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COUNT DRACULA(1977 Louis Jordan BBC Version)
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CROSSFIRE, THE
THE CURSE OF COMEDY

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HANCOCK AND JOAN

FRANKIE HOWERD: Rather You Than Me

HUGHIE GREEN MOST SINCERELY

THE CUP

CORONATION STREET

Granada / x30m-e / 1960-continuing

Creator: Tony Warren / Theme Music: Eric Spear.

Coronation Street is one of the longest running continuing drama series in the world. Started in 1960 and set in the Manchester borough of Weatherfield the show depicts incidents in the lives of the people living in the terraced Coronation Street of the title. One of these characters - Ken Barlow - has been in the show since episode Amazing to think that the show was just supposed to run for 13 episodes and was to have been called Florizel Street. The early years of the show followed the kitchen sink school of realism then current in UK TV and Cinema with the show dominated by the feisty Elsie Tanner and the hairnet wearing battle axe Ena Sharples. The focal point of the show has always been the Rovers Return the pub on the corner of Coronation Street and in the shows early years there was a snug bar where Ena and her two friends Martha Longhurst and Minnie Caldwell would hold court.
Early editions of the show were even broadcast live. Arthur Lowe now most famous for playing Captain Mainwaring in Dad's Army was also a regular in the sixties playing shop owner Leonard Swindley. Other key characters from the sixties and seventies were Len Fairclough (tough builder who later married nightclub singer and paper shop owner Rita), Hilda and her layabout husband Stan Ogden, Jerry Booth, second longest running character Emily Bishop, pub landlady Annie Walker and her put upon husband Jack along with Albert Tatlock (Ken Barlow's uncle). The seventies and early eighties also saw the introduction of characters who are still in the show today including Mike Baldwin, Jack and Vera Duckworth, Deidre Langton-Barlow-Rashid and Curly Watts.
The show has had guest appearances from practically every well known UK actor at some stage (with most appearing in small roles before they became famous (Martin Shaw, Gorden Kaye, Joanne Whalley, Peter Noone, Prunella Scales, Richard Beckinsale, Davy Jones, Ben Kingsley and Joanna Lumley to name just a few). Amazingly the show has stayed at the top of the ratings in the UK throughout its history and though thousands of actors have come and gone the shows storylines have basically stayed the same (Ordinary people doing ordinary things). There have been over fifty weddings in Coronation Street over the years (quite a few of them it has to be said involving Ken Barlow and Mike Barlow).
On Friday 8 December 2000 the programme celebrated its 40th anniversary by broadcasting a special hour long live edition. one.

Important cast members:-

With:- VIOLET CARSON as Ena Sharples / DORIS SPEED as Annie Walker / PAT PHEONIX. as Elsie Tanner / WILLIAM ROACHE as Ken Barlow / LYNNE CAROL as Martha Longhurst / MARGOT BRYANT as Minnie Caldwell / JACK HAWORTH as Albert Tatlock / EILEEN DERBYSHIRE as Emily Nugent/Bishop / PETER ADAMSON as Len Fairclough / JEAN ALEXANDER as Hilda Ogden / BERNARD YOUENS as Stan Ogden / NEVILLE BUSWELL as Ray Langton / BRYAN MOSELY as Alf Roberts / BETTY DRIVER as Betty Turpin / JULIE GOODYEAR as Bet Lynch / BARBARA KNOX as Rita Fairclough/Sullivan / THELMA BARLOW as Mavis Riley/Wilton / ANNE KIRKBRIDE as Deidre Langton/Raschid / GEOFFREY HUGHES asEddie Yeats / HELEN WORTH as Gail Tilsley/Platt / JOHNNY BRIGGS as Mike Baldwin / LYNNE PERRIE as Ivy Tilsley / SUE NICHOLLS as Audrey Roberts / LIZ DAWN as Vera Duckworth / BILL TARMEY as Jack Duckworth / SARAH LANCASHIRE as Racquel Wolstenholme/Watts / KEVIN KENNEDY as Curly Watts / AMANDA BARRIE as Alma Baldwin / ROY BARRACLOUGH as Alec Gilroy / PHILIP MIDDLEMISS as Des Barnes / CHARLIE LAWSON as Jim McDonald / BEVERLY CALLARD as Liz McDonald / DENISE WELCH as Natalie Barnes / VICKY ENTWHISTLE as Janice Battersby / BRUCE JONES as Les Battersby / JANE DANSON as Leanne Battersby/Tilsley / GEORGIA TAYLOR as Toyah Battersby / JULIE HESMONDHALGH as Hayley Cropper / DAVID NEILSON as Roy Cropper / JOHN SAVIDENT as Fred Elliott / SEAN WILSON as Martin Platt / TRACY SHAW as Maxine Heavy-Peacock / TRACIE BENNETT as Sharon Gaskell / MICHAEL LE VELL as Kevin Webster / SALLY WHITTAKER as Sally Webster / IAN MERCER as Gary Mallett / GAYNOR FAYE as Judy Mallett / SIMON GREGSON as Steve McDonald / STEVEN ARNOLD as Ashley Peacock / KEN MORLEY as Reg Holdsworth

CORONATION STREET:AFTER HOURS

Granada / 6x30m-e / 1999 8 - 13 November Mon-Fri 10.30pm & Sat 7.30pm

Writers: Peter Whalley, Phil Ford, Tom Elliot, David Lane,Mark Illis / Producer: Mary McMurray

Drama serial. A spin off from 'The Street' a soap bubble in which current(at the time) characters Steve McDonald and Vikram decide to buy some cheap booze from Calais, they first however stop off in Brighton where they meet Bet Gilroy and Steve's former wife Vicky. Learning that Vicky is to remarry Steve is determined to spoil things for her.

With:- JULIE GOODYEAR as Bet Gilroy / KEN MORLEY as Reg Holdsworth / CHLOE NEWSOME as Vicky McDonald / SIMON GREGSON as Steve McDonald / CHRIS BISSON as Vikram Desai / CRISPIN BONHAM-CARTER as Robert / LOUISA MILWOOD-HAIGH as Trina / KOUROSH ASAD as Franco / JOHN McGLYNN as Bernard/Bernadette / MARIE-ANTOINETTE LAQUIERE as Gabrielle / LAURENT LAFITTE as Sacha / JONATHON MAGNANTI as Mark

CORONATION STREET: VIVA LAS VEGAS

Granada / 1x75m-e / 2000 2 July - Sunday 5.00pm

Writer: Russell T. Davies / Producer: Paul Marquess / Director: Brian Mills

Drama. A spin off edition of Coronation Street previously released on video in 1999 (with the above dates referring to its first TV showing). Characters from the show, Jack and Vera and Fiona and Maxine go on a trip to Las Vegas.

With:- LIZ DAWN as Vera Duckworth / BILL TARMEY as Jack Duckworth / ANGELA GRIFFIN as Fiona Middleton / TRACEY SHAW as Maxine Heavey / JOAN COLLINS as Herself / MICHAEL McSHANE as Maxwell Baxter / GWEN HUMBLE as Biddy Baxter / LOU HIRSCH as Dino Di Catanano / ROLF SAXON as Stefano Delaney

THE CORONATION

BBC / 1953 black and white

Producer: Peter Dimmock

The event credited with bringing about a massive upsurge in TV set sales this outside broadcast lasted over seven hours as the cameras followed Queen Elizabeth getting crowned.

THE CORRIDOR PEOPLE

Granada / 4x60m-e / 1964 black and white

Writer: Edward Boyd / Producer: Richard Everitt

Crime drama series. Cases of a pair of detectives one a C.I.D. Man the other a P.I. with a Humphrey Bogart fixation.

With:- GARY COCKERELL as Phil Scrotty / JOHN SHARP as Kronk / ELIZABETH SHEPHERD as Syrie Van Epp / ALAN CURTIS as Insp Blood / WILLIAM MAXWELL as Sgt Hound / WILLIAM TRIGGER as Nonesuch

CORRIGAN BLAKE

BBC / 6x30m-e / 1963 1 May - 5 June 1963 Wednesday 9.45pm

Writer: Alun Owen / Producer: Elwyn Jones / Director: James MacTaggart

Comedy drama series. Exploits of a cockney drifter. The series grew out of the play You Can't Win 'Em All.

With:- JOHN TURNER as Corrigan Blake / PAUL DANEMAN as Wallace St John Smith

THE CORSICAN BROTHERS

ATV / 1x90m-e / 1966 black and white

Writer: John Bowen / Novel: Alexandre Dumas / Producer: Cecil Clarke / Director: John Moxey

Period drama. A pair of twin brothers find themselves caught up in a vendetta in Corsica.

With:- ALAN DOBIE as Fabian/Louis / ANN LAWSON as Emile / GERALD HARPER as Chateau / SANDOR ELES as Josef Colonna / MICHAEL BALFOUR as Old Orlando / CLEMENT McCALLIN as Gen Saint-Haye

COSMO AND THINGY

LWT / 1x30m-e / 1972 29 Oct - Sun 12.30am

Writers: John Esmonde, Bob Larbey / Director: Mark Stuart

Period comedy. In stone age times Cosmo the Caveman invents flying.

With:- GRAHAM STARK as Cosmo / RONNIE BRODY as Thingy / STELLA TANNER as Chattel / NEIL McCARTHY as Chief / MELVYN HAYES as Pune / JILL KERMAN as Wiggle / MAY WARDEN as Bay

THE COST OF LOVING

Yorkshire / 7x60m-e / 1977

Writer: Stan Barstow / Executive Producer: David Cunliffe

Seven individually linked plays set in the same northern town.

With:- JACK WATSON / ROSEMARY MARTIN / CAROLYN PICKLES / DIANA RAYWORTH

A COTSWOLD DEATH

BBC / 1983

Writer/Director: Tony Bicat / Producer: Michael Wearing

Crime drama. A detective inspector investigates the murder of an Arab Sheik who had taken over as a village's Lord of the Manor.

With:- IAN RICHARDSON / BRIAN COX / ROBERT FLEMYING / EDWARD HARDWICKE / DAPHNE HEARD / TIMOTHY SPALL

COTTAGE TO LET

ATV / 6x60m-e / 1977

Producer: John Cooper

A group of plays each with a different cast and credits but linked by the fact that they all take place in the cottage of the title.

COUNTDOWN AT WOOMERA

A-R / 1x90m-e / 1961 13 June black and white

Writer: Henry Bentinck / Design: Frederick Pusey / Director: Cyril Coke

SciFi drama. In 1968 the first British space flight to the moon is planned.

With:- NOEL McCALLUM as Robert McKerrill / SYLVIA KAY as Margaret Paisley / JOHN WELSH as Sir Robert Trelevan / PATRICK BARR as General O'Connor / JOHN MILLER as Prime Minister

COUNTERSTRIKE

BBC / 10x50m-e / 1969 8 Sep - 10 Nov

Creator: Tony Williamson / Script Editor: David Rolfe / Producer: Patrick Alexander

SciFi drama series. An alien from another planet is on Earth trying to stop another alien race from gaining a foothold. One episode of this series called 'Out of Mind' has never been shown and is believed wiped or lost.

With:- JON FINCH as Simon King / SARAH BRACKETT as Mary

THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO

BBC / x30m-e / 1966 black and white

Novel: Alexandre Dumas

With:- Alan Badel as Edmond Dantes

COUNTRY

BBC / 1x80m-e / 1981 20 October 'Play For Today'

Writer: Trevor Griffiths / Producer: Ann Scott / Director: Richard Eyre

Period drama. A wealthy family with a number of brewery interests gather together during the 1945 general election.

Sir Frederic Carlion........................... LEO McKERN

Daisy Carlion................................... WENDY HILLER

Philip Carlion................................... JAMES FOX

Alice Carlion................................... JILL BENNETT

Faith.............................................. DEBORAH NORTON

Virginia Carlion................................ PENELOPE WILTON

Dollie Van Der Biek......................... JOAN GREENWOOD

Robert Carlion................................ JULIAN WADHAM

Lindsey Carlion.............................. SUZANNE BURDEN

James Blair................................... DAVID SAVILLE

Matthew Harcourt........................... FREDERICK TREVES

Ashford......................................... FRANK MILLS

THE COUNTRY DIARY OF AN EDWARDIAN LADY

Central / 13x30m-e / 1986 22 Feb - 16 May

Writers: Elaine Feinstein, Dick Campbell / Book: Edith Holden / Director: Dick Campbell

Period drama serial. The life story of late Victorian schoolteacher and artist Edith Holden a nature specialist who drowned in mysterious circumstances at the turn of the century.

Edith Holden.................................... PIPPA GUARD

COUNTRY MATTERS

Granada / 13x60m-e / 1972-73

Producer: Derek Granger

Anthology of rural stories based on the writings of H.E. Bates and A.E. Coppard. The impressive casts included GARETH THOMAS, PAULINE COLLINS, JEREMY BRETT, JOSS ACKLAND, MICHAEL ELPHICK,

COURT MARTIAL

ITC/Roncom / 26x60m-e / 1965-66

Producer: Robert Douglas, Bill Hill

Wartime drama series. Cases of two US Army officer lawyers during World War II.

Capt David Young........................... BRADFORD DILLMAN

Maj Frank Whitaker........................ PETER GRAVES

Master Sgt John MacCaskey.......... KENNETH J. WARREN

Sgt Wendy.................................... DIANE CLARE

THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO

ATV/ITP / 39x30m-e / 1956 black and white

Producer: Sidney Marshall, Dennis Vance

Period action adventure series. In 18th Century France Edmund Dantes escapes from prison after being falsely convicted and embarks on a search for lost treasure.

With:- GEORGE DOLENZ as Edmund Dantes / NICK CRAVAT as Jacopo / ROBERT GAWDRON as Rico / FAITH DOMERGUE as Princess Anne

THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO

ITC/N-R / 1x96m-e / 1975

Writer: Sidney Carol / Director: David Greene

Period drama. Edmund Dantes, in 18th century France, is determined to clear his name after being imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit.

With:- RICHARD CHAMBERLAIN as Edmund Dantes / TONY CURTIS / TREVOR HOWARD / LOUIS JORDAN / DONALD PLEASANCE / KATE NELLIGAN / DOMINIC GUARD

THE COUNT OF SOLAR

BBC2 / 1x80m-e / 1992 (2 February)

Writer: David Noakes / Director: Tristam Powell

Period drama. In the 18th century a deaf mute child child is discovered living wild in the French countryside. He is taken in by Abbe de L'Epee who incents a sign language to communicate with him. The child (Tyron Woolie) was deaf in real life.

With:- DAVID CALDER / GEORGINA HALE / HERMOINE NORRIS as Caroline / JOHN STANDING / SUSAN JAMESON / NICK REDING / TYRON WOOLIE

COUPLES

ITV / x30m-e / 1975

Afternoon drama series. Problems of the staff of a marriage guidance office.

With:- DAVID SWIFT / HELEN SCHINGLER / MARJORIE YATES

COURSE FOR COLLISION

BBC / 1x60m-e / 1962 11 June black and white

Writer: Arthur Hailey / Director: Patrick Dromgoole

Scifi. The world is on the verge of a nuclear war.

The President................................. ALEXANDER KNOX

General Stewart.............................. DAVID GARTH

Darrel Freedman............................. BILL NAGY

Captain Shaw................................. ANTHONY SAGER

Major Hale...................................... LLOYD LAMBLE

THE COURTROOM

C4 / x30m / started 21 June 2004 (daily for 1 month) / 4:00pm

Executive Producer: Phil Redmond

Daily dramas set in a courtroom very much in the tradition of 1970s series Crown Court with the action taking place solely in the courtroom with no flashbacks to events being tried or other non-courtroom scenes. Each case is wrapped up inside 30 minutes with the jury's verdict or judge's decision given at the end after the closing credits. There was no specific star of the series as the courtroom officials differed in each episode.

COUSIN BETTE

BBC / 4x50m-e / 1971

Writer: Ray Lawler / Director: Gareth Davies

Period drama serial. The poor relation of a rich baron sets out to ruin himafter the baron's daughter falls for the lodger the poor relation has set own sights.

With:- MARGARET TYZACK as Cousin Bette / THORLEY WALTERS as Baron Hulot / ESMOND KNIGHT / HELEN MIRREN

COVER

Thames / 6x60m-e / 1981

Writer: Philip Mackie / Director: Alan Cooke

Convoluted spy serial.

With:- ALAN HOWARD

COVER TO COVER

ITV Network - London Weekend Television / 13x25 minute episodes / 1972 (2 Jan - 26 March / Sundays @ 12.05pm)

Designer: Barbara Bates / Producer: David Coulter / Programme Editor: Ann Wolff / Research: Sally Dinning

Sunday lunchtime book programme presented by Bryan Magee in which he spoke to writers, illustrators and publishers about the world of books. Some prominent novelists appeared including the likes of Edna O'Brien, John Mortimer and George MacDonald Fraser. For more details see the Episode Guide here.

COWS

C4/Ella / 1x60m-e / 1997 1 Jan - Wed 10.25pm

Writer: Eddie Izzard, Nick Whithy / Producers: David Tyler, Geoff Posner / Director: Geoff Posner

Comedy. The Johnson family have to raise money for their son's wedding to his girlfriend Pinky. The only thing is the Johnson's are Cows and Pinky is human.

Boo Johnson.................................. PAM FERRIS

Toby Johnson................................ KEVIN ELDON

Shirley Johnson............................. NICOLA WALKER

Pinky............................................ SALLY PHILLIPS

Mr Pinky....................................... GEOFFREY LEESLEY

Great-Aunt Grace........................... PATRICK BARLOW

Thor Johnson................................. JAMES FLEET

CRACKER

Granada / 12x60m-e 1x75m-e 1x90m-e / 1993-96

Creator: Jimmy McGovern / Producers: Gub Neal, Paul Abbott

Crime drama series. Often harrowing cases of big tough chain smoking police psychologist Fitz. The stories were generally 3 parters although are often shown feature length for repeat screenings.

With:- ROBBIE COLTRANE as Fitz / BARBARA FLYNN as Judith Fitzgerald / GERALDINE SOMERVILLE as Det Sgt Jane Penhaligon / CHRIS ECCLESTON as Det Ch Insp David Bilborough / LORCAN CRANITCH as Det Sgt Jimmy Beck / RICKY TOMLINSON as Det Ch Insp Wise

A CRACK IN THE ICE

BBC / 1x / 1964 black and white

Writer/Director: Ronald Eyre / Play: Nikolai Leskar

Drama. The very first Wednesday play.

With:- BILL FRASER / MICHAEL HORDERN / JAMES MAXWELL

THE CRAIG FERGUSON STORY

C4/Tiger / 1x60m-e / 1991 12 Sep - Thurs 11.50pm

Writers: Craig Ferguson, Jane Prowse, Jon Canter / Producer: Sarah Williams / Director: Jane Prowse

Comedy. Comedian Craig Ferguson attempts to perform his stand up act whilst suffering flashbacks of his dreadful home life. Most of Ferguson's stand up material was written by Paul Whitehouse and Charlie Higson.

Craig................................................... CRAIG FERGUSON

Fergus Ferguson.................................. PETER COOK

Mrs Ferguson...................................... JUNE WHITFIELD

God of Comedy................................... FRANKIE HOWERD

Stage Doorman.................................. GERALD HARPER

CRANE

Associated-Rediffusion / 39x60m-e / 1963-65 black and white

Creators: Patrick Alexander, Jordan Lawrence / Producer: Jordan Lawrence

Action adventure series. A former businessman moves to North Africa to open a beach front bar but finds himself caught up in intrigue. The character of Orlando gained his own series also called Orlando.

With:- PATRICK ALLEN as Richard Crane / SAM KYDD as Orlando O'Connor / GERALD FLOOD as Colonel Mahmoud / LAYA RAKI as Hulima

CRAPSTON VILLAS

C4/Spitting Image Prod. / 9x30m-e / 1995

Writer: Sarah Anne Kennedy / Producer: Richard Bennett

Animated sitcom. Stories of the mostly dysfunctional types living in a converted Victorian house, the characters included a pretentious film maker and a gay couple. Voices by Jane Horrocks, Steve Steen, Liz Smith, Alison Steadman and Morwenna Banks.

CRAZY FOR A KISS

BBC2 / 1x90m-e / 1995

Writer: Greg Snow / Producer: Clive Brill

Period comedy drama. In 1973 a young Kansas boy's parents send him to a mental institution.

With:- MIKE McSHANE as Harley / SHAUN WEISS as Mike / HARLEY CROSS as Roy / BUD CORT as Dr Webb

CREAM IN MY COFFEE

LWT / 1x90m-e / 1980

Writer: Dennis Potter / Producer: Kenith Trodd / Director: Gavin Millar

Drama with period flashbacks. An elderly couple make a return trip to the hotel where they once spent a holiday before they married.

Jean Wilsher..................................... PEGGY ASHCROFT

Bernard Wilsher................................ LIONEL JEFFRIES

Jack Butcher.................................... MARTIN SHAW

Young Jean...................................... SHELAGH McLEOD

Youn Bernard................................... PETER CHELSOM

THE CREATURE

BBC / 1x90m-e / 1955 30 January

Writer: Nigel Kneale / Producer: Rudolph Cartier

Scifi drama. A group of scientists tangle with a Yeti like creature whilst on an expedition in the Himalayas.

With:- STANLEY BAKER as Tom Friend / ERIC POHLMAN as Pierre Brousset / PETER CUSHING as Dr John Rollason / WOLFE MORRIS as Nima Kusang

THE CREZZ

Thames / 12x60m-e / 1976

Creator: Clive Exton / Producer: Paul Knight

Drama series. Life for the middle class residents of Carlisle Crescent.

Charles Bronte................................ JOSS ACKLAND

Emma Antrobus.............................. ISLA BLAIR

Ken Green...................................... PETER BOWLES

Brenda Pitman............................... JANET KEY

Jackie Bronte................................. ELSPET GRAY

CRIBB

Granada / 1x90m-e 13x60m-e / 1980-81

Producer: June Wyndham-Davies / Novels: Peter Lovesley / Executive Producer: Peter Eckersley

Period crime drama series. Cases of a Victorian detective sergeant working in the new C.I.D. department. A 90 minute pilot called Waxwork was broadcast in 1979.

With:- ALAN DOBIE as Sgt Cribb / WILLIAM SIMONS as Constable Thackery / DAVID WALLER as Insp Jowett

CRIME AND PUNISHMENT

BBC2 / 4x50m-e / 1978

Writer: Jack Pulman / Novel: Dostoyevsky / Director: Michael Darlow

Period drama serial. After killing a pawnbroker a young student is tortured by remorse.

With:- JOHN HURT as Raskalnikov / FRANK MIDDLEMASS as Marmalador

CRIME BUSTER

ATV / x60m-e / 1968 black and white

Producer: Jack Williams

Drama. A sports journalist involves himself in uncovering shady practices in various sports.

Ray Saxon......................................... MARK EDEN

CRIME OF PASSION

ATV / x60m-e / 1970-73

Creator: Ted Willis / Producers: Cecil Clarke, Robert D. Cardona, Ian Fordyce

Crime drama series. Cases of Crimes of Passion from the French courts.

President of the Courts...................... ANTHONY NEWLANDS

Maitre Savel..................................... DANIEL MOYNIHAM

Maitre Lucan................................... JOHN PHILLIPS

Maitre Dubois.................................. BERNARD ARCHARD

CRIME SHEET

A-R / x60m-e / 1959 black and white

Creator: Glynn Davies / Producer: Barry Baker

Crime drama series. A spin off from Murder Bag and this series also led to the long running No Hiding Place. Cases of Detective Chief Super Tom Lockhart.

Lockhart.............................................. RAYMOND FRANCIS

CRIME SHEET

A-R / 1x50m-e / 1961 black and white

Crime drama. A case for Chief Superintendent Carr.

Carr....................................................... GERALD CASE

CRIME STORY

ITV / x60m-e / 1993-94

Executive Producer: Robert Love

Anthology series of true life dramas of the criminal variety.

CRIME TRAVELLER

BBC1/Carnival / 8x50m-e / 1997

Writer: Anthony Horowitz / Titles: Red Pepper / Producer: Brian Eastman

Crime drama series with a scifi twist, detective Jeff Slade discovers that forensic scientist Holly Turner, working within his department has actually got a working time machine, the twist being that the machine can only go back in time about half a day, just far back enough to gather evidence from the scenes of crimes (often as they happen).
The machine was invented by Holly's father and she is initially unwilling to use it because her father failed to return from the past in time and became trapped in the "loop of infinity". Slade eventually persuades and for eight cases the pair travelled back in time just far enough to solve the crime, they had to be especially careful not to bump into their past selves.
The series was pretty light hearted and didn't take itself too seriously with moments such as Slade being convinced that he could use the time machine to win the lottery (of course he could do no such thing). The series was pretty much in the vein of the late 1960's ITC series like Department S and Randall and Hopkirk.
The show never really set the public alight and was cancelled after this one series.

With:- MICHAEL FRENCH as Jeff Slade / CHLOE ANNETT as Holly Turner / SUE JOHNSTON as Grisham / PAUL TRUSSELL as Morris / RICHARD DEMPSEY as Nicky

THE CRITICAL POINT

BBC / 1x90m-e / 1957 5 December black and white

Writer: Evelyn Fraser / Producer: George R. Foa

Scifi drama. A murderer agrees to be deep frozen in an experiment.

Dr Andrew Mortimer........................ LEO McKERN

Dr Philip Gage................................ ERIC LANDEL

Mason........................................... NEIL WILSON

THE CRITICAL POINT

BBC / 1x90m-e / 1960 31 July black and white

Writer: Evelyn Frazer / Producer: George R. Foa

Scifi drama. Remake of a 1957 play about a murderer agreeing to be deep frozen.

Dr Andrew Mortimer............................. MERVYN JOHNS

Dr Philip Gage.................................... OWEN HOLDER

Mason................................................ NEIL WILSON

CROCODILE SHOES

BBC1/Big Boy / 13x50m-e / 1994/96

Writer/Music: Jimmy Nail

Drama serials. Two serials in the first Geordie steel worker Jed Shepherd tried to make the big time as a country singer and in the second saw Jed coping with stardom.

Jed Shepherd.................................. JIMMY NAIL

Ade Lynn(94).................................. JAMES WILBY

Caroline Carrison(94)....................... ALEX KINGSTON

OLIVER CROMWELL - WARTS AND ALL

BBC1 / 1x60m / 24 November 2003

Writer: Ronald Frame / Producer: Andrew Thompson

Documentary with dramatised sequences showing the rise of Oliver Cromwell from a humble farmer to that of Lord Protector of England. The phrase "Warts and All" was coined by Cromwell when giving instructions to his portrait painter. This documentary was a tie-in to the concurrent BBC drama "Charles II - The Power and The Passion" - Charles I, who had a cameo in episode 1 of the drama was played by the same actor in this documentary.

With:- JIM CARTER as Cromwell / MARTIN TURNER as Charles I / HAZEL ELLERBY as Elizabeth Cromwell

THE CROOKED MAN

ITV1 / 1x120m / 17 December 2003

Novel: Philip Dawson / Adaption: Shaun McKenna / Director: David Drury / Producer: Elli Jason

Harry Fielding works for a shadowy secret service organisation. His job is to take compromising photographs of public figures. But when he films an up-and-coming politician murdering his mistress the stakes are raised as his bosses try to keep the matter covered up.

With:- ROSS KEMP as Harry Fielding / NATASHA LITTLE as Lisa Talbot / LIAM CUNNINGHAM as Hamilton / RUPERT FRAZER as Douglas Jenner / MICHAEL BYRNE as Archie Saunders / ALAN McKENNA as Alex Simpson / KAREN WALLACE as Sarah Miller / SIMON MEACOCK as Joe Miller

CROSSING THE FLOOR

BBC2 / 1x90m-e / 1996

Writer/Director: Guy Jenkin / Producer: Lissa Evans

Comedy drama. In a bid to save his career, Tory Home Secretary David Hanratty decides to "cross the floor" and join the Labour Party.

David Hanratty................................. TOM WILKINSON

Tom Peel........................................ NEIL PEARSON

Alison Hanratty............................... DIANA KENT

Ruth Clarke.................................... HELEN BAXENDALE

Clive Colville................................... DOUGLAS HENSHALL

Prime Minister................................ JAMES FLEET

CROSSROADS

ATV/Central / 4510x30m-e / 1964-88

Creators: Hazel Adair, Peter Ling / Theme Music: Tony Hatch

Crossroads is an often derided UK soap that ran from the 1960's to the 1980's telling stories of the staff and customers of a Birmingham Motel, the Crossroads of the title. Main stay of the show for most of its run was motel owner Meg Richardson. Because the show was filmed as live with minimal rehearsal time and with some of the sets being on the flimsy side the show often had the mickey taken out of it most memorably by Victoria Wood in her Acorn Antiques sketch in her As Seen On TV series. Long running characters included the wooly hatted handyman Benny, Meg's daughter Jill and her son Sandy (later confined to a wheelchair), smoothie David Hunter and the equally smooth Adam Chance, cleaner, the highly forgetful Amy Turtle ("lines, what lines", Scottish chef Shughie McFee, receptionist Diane Lawton and waitress Marilyn Gates (Sue Nicholls who played Marilyn would later go on to become a mainstay of Coronation Street). Even though mocked by the critics the show was very popular with the viewers and Paul McCartney even recorded his own version of the tune (used on the show for special dramatic or sad endings). Crossroads never really recovered from losing Meg (even though the producers had written her out) and having the motel burn down in 1981. The new motel was renamed Crossroads, King's Oak.

The show was to have originally to have been called The Midland Road. Initial producer of the show Reg Watson later went on to help create the Australian soap Neighbours. The first words on the show were spoken by Jill (she said "Crossroads Motel. May I help you?" The show was shown weeknights but in most ITV regions appeared at different times of the early evening. The ITV Network have recently started broadcasting a new version of the show.

Important characters included:-

With:- NOELE GORDON as Meg Richardson / JANE ROSSINGTON as Jill Richardson / ROGER TONGUE as Sandy Richardson / ANN GEORGE as Amy Turtle / RONALD ADAM as David Hunter / PAUL HENRY as Benny Hawkins / SANDOR ELES as Paul Ross / KATHY STAFF as Doris Luke / TONY ADAMS as Adam Chance / SUE LLOYD as Barbara Brady / STAN STENNETT as Sid Hooper / DIANE GRAYSON as Penny Richardson / SUSAN HANSON as Diane Parker / PETER BROOKES as Vince Parker / DIANE KEEN as Sandra Gould / JOHNNY BRIGGS as Clifford Leyton / SUE NICHOLS as Marilyn Gates / JOHN BENTLEY as Hugh Mortimer / ANGUS LENNIE as Shughie McFee / GABRIELLE DRAKE as Nichola Freeman / TERENCE RIGBY as Tommy 'Bomber' Lancaster

CROSSROADS

ITV Network (Carlton TV) / x30m-e / 2001-2003 (First Episode: Monday 5 March 2003, Final Episode: Friday 30 May 2003)

Producer: Kay Patrick / Executive Producer: Sharon Bloom

A revival of the above 'classic' soap with three original cast members (in the shape of Jill Harvey, Adam Chance and Doris Luke), even the theme tune stayed the same (albeit in a new arrangement), the only difference being that Crossroads is now a four star hotel. The revival lasted for just over a year before being rested and was re-launched again in January 2003 with a mostly new cast and an attempt at a more glitzy Dynasty-like feel. This relaunch also failed and the show ended for good on 30 May 2003. In a final bizarre twist ending (reminiscent of a certain Dallas storyline) the entire revival since 2001 was revealed to be a dream with Brummie supermarket girl Angela Samson (Jane Asher) daydreaming the whole thing while working on a checkout - the staff of her hotel were revealed to be her supermarket co-workers and customers.

(2001 relaunch cast) JANE GURNETT as Kate Russell / NEIL McCAUL as Patrick Russell / JANE ROSSINGTON as Jill Harvey / COLIN WELLS as Jake Booth / CINDY MARSHALL-DAY as Tracey Booth / SHERRIE HEWSON as Virginia Raven / ROGER SLOMAN as Rocky Wesson / KATHY STAFF as Doris Luke / LUKE WALKER as Bradley Clarke / JAMES McKENZIE ROBINSON as Ray Dobbs / GILLY GILCHRIST as Billy Taylor / TONY ADAMS as Adam Chance / REBECCA HAZLEWOOD as Beena Shah / JOANNE FARRELL as Sarah-Jane Harvey

(2003 relaunch cast) JANE ASHER as Angel Samson / STUART MILLIGAN as Max Samson / GRAHAM MCGRATH as Graham Samson / EMMA NOBLE as Suzie Samson / LUCY PARGETER as Helen Raven / ANNE CHARLESTON as Betty Waddell
Continuing cast: JANE GURNETT / ROGER SLOMAN / REBECCA HAZLEWOOD / SHERRIE HEWSON

CROWN COURT

Granada / 600x30m-e / 1972-84

Crime drama series. A court case presented over three half hours episodes shown over the course of a week. Crown Court was part of ITV's first afternoon schedule. Hundreds of famous actors appeared either as members of the court or among those accused. The jury was made up of members of the public.

CROWN MATRIMONIAL

LWT / 1x / 1973

Writer: Royce Ryton / Director: Alan Bridges

Period drama. A look at the events surrounding the abdication of Edward VII.

Edward................................................. PETER BARKWORTH

Mary.................................................... GREER GARSON

Also with:- ROBERT SANSOM / MAXINE AUDLEY / ANNA CROPPER / ANDREW RAY

CROWN PROSECUTOR

BBC1 / 10x30m-e / 1995 23 Feb - 27 Apr

Producer: Esta Charkham

Crime drama series. Cases of a busy crown prosecution office.

Marty James.................................... MICHAEL PRAED

Ben Campbell.................................. DAVID DAKER

Sheila Cody..................................... DEBORAH GRANT

Lenny Monk.................................... TOM CHADBON

THE CROW ROAD

BBC2 / 4x60m-e / 1996

Writer: Bryan Elsley / Novel: Iain Banks / Producer: Bradley Adams / Director: Gavin Miller

Drama serial. Prentice McHoan returns to his Scottish home and gets caught up in the dark secrets that everyone around him seems to have.

Prentice McHoan................................. JOSEPH McFADDEN

Kenneth McHoan................................ BILL PATERSON

Rory McHoan..................................... PETER CAPALDI

Verity................................................ SIMONE BENDIX

Fiona................................................ STELLA GONET

Janice............................................... PATRICIA KERRIGAN

CRUCIAL TALES

BBC2/Crucial / 4x30m-e / 1996

Producer: Colin Ludlow / Executive Producer: Lenny Henry

Four dramas showcasing black and Asian film making talent.

THE CRUCIBLE

BBC2 / 1x? / 1980

Director: Don Taylor

Production of the Arthur Miller play.

With:- Eric Porter / Daniel Massey / Sarah Sutton as Susannah Walcott

CRUEL TRAIN

BBC2 / 1x100m-e / 1996

Writer/Director: Malcolm McKay / Novel: Emile Zola / Producer: Martyn Gill- Dougherty

Period drama. In 1940 a deputy station master discovers that his wife is giving sexual favours to her horrible and abusive godfather who just happens to own the railway he works for.

With:- DAVID SUCHET as Ruben Roberts / ADRIAN DUNBAR as Jack Dando / SASKIA REEVES as Selina Roberts / ALEC McCOWEN as Supt Fish / MINNIE DRIVER as Flora / MELANIE HILL as Phyllis

CRUISE OF THE GODS

BBC2 / 1x90m / 23 December 2002 / 9:00pm

Writer: Tim Firth / Director: Declan Lowney / Producer: Alison MacPhail

Comedy. Andy Van Allen, the star of a cult 1980s British TV show called "Children of Castor" has fallen on hard times. He is invited as guest of honour on a cruise ship organised by fans of the show - with no better financial offers he reluctantly agrees but he holds the obsessive fans in a barely veiled contempt. His co-star in the 80s show, Nick Lee, has since hit the big time in America as star of a show called "Sherlock Holmes in Miami" (which only makes the pain worse for Andy) and he joins the cruise later on and is only too happy to get into the spirit of the cruise.

With:- ROB BRYDON as Andy Van Allen / STEVE COOGAN as Nick Lee / JAMES CORDEN as Russell / HELEN COKER Jenny DAVID WALLIAMS as LURKY ? PHILIP JACKSON as Hugh Bispham / NIALL BUGGY as Graham / RACHEL SHELLEY as Yasmina

THE CRUNCH

ATV 'Studio 64' / 1x60m-e / 1964 19 January

Writer: Nigel Kneale / Executive Producer: Stuart Burge / Director: Michael Elliott

Science Fiction drama. A former British colony holds the UK to nuclear ransom.

Goddard............................................ HARRY ANDREWS

Mr Ken.............................................. MAXWELL SHAW

Mr Jimsen......................................... WOLFE MORRIS

Priest............................................... ANTHONY BUSHELL

Capt Buckley.................................... PETER BOWLES

Lovell............................................... CARL BERNARD

CRY HAVOC

BBC / 1x90m-e / 1947 / 9 February black and white

Writer: Allan R. Kenward / Producer: George More O'Ferrall

Drama. The experiences of a group of army nurses.

With:- JOYCE HERON / ELIZABETH HUNT / DIANA DECKER / SALLY ROGERS / ALETHA ORR

CS LEWIS: BEYOND NARNIA

BBC2 / 1x55m / 6 January 2006

Writer/Director: Norman Stone / Producer: Carol Sennett

Biographical drama. The story of author CS Lewis's life from childhood to old age as his views on religion alter from being an atheist to a devout Christian as the ideas that would encompass his Narnia books are formed

With:- ANTON RODGERS as CS Lewis / DIANE VENORA as Joy

CUCKOO COLLEGE

BBC / 1x60m-e / 1949 13 May - Friday 8.45pm black and white

Writers: Ted Kavanagh, Carey Edwards / Producer: Richard Afton

Comedy. After applying for a grant, Cuckoo College must deal with a visit from a schools inspector.

Principal............................................ DENNIS LAWES

Janitor............................................... NORMAN WISDOM

Matron.............................................. MAI BACON

Music Master.................................... STANELLI

Inspector.......................................... DIANA MORRISON

English Master................................. MAX BACON

Intruder 1......................................... JOE LINNANE

Intruder 2......................................... HORACE PERCIVAL

Pupil............................................... GRAHAM MOFFATT

CULLODEN

BBC1 / 1x70m-e / 1964 black and white

Writer/Producer: Peter Watkins / Book: John Prebble

Highly innovative documentary drama telling the story of the last battle to be fought on British soil in 1746 at Culloden Moor when the Scots did battle with the English. The programme was made as if a news team was reporting on the action. Peter Watkins also made the controversial programme The War Game the following year. The programme featured an amateur cast in the main roles.

CUPID'S DARTS

ITV (Yorkshire 'Plays for Pleasure') / 1x50m-e / Tuesday 7 Apr 1981 @ 9.00pm

Writer: David Nobbs / Designer: Mike Long / Producer: Pat Sandys / Director: David Cunliffe

Comedy drama. Professor of Philosphy and Darts afficiando Alan Calcutt is lifted out of the doldrums by an affair with the younger Ros - a self confessed darts groupie.

With:- Robin Bailey as Alan Calcutt / John Hartley as Tons Thomas / Terence Soall as Waiter / Julian Holloway as Lawrence / Ashley Barker as Nineteens Normanton / Leslie Ash as Ros Bedwell / Marjorie Bland as Jane / Johnny Lee as Referee / Howard Crossley as Con Aatkins

THE CUPBOARD

ABC (Armchair Theatre) / 1x60m-e / 1960 11 Dec - Sunday 9.05pm / black and white

Writer: Ray Rigby / Design: Roy Stannard / Director: David Greene

Thriller. The police investigate the mysterious disappearance of Fred Watson's wife and landlady.

With:- DONALD PLEASENCE as Fred Watson

THE CURIOUS CASE OF SANTA CLAUS

C4/Edinburgh / 1x60m-e / 1982 24 December - Friday 10.00pm

Writer: Bob Larbey / Producer/Director: Robin Crichton

Comedy. Santa Claus visits a New York psychiatrist.

Santa Claus..................................... JAMES COCO

Dr Merryweather............................... JON PERTWEE

Barbara............................................ SABINA FRANKLYN

Prof C.C. Moore................................ WILLIAM RAYMOND

THE CURIOUS GARDENER

BBC2 / 6x30m / started 10 May 2002

Producer: Ian Pye / Executive Producer: Mark Hill

Garden makeover type show in which Gordon Taylor and Guy Cooper explored the fundamentals of garden design.

THE CURSE OF KING TUTANKHAMUN'S TOMB

HTV/CBS/ Stronmberg-Kerby / 1x95m-e / 1980

Writer: Herb Meadow / Costume: Joan Bridge / Book: Barry Wynne / Music: Gil Melle / Design: John Biggs / Producers: Patrick Dromgoole, Peter Graham Scott / Director: Philip Leacock

Period drama. In 1922 Howard Carter discovers the tomb of King Tutankhamun soon strange events begin to happen.

Howard Carter................................. ROBIN ELLIS

Lady Evelyn.................................... ANGHARAD REES

Lady Carnarvon............................... HARRY ANDREWS

Princess Velma.............................. WENDY HILLER

Hassan.......................................... TOM BAKER

Narrator......................................... PAUL SCOFIELD

Sarah............................................ EVA MARIE SAINT

Jonash Sabastian........................... RAYMOND BURR

Lady Almina................................... FAITH BROOK

Collins........................................... RUPERT FRAZER

THE CURSE OF STEPTOE Drama that showed how the personal problems of Harry H Corbett and Wilfred Brambell were used by writers Ray Galton and Alan Simson to fuel their legendary sitcom Steptoe and Son... Full story

CURTAINS FOR HARRY

Associated-Rediffusion / 1x60m-e / 1955 20 Oct - Thurs 8.00pm

Writer: Philip Saville, Jane Arden, Dick Lester / Music: Dick Lester / Director: Philip Saville

Comedy. A down on his luck music hall artist is roped into taking part in a jewel robbery.

With:- BOBBY HOWES as Harry Bates / JOAN SIMS / SYDNEY TAFLER

CUT AND RUN

Carlton/Zenith 'Comedy Playhouse' / 1x30m-e / 1993 30 Mar - Tues 8.30pm

Writer: Tim Firth / Script Editor: Paul Mayhew-Archer / Music: Simon Etchell / Producer/Director: Alan J.W. Bell

Comedy. A TV wildlife team create havoc when they lose a badger in a town centre.

Stan.................................................... TIM HEALY

Derek Hogson...................................... GARY WALDHORN

Jerry................................................... WAYNE FOSKETT

Pete.................................................... CHRISTOPHER LANG

Imo...................................................... CARMEN MENDONCA

CUTS

ITV / 1x90m-e / 1996

Writer: David Nobbs / Novel: Malcolm Bradbury / Producer: David Reynolds / Director: Martyn Friend

Comedy drama. Academic Henry Babbacombe finds himself sucked into the world of TV when he is asked to write a big blockbuster style drama serial.

With:- PETER DAVISON as Henry Babbacombe / TIMOTHY WEST as Lord Mellow / NIGEL PLANER as Jocelyn Pride / DONALD SINDEN as Sir Luke Trimmingham / PIPPA HAYWARD as Cynthia Hyde-Lemon / SARAH NEVILLE as Kenneth Stoke Patrick / GEOFFREY BAYLDON as Prof Finiston

CUTTING IT

BBC1 / 19x60m / 2002-2005 (First Episode: 16 April 2002)

Writer: Debbie Horsfield / Director: Andy De Emmony / Producer: Diederick Santer

Comedy drama series. Allie runs a successful hairdressing salon but her problems begin when a rival salon opens across the street. Holden departed after the first two seasons but made a cameo in Season three. The emphasis of the show changed during season four when lead character Allie died.

With:- SARAH PARISH as Allie Henshall (to series 4) / AMANDA HOLDEN as Mia Bevan (to series 2) / JASON MERRELLS as Gavin Ferrady (to series 4) / BEN DANIELS as Finn Bevan / ANGELA GRIFFIN as Darcey Henshall / SIAN REEVES as Sydney Henshall / LUCY GASKELL as Ruby Ferris / CHRISTINE STEPHEN-DALY as Melissa Devereux (from series 4)

CYMBELINE

BBC ( BBC Television Shakespeare) / 1x175m-e / 1983

Writer: William Shakespeare / Music: Stephen Oliver / Producer: Shaun Sutton / Director: Elijah Moshinsky

Period drama.

With:- RICHARD JOHNSON as Cymbeline / HUGH THOMAS as Cornelius / CLAIRE BLOOM as Queen / HELEN MIRREN as Imogen / ROBERT LINDSAY as Lachimo / PATSY SMART as Helen / GEOFFREY LUMSDEN as Philario / NICHOLAS YOUNG as The Lord / PAUL JESSON as Cloten / JOHN KAN as Pisano / MICHAEL PENNINGTON as Posthumus

CYRANO DE BERGERAC

BBC / 1x90m-e 1938 30 Oct BLACK AND WHITE

Producer: George More O'Ferrall / Music: Hugh Greenbaum

Period drama. Extravagantly conked French soldier Cyrano De Bergerac agrees to help a friend win the heart of the fair Roxanne even though Cyrano himself actually loves her.

Cyrano De Bergerac............................. LESLIE BANKS

Roxanne............................................. CONSTANCE CUMMINGS

Mason................................................ CHRISTIAN DE NEUVILLETTE

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