened to
someone in Brookside Close.
The show was originally to have been called Meadowcroft and there have been two
short spin offs called Damon and Debbie and South. Occasional video releases
have also been released in recent years. Brookside had its final prime
time episode on 21 November 2002. Due to falling ratings the show moved to
Saturday afternoon’s only in omnibus form (previously the omnibus edition was
an additional broadcast). This continued until C4’s existing commitment to
broadcast the show ceases. In its final few months the show was relegated to a
late-night slot and had its final-ever episode on 4 November 2003 for which Paul
Usher and Claire Sweeney returned. The winding-up plot involved a gradual mass
exodus of residents after the houses were bought up by a nearby incineration
plant. A special DVD was released following this called 'Brookside: Unfinished
Business' to tie up some further loose-ends. Creator Phil Redmond has said he
may offer the show to another broadcaster.
Important cast members include:-
With:- AMANDA BURTON as Heather Huntingdon / ROB SPENDLOVE as Roger Huntingdon / SUE JOHNSTON as Sheila Grant / RICKY TOMLINSON as Bobby Grant / PAUL USHER as Barry Grant / SIMON O'BRIEN as Damon Grant / ALEXANDRA PIGG as Petra Taylor / BILL DEAN as Harry Cross / JOHN McARDLE as Billy Corkhill / DAVID YIP as Michael Choi / ANNA FRIEL as Beth Jordache / BRYAN MURRAY as Trevor Jordache / NICOLA STEPHENSON as Margaret Clemence / RACHEL LINDSAY as Sammy Rogers / SUE JENKINS as Jackie Corkhill / DEAN SULLIVAN as Jimmy Corkhill / ALEXANDRA FLETCHER as Jacqui Dixon / VINCE EARL as Ron Dixon / MICHAEL STARKE as Sinbad Sweeney / LOUIS EMERICK as Mick Johnson / JIM WIGGINS as Paul Collins / DOREEN SLOANE as Annabelle Collins / JUSTINE KERRIGAN as Tracy Corkhill / STEVEN PINDER as Max Farnham / HELEN GRACE as Georgia Simpson
BROTHERLY LOVE
Yorkshire TV / 1x30m-e / 1974 16 September - Monday 8.00pm
Writers: Tom Brennan, Roy Bottomley / Producer/Director:Derrick Goodwin
Comedy. A self made rich man is rather put out when his sponging brother turns up.
Mike Hanson...................................... KEITH BARRON
Eddie................................................. DAVID SWIFT
Sarah................................................. BRIDGET ARMSTRONG
BBC1 / 1x30m-e / 1999 8 October - Friday 8.30pm
Writer: Bernard McKenna / Design: Michael Gunn / Executive Producer: Mike Bolland / Producer: Ian Burgoyne / Director: Ron Bain
Comedy. Frank Robertson returns to his Scottish home town following a bereavement in his family, he learns that he has inherited a pub and that old friend Kate Cameron has also recently returned home. See also the slightly different series of the same name that developed from this.
With:- TOM MANNON as Frank Robertson / GREGOR FISHER as Hector Robertson / CAROLINE LANGRISHE as Kate Cameron / TOM WATSON as Billy Bolster / JUNE WATSON as Mrs Grogan / RALPH RIACH as Minister
BROTHERS AND SISTERS
BBC2 / x30m-e / 1996-97
Writer: Maurice Bessman
Comedy drama series. Stories of the congregation of a northern gospel church.
With:- NINA BADEN SEMPER / PATTI BOULAYE / JOHN BOBBEY / DAVID HAREWOOD
THE BROTHERS
BBC1 / 92x50m-e / 1972-76
Creators: N.J. Crisp, Gerard Glaister / Music: Dudley Simpson / Producers: Gerard Glaister, Ken Riddington, Bill Sellars,
Drama series. Following the death of their father the brothers Hammond must take over the running of the family haulage business.
With:- JEAN ANDERSON as Mary Hammond / GLYN OWEN as Edward Hammond(S1) / PATRICK O'CONNELL as Edward Hammond(rest) / RICHARD EASTON as Brian Hammond / ROBIN CHADWICK as David Hammond / JENNIFER WILSON as Jennifer Kingsley / HILARY TINDALL as Ann Hammond / GABRIELLE DRAKE as Jill Hammond / COLIN BAKER as Paul Merroney / DEREK BENFIELD as Bill Riley / KATE O'MARA as Jane Maxwell / LIZA GODDARD as April Merroney / NICOLA MALONEY as Carol Hammond
A BROTHER'S TALE
Granada / 3x60m-e / 1983
Writer: Stan Barstow
Drama serial. A fading football star upsets the equilibrium when he goes to stay with his brother and his family.
With:- TREVOR EVE / KEVIN McNALLY / BELINDA LANG
THE BROWN MAN
BBC2 / 1x30m-e / 1993 7 September - Tuesday 9.00pm
Writer: Johnathon Bernstein / Producer: Colin Gilbert / Director: David Blair
Comedy. A private eye investigates a murder.
With:- ARNOLD BROWN / GEMMA CRAVEN
BRUCE FORSYTH'S BIG NIGHT OUT
ITV (London Weekend Television) / x120 minute episodes / 1978 and 1980 (7 October - 24 December 78 and 4 April 1980) Saturdays 7.25pm
Executive Producer: David Bell / Producer: David Drewett
Light entertainment. A Saturday evening variety series that featured amongst the general entertainment revivals of classic sitcoms The Glums and The Worker as well as the Quiz The Pyramid Game.
BRUCE MEETS THE GIRLS
ITV (Thames) / 1x60 minute episode / Wednesday 2 December 1981 @ 8.00pm
Producer: Keith Beckett
Light Entertainment special starring Bruce Forsyth and his female guests who were Ruth Madoc, Diane Keen, Anita Harris and Julie and Laura Forsyth (Bruce's daughters).
BUCCANEER
BBC1 / 13x50m-e / 1980 27 April - 20 July
Creators: Eric Paice, N.J. Crisp / Producer: Gerard Glaister
Drama series. Pilot Tony Blair is determined to start his own air service.
With:- BRYAN MARSHALL as Tony Blair / CLIFFORD ROSE as Charles Burton / PAMELA SALEM as Monica Burton / SHIRLEY ANNE FIELD
THE BUCCANEERS
ITC/Sapphire / 39x30m-e / 1956-57 black and white
Executive Producer: Hannah Weinstein / Producer: Sidney Cole / Music: Edwin Astley
Period action adventure series. In the 1920's ex pirate Dan Tempest defends the Caribbean colonies against the Spanish. Tempest's ship The Sultana had previously been seen in the film Moby Dick.
With:- ROBERT SHAW as Dan Tempest / PETER HAMMOND as Lt Beamish / ALEC CLUNES as Gvnr Woodes Rogers / HUGH DAVID as Benjy / EDWIN RICHFIELD as Armando / ROGER DELGADO as Estaban
THE BUCCANEERS
BBC1/WGBH Boston / 5x60m-e / 1995 5 February - 5 March
Writer: Maggie Wadey / Novel: Edith Wharton / Producer/Director: Philip Saville
Period drama serial. In the 1870's four young American girls arrive in England on the prowl for husbands.
With:- CHERIE LUNGHI as Laura Testvalley / MIRA SORVINO as Conchita Closson / ALISON ELLIOTT as Virginia St George / CARLA GUGINO as Nan St George / RYA KIHLSTEDT as Lizzy Elmsworth / GWEN HUMBLE as Mrs St George / JENNY AGUTTER as Idina Hatton / CONNIE BOOTH as Miss March / GREG WISE as Guy Thwaite / MICHAEL KITCHEN as Sir Helmsley Thwaite / SOPHIE DIX as Lady Honoria
THE BUDDHA OF SUBURBIA
BBC2 / 4x60m-e / 1993
Writers: Hanif Kureishi, Roger Mitchell / Music: David Bowie / Producer: Kevin Loader / Director: Roger Mitchell
Period drama serial. In the 1970's young half Indian teenager Karim Amir has a sexual and political awakening as he tries to make his mark as an actor.
Karim Amir........................................ NAVEEN ANDREWS
Haroon Amir...................................... ROSHAN SETH
Eva Kay........................................... SUSAN FLEETWOOD
Eleanor............................................ JEMMA REDGRAVE
Charlie Kay...................................... STEVEN MACKINTOSH
Changez.......................................... HARISH PATEL
Matthew Pyne.................................. DONALD SUMPTER
Margaret Amir.................................. BRENDA BLETHYN
SARAH NEVILLE
BUDGIE
LWT / 26x60m-e / 1971-72
Writers: Keith Waterhouse, Willis Hall / Producer: Verity Lambert
Comedy drama series. Petty crook Budgie is always on the lookout for bigger things, but Soho underworld boss Charlie Endell keeps him exactly where he wants him. See also Charles Endell Esq.
With:- ADAM FAITH as Budgie / IAIN CUTHBERTSON as Charlie Endell / LYN DALBY as Hazel / GEORGINA HALE as Jean / JOHN RHYS DAVIES as Laughing Spam Fritter / RIO FANNING as Grogan
BUD 'N' CHES
ATV / 1x80m-e / 1981 16 June
Writer: Sid Colin
Period drama. Bud Flanagan and Chesney Allen look back over their music hall careers.
Bud..................................................... BERNIE WINTERS
Chesney.............................................. LESLIE CROWTHER
BUG
A-R / 1x30m-e / 1967 black and white
Writer: Peter Draper / Director: William G. Stewart
Comedy drama. A radio ham decides to hire a private detective to spy on his wife.
With:- BOB MONKHOUSE / BILL OWEN
BUGS
BBC1/Carnival / 40x50m-e / 1995-99
Creator: Brian Clemens / Theme Music: Gavin & Simon Greenaway / Producer: Brian Eastman
Action adventure series. Exploits of a trio of experts who use the latest technology to stop any number of would be murderers and megalomaniacs intent on world domination.
Ros..................................................... JAYE GRIFFITHS
Beckett............................................... JESSE BIRDSALL
Ed(Seasons 1-3).................................. CRAIG McLACHLAN
Ed(from season 4)................................ STEPHEN HOUGHTON
A BUILDER BY TRADE
ATV / 1x60m-e / 1963 black and white
Writer: Pamela Gems
Drama. Two elderly sisters take in a builder as their lodger.
With:- PAULINE LETTS / HARRY LOCKE
THE BULLION BOYS
BBC1 / 1x90m-e / 1993
Writer: Jim Hitchmough / Producer/Director: Christopher Morahan
Period comedy drama. In 1940 the bank of England use a gang of Liverpool dockers to transport their gold bullion reserve for them.
Billy Mac............................................ DAVID JASON
Hubert............................................... TIM PIGGOTT-SMITH
Nickson............................................. GORDEN KAYE
Gwen................................................ BRENDA BLETHYN
Barton.............................................. GEOFFREY HUTCHINGS
Mrs Mac........................................... NOREEN KERSHAW
THE BULLSHITTERS
C4-/Michael White-Dinky Doo / 1x50m-e / 1984 3 November - Saturday 11.00pm
Writers: Keith Allen, Peter Richardson / Executive Producer: Michael White / Producer: Elaine Taylor / Director: Stephen Frears
Comedy. An obvious send up of the Professionals in the style of, but not a Comic Strip Presents... effort. The actual plot had the less than dynamic duo Bonehead and Foyle attempting to rescue Commander Jackson's kidnapped daughter.
With:- KEITH ALLEN as Bonehead / PETER RICHARDSON as Foyle / ROBBIE COLTRANE as Cmdr Jackson / FIONA HENDLEY as Janie / AL MATTHEWS as Admiral / GEORGE KHAN as Thompson / ELVIS COSTELLO as Stone Deaf A&R Man
BULMAN
Granada / 20x60m-e / 1985-87 Two seasons.
Creator: Kenneth Royce / Writer: Murray Smith / Exectuive Producer: Richard Everitt
Crime drama series. A spin off from Strangers. Ex cop George Bulman retires to open up a clock and watch repair shop but still finds himself being drawn into the odd case.
With:- DON HENDERSON as George Bulman / SIOBHAN REDMOND as Lucy McGinty / THORLEY WALTERS as William Dugdale
BUMPING THE ODDS
BBC2 / 1x90m-e / 1997
Writer: Rona Munro / Producer: Ian Madden / Director: Rob Rohrer
Thriller. Long standing female friends Lynette and Terry find themselves becoming drawn into the murky world of Glasgow when they get involved with a loan shark.
Lynette................................................ SHIRLEY HENDERSON
Terry................................................... SHARON SMALL
Andy.................................................. JOE McFADDEN
Davey................................................. GARY SWEENEY
Lorraine.............................................. LOUISE GOODALL
Scott.................................................. GORDON MUNRO
C4 / 5x30m-e / 1992
An anthology series of one off comedies. Blue Heaven graduated to a series. All are featured individually in the guide. 1.DEAD AT THIRTY, 2. BLUE HEAVEN, 3.THE WEEKENDERS, 4. SHALL WE GATHER AT THE RIVER? 5.MILES BETTER
BURIED
C4 / 8x60m / started 14 January 2003 / 10:30pm
Writers:
Stephen Brock, Jimmy Gardner, Robert Jones, Richard Zajdhic ./ Directors: Kenny
Glenaan / Morag McKinnon / Producer: Kath Mattock
Drama set in a men’s prison focussing on Lee Kingley serving a 10-year
sentence for a crime he believes himself to be morally innocent of.
With:- LENNIE JAMES as Lee Kingley / STEPHEN WALTERS as Nick Vaughan / JANE
HAZLEGROVE as DD / SMUG ROBERTS as Stour / CONOR MCINTYRE as Steddon / NEIL BELL
as Slacker / NEIL FITZMAURICE as Chris Russo
THE BURIED MAN
ITV (Rediffusion) 1x / Tuesday 12th February 1963
Writer: G. C. Brown / Play: David Mercer / Director: Graham Evans
Drama. A typical Mercer piece about madness and set in the 190's which saw a middle-aged Yorkshire miner, Robert Bailey, trying to find the key to a happy life but descending into a nervous breakdown. Leonard Rossiter's first starring role on television, Rossiter had been on TV before but this was his breakthrough role - he was only cast at short notice when the actor originally cast fell ill.. Tapes of the production no longer exist.
With:- LEONARD ROSSITER as Robert Bailey
BURIED TREASURE
ITV1 / 1x120m / 2001
Writer:
Peter Bowker / Director: Adrian Shergold / Producers: Joshua St Johnston, Jo
Wright, Laura Mackie
Following the death of his daughter, Harry, a widower, finds himself with the
task of looking after his mixed-race eight-year old granddaughter, Saffron, that
he previously did not know about. Together the two of them start a search for
her father. Note: When this was repeated in 2002 it was shown with the revised
title of HIDDEN TREASURE.
With:- JOHN THAW as Harry / DOMINIQUE JACKSON as Saffron / WIL JOHNSON as Luke /
RACHEL DAVIES as Estelle / ELLEN THOMAS as Martha
THE BURNING GLASS
A-R 'TV Playhouse' / 1x60m-e / 1956 26 April black and white
Writer: Barry Thomas / Play: Charles Morgan / Director: Cyril Coke
Scifi drama. A British scientist has discovered a device that can harness the power of the sun, the Government however decides they want to make use of it.
Christopher Terriford......................... JOHN ROBINSON
Mary Terriford.................................. URSULA HOWELLS
Tony Locke..................................... ALFRED BURKE
Montague Winthropp........................ DONALD WOLFIT
THE BURNING GLASS
Associated-Rediffusion 'Play of the Week' / 1x90m-e / 1960 4 October black and white
Writer:Elizabeth Lincoln / Play: Charles Morgan / Director: David Boisseau
Scifi drama. A Restaging of the 1956 entry, see above.
Christopher Terriford........................ MICHAEL ATKINSON
Mary Terriford................................. DAPHNE SLATER
Tony Locke.................................... ANTHONY NEWLANDS
Montague Winthropp....................... ROGER LIVESLY
BURN IT
BBC3 / 10x30m / started 9 February 2003
Writer:
Matt Greenhalgh / Director: Sheree Folkson / Producer: Tom Sherry
Drama about ex-schoolfriends now in their twenty-somethings. Featuring Ex-Spice
Girl Mel B in an acting role. Episodes received a repeat showing on late night
BBC1 the following week.
With:- WILLIAM ASH / MELANIE BROWN / CHRISTOPHER COGHILL / LISA FAULKNER KIERAN
O'BRIEN (alphabetical order)
BURNSIDE
ITV Network-Thames-Pearson / 6x60m-e / 2000 6 July - 10 August Thursdays 9.00pm
Producer: Jamie Nuttgens / Music: Stanley Nuttgens, Mike Scott / Script Editor: Karen Askar / Design: Ian Russell / Executive Producer: Richard Handford
Crime drama series. Spin off from The Bill. One of that shows most popular characters Frank Burnside takes over as head of a new police unit, part of the National Crime Squad. Burnside was equipped with two new partners the black and homosexual Dave Summers and the attractive action girl Sam Phillips (whom Burnside had a frisson of sexual chemistry with). Each story was carried over two episodes.
With:- CHRIS ELLISON as Frank Burnside / JUSTIN PIERRE as Dave Summers / ZOE EELES as Sam Phillips
THE BURSTON REBELLION
BBC / 1x90m-e / 1985
Writer: Elaine Morgan
Period drama. In 1914 a group of children come out on strike when their husband and wife teachers are sacked.
With:- EILEEN ATKINS / BERNARD HILL
BUSHELL ON THE BOX
ITV Network-Central / x30 minute episodes / 9 January - 24 December 1996
Late
night TV review show with the opinionated Gary Bushell (who at the time was The
Sun newspaper's TV critic).
BUSMAN'S HONEYMOON
BBC / 1x90m-e / 1947 2 October black and whhite
Writer/Producer: John Glyn Jones / Novel: Dorothy L. Sayers
Crime drama. Lord Peter Wimsey gets caught up in a case whilst on his honeymoon to Harriet Vane.
With:- GLYN JONES as Lord Peter Wimsey / RUTH LODGE as Harriet Vane / HAROLD WARRENDER / JOAN HICKSON
BUST
LWT / 12x60m-e / 1986-87
Creators: Philip Hinchcliffe, Simon Passmore / Producers: Philip Hinchcliffe / Theme sung by Paul Nicholas
Drama series. Unsuccessful businessman Neil Walsh tries to rebuild his life after being made bankrupt.
Neil Walsh....................................... PAUL NICHOLAS
Sheila Walsh(season 1).................... PHYLLIS LOGAN
Sheila Walsh(season 2)................... BELINDA LANG
Janet Summers.............................. GERALDINE ALEXANDER
BUTTERFLY COLLECTORS
Granada / 2x90m-e / 1999 April 19/20 Monday/Tuesday 9.00pm
Writer: Paul Abbott / Music: Philip Appleby, Jocelyn Pook / Costume: Nic Ede / Design: Adrian Smith / Executive Producers: Susan Hogg, Simon Lewis / Producer: Hilary Bevan Jones / Director: Jean Stewart
Psychological thriller serial. Detective Inspector John McKeown becomes involved in the life of one of the chief suspects in a murder case, a 17 year old called Dex, who is bringing up his siblings alone.
D.I. John McKeown............................. PETE POSTLETHWAITE
Dex Lister.......................................... JAMIE DRAVEN
Rachel Garrat..................................... RACHEL DAVIES
Sandra Stephens................................ ALISON NEWMAN
D.S. Slater........................................ JULIE GRAHAM
Maureen........................................... CRISSY ROCK
Mark Lister....................................... THOMAS ASTON
Sally Lister....................................... RUTH HARROP
Frank Faulkner................................. STUART McQUARRIE
Julie................................................ EMMA CATHERWOOD.
BY CANDLELIGHT
BBC / 1x105m-e / 1949 27 November black and white
Writer: Harry Graham / Producer: Harold Clayton
Comedy. Shenanigans aboard a transatlantic train.
With:- LOUISE RAINER / ANTHONY SHAW / CLIVE MORTON
BY ALAN BENNETT - SIX PLAYS
W:Alan Bennett LWT / 1978-79 2 Dec 1978 - 24 Feb 1979
An anthology series of six typical Alan Bennett Plays.
1.ME I'M AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF Director: Stephen Frears
2.DORIS AND DOREEN Director:Stephen Frears / with:- Prunella Scales, Patricia Routledge,
3.THE OLD CROWD Director: Lindsay Anderson
4.AFTERNOON OFF Director: Stephen Frears
5.ONE FINE DAY Director: Stephen Frears
6.ALL DAY ON THE SANDS Director: Giles Foster
BYE BYE BABY
C4 / 1x100m-e / 1992
Writer: Jack Rosenthal
Period comedy drama. A young man looks back on his time spent in National Service.
With:- BEN CHAPLIN / JASON FLEMYING / EWAN BREMNER
BYRON
BBC2 / 2x75m / 27-28 September 2003
Writer:
Nick Dear / Director: Julian Farino / Producer: Ruth Baumgarten
Costume drama about the poet Lord Byron. Handsome and unpredictable, women fall
madly for him, but his love is for his half-sister, Augusta. His marriage to
Annabella Milbanke is little more than a sham and he becomes ostracised from
society when the truth of his illicit sibling relationship is realised and he
ends his days at the young age of 34 in Greece of a raging fever.
With:- JONNY LEE MILLER as Lord Byron / PHILIP GLEINSTER as William Fletcher /
STEPEHN CAMPBELL MOORE as John Cam Hobhouse / NATASHA LITTLE as Augusta Leigh /
VANESSA REDGRAVE as Lady Melbourne / JULIE COX as Annabella Milbanke / CAMILLA
POWER as Lady Caroline Lamb / OLIVER DIMSDALE as Bysshe Shelley
BY THE SEA
BBC / 1x45m-e / 1982
Director: Ben Wilson
Mainly silent comedy. A family enjoy a weekend in an old fashioned English resort.
With:- RONNIE BARKER / RONNIE CORBETT / DEBBIE BLYTHE
BY THE SWORD DIVIDED
BBC1 / 20x50m-e / 1983/85 / Season 1:16 Oct - 18 Dec 1983 Season 2: 6 Jan - 10 Mar 1985
Creator: John Hawkesworth / Producers: Johnathon Alwyn, Brian Spiby
Period drama series. In May 1640, during the English Civil War, a family finds itself on opposing sides.
With:- SHARON MAUGHAM as Anne Lacey/Fletcher / TIMOTHY BENTINCK as Sir Thomas Lacey / ROB EDWARDS as John Fletcher / LUCY ASTON as Lucinda Lacey/Ferrar / JULIAN GLOVER as Sir Martin Lacey / GARETH THOMAS as Maj General Horton / JUDY BUXTON as Susan Protheroe / MALCOLM STODDARD as Capt Hannibal Marsh / JEREMY CLYDE as King Charles I / PETER JEFFREY as Oliver Cromwell / EILEEN WAY as Minty
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