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HANCOCK AND JOAN (THE CURSE OF COMEDY)

HADLIEGH

Yorkshire / 52x60m-e / 1970-76

Creator: Robert Barr / Theme Music: Alan Moorhouse (Season 1), Tony Hatch (from Season 2) / Executive Producer: Peter Willes / Producers: Terence Williams, Jacky Stoller.

Drama series. A spin off from Gazette. Stories from the life of Yorkshire Squire James Hadleigh, owner of Melford Park and driver of a classy white Monteverdi 3.75l.

With:- GERALD HARPER as James Hadleigh / HILARY DWYER as Jennifer Caldwell / GERALD JAMES as Charles Caldwell

HALF HOUR STORY

Associated-Rediffusion / x30m-e / 1967-68/71

Producer: Stella Richman

Anthology of generally smart half hour plays of all kinds. The 1971 season mostly consisted of repeats but with a smattering of new plays.

HALF THE PICTURE

BBC2 / 1x95m-e / 1996

Writers: Richard Norton-Taylor, John McGrath / Director: Nick Kent

A dramatised account of the Scott inquiry about the sales of arms to Iraq.

With:- SYLVIA SYMS as Margaret Thatcher / JAN CHAPPELL / JEREMY CLYDE / MICHAEL CULVER

THE HAMBURG CELL

C4 / 1x120m / 2 September 2004

Writers: Ronan Bennett, Alice Perman / Director: Antonia Bird / Producer: Finola Dwyer

Drama. The story behind how the Sept 11 2001 atrocities were prepared for. It starts 5 years beforehand and focuses on one hijacker, Ziad Jarrah. Not particularly devout at first he is targeted whilst a student and recruited into a fanatical Muslim group after which becomes a changed man. Following instructions he and others in his group train as soldiers in Afghanistan and then go to the States to learn how to fly aeroplanes before being given their "targets" with the promise of paradise for their martyrdom spurring them on. The drama ends in the airport of the morning of Sept 11 as the terrorists are preparing to board their respective flights as passengers. Jarrah was on the flight that was brought down in a Pennsylvania field before reaching its intended target.

With:- KARIM SALEH as Ziad Jarrah / KAMEL as Mohamad Atta / AGNI TSANGARIDOU as Aysel / OMAR BERDOUNI as Ramzi bin ai-Shibh

HAMISH MACBETH

BBC1/Zenith/Skyline / 20x50m-e / 1995-97 3 Seasons

Creator: Daniel Boyle / Novels: M.C. Beaton / Music: John Lunn / Script Editor: Ming Ho

Crime comedy drama series. Cases of laid back police constable Hamish Macbeth in the sleepy Scottish Highlands village of Lochdubh.

With:- ROBERT CARLYLE as Hamish Macbeth / RALPH RIACH as TV John / JIMMY YUILL as Lachlan(95) / BILLY RIDDOCH as Lachlan(96-97) / STUART DAVIDS as Lachie Jr / VALERIE GOGAN as Alex(95-96) / BRIAN PETTIFER as Rory / ANN LACEY as Esme / DUNCAN DUFF as Doc Brown / BARBARA RAFFERTY as Agnes / STUART McGUIGAN as Barney / DAVID ASHTON as Major Roddy MacLean

HAMLET(AT ELSINORE)

BBC/Festival / 1x150m-e / 1964 19 April black and white

Writer: William Shakespeare / Producer: Peter Luke / Director: Philip Saville

The classic play actually filmed on location using the then new lightweight equipment.

Hamlet............................................... CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER

Claudius............................................. ROBERT SHAW

Ophelia............................................... JO MAXWELL MULLER

Gertrude............................................. JUNE TOBIN

Fortinbras........................................... DAVID McCALLUM

Horatio................................................ MICHAEL CAINE

HAMLET, PRINCE OF DENMARK

BBC (BBC Television Shakespeare) / 1x180m-e / 1980

Writer: William Shakespeare / Title Music: William Walton / Music: Dudley Simpson / Producer: Cedric Messina / Director: Rodney Bennett

Period drama. Danish Prince Hamlet tries to come to terms with his position in the world (and the death of his father).

With:- DEREK JACOBI as Hamlet / PATRICK STEWART as Claudius / LALLA WARD as Ophelia / ERIC PORTER as Polonius / PATRICK ALLEN as Ghost of Hamelt's Father / JONATHAN HYDE as Rosencrantz / GEOFFREY BATEMAN as Guilderstern / ROBERT SWANN as Horatio / IAN CHARLESON as Fortinbras / CHRISTOPHER BAINES as Francisco / NIALL PADDEN as Bernardo / JOHN STERLAND as Cornelius

HAMMER HOUSE OF HORROR

Hammer/ATV / 13x50m-e / 1980

Special Effects: Ian Scoones / Music: Philip Martell / Executive Producers: Brian Lawrence, David Reid

An anthology series of ghostly, spooky and just plain daft horror stories. Guest stars were good and included the likes of Peter Cushing, Diana Dors, Prunella Gee, Jon Finch, Ian McCulloch, Celia Gregory etc.

HAMMER HOUSE OF MYSTERY AND SUSPENSE

Hammer/TCF / 13x90m-e / 1984

Special Effects: Ian Scoones / Music: Philip Martell / Executive Producers: Brian Lawrence, Roy Skeggs

A sequel anthology series to the Hammer House of Horror but with feature length stories and American guest stars.

HANCOCK

BBC 'Screen One' / 1x115m-e / 1991 1 September

Writer: William Humble / Music: Tony Britton / Director: Tony Smith

Period drama. The life story of the lad himself Ton Hancock from his initial fame to his depressed suicide in an Australian hotel in 1968.

With:- ALFRED MOLINA as Tony Hancock / CLIVE RUSSELL as Alan Simpson / JIM CARTER as Ray Galton / FRANCES BARBER / MEL MARTIN / MALCOLM SINCLAIR / TERY DIAB / HARRY DITSON / SALIH OZDERMIRCILER / FRED DARLINGTON / DANNY SCHILLER / STEPHEN BILL / KEN KITSON / NICK BURNELL

HANCOCK AND JOAN Period drama. Hancock and Joan tells the intense story of the relationship between comedy legend Tony Hancock and Joan Le Mesurier who at the time their relationship began had just gotten married to Hancock's best friend John... Full story

HAND ME MY SWORD HUMPHREY

BBC / 7x30m-e / 1967 1 Season + 1 special.

Writer: Richard Wade

Science drama series. A show that sprang from an episode of Horizon and taking a look at the activities of fictional inventor Humphrey Hastings. 6 episodes followed the Horizon show and there was a 1967 Christmas special.

Humphrey Hastings....................... DUDLEY FOSTER

HANDS OF A MURDERER

Yorkshire /Green Pond/ Storke / 1x120m-e / 1990

Writer: Charles Edward Payne / Music: Colin Towns / Costume: Sue Yelland / Executive Producers: William F. Storke, Brian Harris / Director: Stuart Orme

Period crime drama. A Sherlock Holmes mystery. Holmes does battle with Moriarty in order to retrieve some vital stolen papers.

With:- EDWARD WOODWARD as Sherlock Holmes / JOHN HILLERMAN as Watson / ANTHONY ANDREWS as Moriarty / TERENCE LODGE as Insp Lestrade / CHRISTOPHER FAIRBANK as Stubb / NICKOLAS GRACE as Oberstein / GEOFFREY ROSE as Preacher / HONURA BURKE as Queen Victoria / KIM THOMSON / WARREN CLARKE / PETER JEFFREY

HAND IN GLOVE

HTV 'Night Voices' / 1x60m-e / 1987

Writer/Director: Peter Duffell / Design: Ken Sharp / Producer: Peter Graham Scott

Spooky drama. Catherine finds herself on the verge of madness after experiencing a vision of her lovers imminent death.

Catherine.......................................... NICOLA PAGETT

Philip................................................ CLIVE FRANCIS

Miss Stock....................................... HELEN CHERRY

Vicar................................................ TREVOR HOWARD

The Colonel....................................... REGINALD MARSH

THE HANDYMAN

BBC 'Comedy Playhouse' / 1x25m-e / 1963 12 April - Friday 7.50pm

Writers: Ray Galton, Alan Simpson / Producer: Duncan Wood

Comedy. An out of work machine minder takes a job as a Handyman at a health club.

Lionel Hogs...................................... ALFRED MARKS

Dr Dennison..................................... ANTHONY SHARP

Matron............................................. DAMARIS HAYMAN

Labour Exchange Clerk..................... FRANK WILLIAMS

First Card Player.............................. EDWIN APPS

Second Card Player......................... JULIAN ORCHARD

THE HANGED MAN

ITV Network(Yorkshire) / 6x60m-e / 1975 15 February - 5 April

Writer: Edmund Ward / Producers: Marc Miller, Edmund Ward

Drama series. After receiving a series of death threats, tycoon Lew Burnett fakes his death to go undercover and find out who is targeting him.

Lew Burnett...................................... COLIN BLAKELY

John Quentin.................................... GARY WATSON

Alan Crowe...................................... MICHAEL WILLIAMS

THE HANGING GALE

BBC1 / 4x60m-e / 1995 14 May - 4 June

Writer: Alan Cubitt / Director: Diarmuid Lawrence

Period drama serial. A group of families struggle for their lives in 1840's Ireland after a potato famine blights the country.

Sean Phelan..................................... JOE McGANN

Liam Phelan...................................... PAUL McGANN

Conor Phelan.................................... MARK McGANN

Daniel Phelan................................... STEPHEN McGANN

Townsend......................................... MICHAEL KITCHEN

Maeve Phelan................................... FIONA VICTORY

Meagher.......................................... JOE SAVINO

HANNAH

BBC 'Love Story' / 4x35m-e / 1980

Writer: Lee Langley / Novel: E.H. Young / Producer: Colin Tucker

Romantic drama serial. A young girl falls in love whilst holidaying in a seaside town.

With:- HELEN RYAN / BUSTER MERRYFIELD

HANNAY

Thames / 12x60m-e / 1988-89s

Producer: Richard Bate / Characters: John Buchan

Period action adventure series. Exploits of derring do with adventurer Richard Hannay in the early part of the 20th Century.

Richard Hannay.............................. ROBERT POWELL

Count Von Schwabing.................... GAVIN RICHARDS

HAPPENING FOR LULU

BBC1 / x30m-e / 1968-69

A follow up to Lulu's earlier series Lulu's Back in Town and featuring more of the same, ie music and guest, comedy etc.

THE HAPPIEST DAYS OF YOUR LIFE

BBC / 1x90m-e / 1947 4 February black and white

Writer: John Dighton / Producer: Stephen Harrison

Comedy. Chaos reigns when a boys school is forced to share it's facilities with a girls school. Made into a film starring Alastair Sim and Margaret Ritherford three years later.

With:- NIGEL STOCK / RICHARD GOOLDEN / JANE HENDERSON / BRIAN OULTON / UNA KENNING

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHAKESPEARE

BBC1 / 2x75m-e / 2000 23-24 April Sunday 9.00pm Monday 9.20pm

Writer: Mark Wallington / Camera: Derek Suter / Design: Donal Woods / Music: Rupert Gregson-Williams / Costume: Jennie Tate / Producer: Gareth Neame / Director: Nick Hurran

Comedy drama serial. Family man Will Green is a tourist bus driver who is convinced that life would be better if he and his family moved to the birthplace of his favourite man Shakespeare's birthplace Stratford-Upon-Avon where he could open his own restaurant. Will also dreams about beginning a romance with tour guide Alice.

With:- NEIL MORRISSEY as Will Green / DERVLA KIRWAN as Kate Green / AMANDA HOLDEN as Alice / SAM MORRIS as Martin Green / TONY SELBY as Ray / FREDDIE HIGHMORE as Steven Green / DAVID GILLESPIE as Graham / ROGER FROST as Frank / MARK WILLIAMS as Ted / DAVID RYALL as Dad / BHASKER PATEL as Vinod / TOM WATT as Mickey / AMANDA BOXER as Barbara Scott / C.J. ALLEN as Bryan Harper/ LES DENNIS

HAPPY ENDINGS

BBC2 / 5x30m-e / 1981 5 November - 3 December Thursdays 9.00pm

Writer: Peter Skellern / Producer: Simon Betts

Anthology of one off musical comedies all featured Peter Skellern but with different supporting casts.

HAPPY EVER AFTER

ATV / 6x60m-e / 1970

An anthology of dramas each of which had a happy ending.

HAPPY FAMILY

BBC1 'Comedy Playhouse' / 1x25m-e / 1965 18 June - Friday 8.00pm

Writers: Sid Green, Dick Hills / Executive Producer: Graeme Muir / Producer: Bryan Sears

Comedy. Problems of Ted coping with a wife and four daughters.

Ted................................................... TED RAY

Marian............................................... DAPHNE ANDERSON

Freddie.............................................. PATRICK WESTWOOD

Jack.................................................. ROBERT RAGLAN

Milly.................................................. LYN PINKNEY

Jenny................................................ MARY MAUDE

Jill.................................................... JUDY GEESON

Deborah............................................ CARLA CHALLONER

Mandy.............................................. JANET HANNINGTON

HAPPY FEET

BBC / 1x90m-e / 1990

Writer/Director: Mike Bradwell / Producer: Ann Scott

Period comedy. Rivalries break out at a schools dancing competition in 1960.

With:- PHYLLIS LOGAN / MARJIE LAWRENCE / STEPHEN HANCOCK / DERRICK O'CONNOR

HAPPY SINCE I MET YOU

Granada / 1x60m-e / 1981 9 August

Writer/Music: Victoria Wood / Director: Baz Taylor

Comedy drama. A young couple meet and fall in love.

Frances............................................. JULIE WALTERS

Jim.................................................... DUNCAN PRESTON

HAPPY TOGETHER

ITV1 - 1 January 2002 1x60 9:30pm
Writer: Sue Teddern; Director: David Wheatley; Producer: Jen Samson

Comedy-drama. Two childhood friends meet up again after a gap of 30 years and attempt to rekindle their friendship despite their lifestyles being now markedly different. A pilot for a proposed series.

SUE JOHNSTON as Val / LYNDA BELLINGHAM as Teresa / BILL PATERSON as Doug / GAVIN ABBOTT as Roy / CHARLOTTE ROACH as Clare / TOM CAMERON as Bradley / BRIDGET TURNER as Ann / SALLY BRETTON as Debi

THE HAPPY VALLEY

BBC / 1x95m-e / 1987

Writer: David Reid / Director: Ross Devonish

Period crime drama. In 1945 Nairobi murder ensues when a notorious womaniser steals the young wife from an elderly businessman. The same incident provided the basis for the film White Mischief.

With:- HOLLY AIRD as Juanita Carbery / DENHOLM ELLIOTT / CATHRYN HARRISON / AMANDA HILLWOOD / RICHARD HEFFER / MICHAEL BYRNE

HARBOUR LIGHTS

BBC1/Valentine / 15x50m-e / 1999-2000

Creators: David Martin, Nick Berry / Music: Joe Campbell, Paul Hart / Script Editor: Julie Gardner / Titles: Ian Wormleighton / Producer: Steve Lanning

Drama series. Stories of harbour master Mike Nicholls in the Dorset coastal town of Bridehaven. Season two saw most the first season cast depart and the series taking a slighter harder edge with Mike get involved in more crime based (stopping the crooks) activities.

With:- NICK BERRY as Mike Nicholls / MATILDA ZIEGLER as Jane Ford(1999) / TINA HOBLEY as WPC Melanie Rush / PAOLA DIONISOTTI as Aunt Nicholls(1999) / GERARD HORAN as Tony Simpson / LOUIS MAHONEY as Elvis(1999)

HARD CASES

Central / 6x60m-e / 1988

Producer: Philip Bowman / Executive Producer: Ted Childs

Drama series. Cases of the staff of an inner city probation office.

Kevin Nash....................................... GERARD McARTHUR

Leonie.............................................. GABRIELLE DELLAL

Jack Seymore.................................. BARRY JACKSON

Gill Ridgeley..................................... GIL BRAILEY

Hilary Bowen.................................... JUNE BARRIE

Martin Berry..................................... JOHN BOWE

Ross Kennedy.................................. ERIC DEACON

HARD FEELINGS

BBC1 'Play For Today' / 1x85m-e / 20 March 1984

Writer: Doug Lucie; Director: Michael Bradwell; Producer: Michael Wearing

Set in Brixton in the early 1980s. Viv presides over a cheerfully immoral and under-employed bunch of ex-oxford friends in her parents' gentrified home. But when a discordant note of reality is introduced by one of them, Viv plots her retribution.

With:- FRANCES BARBER as Viv / JENNIFER LANDOR as Jane / DIANA KATIS as Annie / CHRIS JURY as Baz / IAN REDDINGTON as Rusty / STEPHEN TILLER as Tone / MICHAEL SKYERS as Lloyd

HARD LABOUR

BBC / 1x75m-e / 1973

Devisor/Director: Mike Leigh / Design: Paul Munting / Costume: Sally Nieper / Producer: Tony Garnett

Comedy drama. The polarity of backgrounds between a middle class woman and the lady who cleans for her. Caught in the middle is the cleaner's son who lives on a housing estate.

Mrs Thornley..................................... LIZ SMITH

Mr Thornley...................................... CLIFFORD KERSHAW

Ann................................................. POLLY HEMINGWAY

Edward............................................ BERNARD HILL

Veronica.......................................... ALISON STEADMAN

Naseem.......................................... BEN KINGSLEY

Mrs Thornley's Friend....................... PAULA TILBROOK

HARD TIMES

ITV (Granada) / 4x60m-e / 1977 (25 October - 15 November)

Writer: Arthur Hopcraft / Novel: Charles Dickens / Producer: Peter Eckersley / Director: John Irvin / Music: Malcom Arnold / Camera: Ray Goode

Period drama serial. In the 1850's the Northern Gradgrind family are ruled with a rod of iron by the patriarch Thomas but his children prove problematic for him thanks to his daughters ill starred marriage and his sons financial problems. This slickly put together 4 part production was an emphatic hit for Granda studios and features a towering central performance from the legendary Patrick Allen.

With:- JACQUELINE TONG as Louisa Gradgrind / PATRICK ALLEN as Thomas Gradgrind / TIMOTHY WEST as Bounderby / EDWARD FOX / ALAN DOBIE as Stephen / URSULA HOWELLS as Mrs Gradgrind / BARBARA EWING as Rachel

HARD TIMES

BBC / 1x105m-e / 1994 25 October - 15 November

Writer/Director: Peter Barnes / Music: Stephen Deutsch / Design: Reuce Macadie / Camera: Rex Maidment / Producer: Richard Langridge

Period drama serial. Dickens's novel of a young ex-circus girl being taken in by a businessman was originally a schools production but was later given a primetime showing at Christmas.

With:- BOB PECK as Gradgrind / ALAN BATES as Bounderby / DILYS LAYE as Mrs Sparsit / BILL PATERSON as Blackpool / HARRIET WALTER as Rachel / BEATIE EDNEY as Louisa / CHRISTIAN ANHOLT as Tom / RICHARD E. GRANT as Harthouse / ALEX JENNINGS as Bitzer / PATSY BYRNE as Old Woman / DIANA FAIRFAX as Mrs Gradgrind / EMMA LEWIS as Sissy / JASON WEBB as Porter

HARD TO GET

Granada / 2x60m-e / 1983

Writer: Marcella Evaristi / Producer: Howard Baker / Director: Brian Mills

Period drama serial. Life in Glasgow over a ten year period between 1972 and 1982.

With:- DAVID BANNERMAN / MAUREEN BEATTIE / FAY HOWARD / DEREK THOMPSON

HARD TRAVELLING

BBC / 1x90m-e / 1986

Writer: Hugh Stoddard / Music: Julian Jacobson / Director: Colin Gregg

Drama. A young artist on the road is hiding a tragic past.

With:- SUZANNE BURDEN as Jessica / TOM BELL / NICHOLAS LE PREVOST / JACK SHEPHERD / MICHAEL GOUGH

THE HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS

BBC1 / 1x50m-e / 1975 (Broadcast: Saturday 24 May / 5.50pm)

Producer: Douglas Hespe

An entertainment show in which the fabulous Harlem Globetrotters visited the Empire Pool, Wembley in London to put on a display of their basketball skills. They also played in a "match" against a team of well known football goalkeeps (whol included Ray Clemence and Bob Wilson amongst them).

HARNESSING PEACOCKS

Meridian/Friday / 1x120m-e / 1992

Writer: Andrew Davies / Novel: Mary Wesley / Director: James Cellan Jones

Drama. An upper-class single mum puts her son through private schooling by using her body with a collection of wealthy admirers.

With:- SERENA SCOTT THOMAS / PETER DAVISON / JOHN MILLS / RENEE ASHERSON / BRENDA BRUCE / RICHARD HUW / NICHOLAS LE PREVOST / JEREMY CHILD / TOM BEASLEY / ABIGAIL McKERN / DAVID HARWEOOD / DILYS HAMLETT / MARSHA FITZALAN / DELIA LINDSAY

HARPER AND ILES

BBC / 2x50m-e / 1996

Writer: Don Shaw / Producer: Jane Dauncey / Director: Jim Hill

Crime drama serial. A pair of none too friendly Welsh C.I.D. men team up to investigate the kidnapping of the son of a gangster.

A.C.C. Desmond Iles...................... HYWEL BENNETT

Det. Supt Colin Harper................... ANEIRIN HUGHES

D.C.I. Francis Garland.................... PATRICK ROBINSON

Tenderness Mellick........................ JIM CARTER

Ancient Dave................................. BRIAN HIBBARD

HARPERS WEST ONE

ATV / x50m-e / 1961-63 black and white

Creators: John Whiteney, Geoffrey Belman / Producers: Hugh Rennie, Rex Firkin, Royston Morley.

Drama series. Stories of the staff and customers of a London Department store.

Mike Gilmore.................................... TRISTRAM JELLINECK

Edward Cruickshank......................... GRAHAM CROWDEN

Harriett Carr..................................... JAN HOLDEN

Oliver Backhouse............................. PHILIP LATHAM

Charlie Pugh................................... TENNIEL EVANS

Philip Nash..................................... BERNARD HORSFALL

Aubrey Harper................................. ARTHUR HEWLETT

Julie Wheeler.................................. VIVIEN PICKLES

Frances Peters............................... JAYNE MUIR

HARRIETS BACK IN TOWN

ITV Network/ x25m-e / 1972

Creator: Peter Yeldham

Daytime drama series. Newly divorced Harriet has big plans for her new life.

With:- PAULINE YATES as Harriet

HARRY

P:Martin McKeand(S1) BBC1/Union

Joy Spink(S2) 20x50m-e / 1993-95 Season One: 18 Sep - 11 Dec 93 Season Two: 22 Sep - 12 Apr 95

Drama series. Photographer Harry Salter sets up his own small agency selling pictures to the newspapers.

Harry Salter......................................... MICHAEL ELPHICK

Snappy................................................ IAN BARTHOLOMEW

Alice................................................... JULIE GRAHAM

HARRY'S GAME

C4-Yorkshire / 3x60m-e / 1982 25-27 October

Writer: Gerald Seymour / Music: Clannad and Mike Moran / Design: Mike Long / Executive Producer: David Cunliffe / Producer: Keith Richardson / Director: Lawrence Gordon Clark

Thriller serial. Army Captain Harry Brown goes undercover in Northern Ireland in order to track down an IRA killer.

Harry Brown...................................... RAY LONNEN

HARRY'S KINGDOM

BBC / 1x85m-e / 1987

Writer: Ron Pearson / Music: Stanley Myers / Design: Paul Joel / Costume: Janet Thurby, Janet Powell / Producer: Richard Broke / Director: Robert Young

Comedy drama. A pair of double glazing salesmen do battle at their company's annual dinner.

Harry King........................................ TIMOTHY WEST

Sid Harris......................................... PETER VAUGHAN

Jill King............................................ JILL BAKER

Terry Stewart.................................... LARRY LAMB

Bill.................................................. JIM CARTER

Bob Roberts..................................... DEREK NEWARK

Lou Jacobs...................................... HARRY FOWLER

Suzi Lake........................................ CORINNE RUSSELL

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