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THE LOST LANGUAGE OF CRANESBBC2 / 1x90m-e / 1992 Writer: Sean Mathias / Novel: David Leavitt / Director: Nigel Finch Drama. Philip Benjamin 'comes out' to his family about his homosexuality. With:- BRIAN COX as Owen Benjamin / EILEEN ATKINS as Rose Benjamin / ANGUS MacFADYEN as Philip Benjamin / COREY PARKER as Ellioy Abrahams / RENE AUBERJONOIS as Geoffrey Lane / JOHN SCHLESINGER as Derek / CATHY TYSON as Jerene Parks / RICHARD WARWICK as Frank / NICHOLAS LE PREVOST as Nick / BEN DANIELS as Robin / FRANK MIDDLEMASS as Alex
LOST IN FRANCE BBC2 / 12x15m-e / 1998 Writers: Henry Normal, Mark Wadlow / Producer: Gordon Ronald / Director: Nick Jones Thrice weekly comedy drama series. A family plan an expedition to France to take a full part in the world cup. The shows were broadcast around the June 1998 World Cup won by host nation France. Carol.................................................... GILLIAN TAYLFORTH Owen................................................... MICHAEL SHEEN Craig.................................................... ANDREW LEE-POTTS Ruthie.................................................. JAYNE ASHBOURNE Gran.................................................... BARBARA KEOGH
THE LOST PLANET BBC / 6x30m-e / 1954 16 January - 27 March black and white Writer: Angus MacVicar / Special Effects: Reginald Jeffries / Producer: Kevin Sheldon / Director: Bill Hitchcock Scifi drama serial. A group of travellers journey to the lost planet of Hesikos in an atomic spaceship. Dr Lachlan McKinnon........................ JOHN STUART Lars Bergman.................................. GEOFFREY LUMSDEN Spike Stranahan.............................. JOHN SPRINGETT Janet Campbell................................ MARY LAW Madge Smith................................... JOAN ALLEN Jeremy Torant.................................. PETER KERR
THE LOST PRINCE BBC1 / 2x90m / 19,26 January
2003 / 8:30pm
THE LOST TRIBE BBC / x50m-e / 1980 Writer: Jack Rondor Drama series. Stories of a warm hearted Jewish family living in Scotland.
THE LOST WORLD BBC1 / 2x75 / 25&26 December 2001 Book: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle / Dramatist: Adrian Hodges, Tony Mulholland / Director: Stuart Orme / Producer: Christopher Hall Professor Challenger leads an expedition from London to South America on search of an unexplored plateau where dinosaurs still live. Made by the BBC using the techniques developed for the documentary series WALKING WITH DINOSAURS. With:- BOB HOSKINS as Challenger / JAMES FOX as Summerlee / TOM WARD as Lord Roxton / MATTHEW RHYS as Edward Malone / ELAINE CASSIDY as Agnes Cluny / PETER FALK as Theo Kerr / ROBERT HARDY as Illingworth / JOANNA PAGE as Gladys / TIM HEALY as McArdle / TESSA PEAKE-JONES as Mrs Summertree
THE LOTUS EATERS BBC2 / 16x50m-e / 1972-73 Writer: Michael J. Bird / Producer: Anthony Read (1), Michael Glynn (2) Drama series. English couple Erik and Ann Shepherd run a bar in Crete. As this slightly strange series progressed various secrets about their past, including the fact they were involved with the secret service, were revealed. Season one was sort of made up of 9 individual plays with each character getting a lead role whilst season two was more serialised and focusing on the Shepherd's espionage exploits. Erik Shepherd.................................. IAN HENDRY Ann Shepherd.................................. WANDA VENTHAM Nestor Turton................................... MAURICE DENHAM Major Edward Woolley...................... THORLEY WALTERS Mrs Miriam Woolley......................... SYLVIA COLERIDGE Donald Culley.................................. JAMES KERRY Leigh Mervish.................................. CAROL CLEVELAND Ruth Stewart................................... CYD HAYMAN
LOVE AGAIN BBC2 / 1x75m / 26 July 2003 Writer: Richard Cottan / Director: Susanna White
/ Producer: Simon Heath
LOVE AMONG THE ARTISTS Granada / 5x60m-e / 1979 Writer: Stuart Latham / Novel: Bernard Shaw / Producer: Howard Baker Period drama serial. Love in London society in the 1880's. With:- JOHN STRIDE / GERALDINE JAMES / JUDY CAMPBELL / JANE CARR / MARTYN JACOBS
LOVE AND MARRIAGE Yorkshire / 6x60m-e / 1984 Producer: Pat Sandys An anthology of plays with a romantic theme.
LOVE AND MR LEWISHAM BBC2 / 4x50m-e / 1972 Writer: Alun Richards / Novel: H.G. Wells / Producer: Martin Lisemore / Director: Christopher Barry Period drama serial. The Romantic problems, at the turn of the 20th Century, of a young teacher. Mr Lewisham.................................... BRIAN DEACON Ethel Henderson............................... CAROLYN COURAGE
THE LOVEBIRDS BBC / 1x75m-e / 1987 Director: Stephen Whittaker Drama. Racial tensions arise among a group of factory employees. With:- PAUL BHATTACHARJEE / STEPHEN BENT / JANE GURNETT
THE LOVE CHILD Channel 4-VPROTV-Frontroom / 1x100m-e / 1987 Writer: Gordon Hann / Music: Colin Gibson and Kenny Craddock / Paintings by Kathleen Mullaniff / Director: Robert Smith Comedy drama. Dillon was a sixties love child. His parents, members of renowned psychadelic band The Pink Frogs, died years before in a car crash. Brought up by his gran on a south London housing estate Dillon has turned out sensitive awkward and gawky. He wants to escape his family history of eccentricity and aspires to "ordinariness". That's not going to be an easy task, especially with stoner friends like Cliff and Elvis, a boss who wants him to develop a killer streak and the unwelcome attentions of a talking toilet. A great piece of English eccentricity with a wonderful performance from Sheila Hancock and some surreal overtones. With:- SHEILA HANCOCK as Edith / PETER CAPALDI as Dillon / LESLEY SHARPE as Bernadette / ALEXEI SAYLE as the voice of the toilet / CLEO SYLVESTRE as Celia / ARTHUR HEWELETT as Stan / PERCY HERBERT as Maurice / KEVIN ALLEN as Cliff / ROBERT BLYTHE as Elvis / CATHY MURPHY as Linda / STEPHEN FROST as Tough Policeman / STEPHEN O'DONNELL as Young Policeman / NICOLA LAWRENCE as Melanie
LOVE BITES A BBC2 mid nineties umbrella titles used for a season of contemporary dramas.
LOVED UP BBC2 / 1x75m-e / 1996 Writer: Ol Parker / Producer: Elinor Day / Director: Peter Cattaneo Drama. When Sarah meets Tom she is drawn into a world of drugs and raves. Sarah.................................................... LENA HEADEY Tom...................................................... IAN HART Ruth..................................................... LINDA BASSETT Karen................................................... MILLIE GREGORY Dez 2................................................... JASON ISAACS Danny.................................................. CHARLIE CREED MILES
LOVE FOR ONE BBC / 1x / 1947 black and white Drama. With:- SIR SEYMOUR HICKS / DAME IRENE VANBRUGH
LOVE FOR LYDIA LWT / 13x60m-e / 1977 Writer: Julian Bond / Novel: H.E. Bates / Producers: Richard Bates, Tony Wharmby Period drama serial. In Pre war Britain a young woman manages to keep several men dangling on a string. With:- MEL MARTIN / CHRISTOPHER BLAKE / JEREMY IRONS / BEATRIX LEHMAN / RACHEL KEMPSON / MICHAEL ALDRIDGE
LOVE FROM A STRANGER BBC / 1x90m-e / 1938 black and white Writer: Frank Vosper / Story: Agatha Christie / Producer: George More O'Ferrall Thriller. A wife begins to suspect her husband is a murderer. With:- EDNA BEST / BERNARD LEE / HENRY OSCAR
LOVE HURTS BBC1/Alamo/ SelecTV / 29x50m-e / 1992-94 Airdates:- Season One:3 January - 6 March 1992 / Season Two: 1 January - 5 March 1993 / Season Three: 14 January - 18 March 1994 Creators: Laurence Marks, Maurice Gran / Music: Alan Hawkshaw / Theme Sung by Peter Polycarpou / Script Editor: Devora Pope / Executive Producer: Allan McKeown, Maurice Gran Romantic drama series. Millionaire plumber frank carver has an on-off romance with businesswoman Tessa Piggott. The theme tune is called Love Hurts but is not the Bourdeaux-Bryant classic. Frank Carver.................................... ADAM FAITH Tessa Piggott.................................. ZOE WANAMAKER Diane Warbury................................ JANE LAPOTAIRE Max Taplow.................................... TONY SELBY Hugh Marriner................................. STEPHEN MOORE Mirav Levison.................................. SUZANNE BERTISH
LOVE IN A COLD CLIMATE Thames / 7x60m-e / 1980 Writer: Simon Raven / Book: Nancy Mitford / Producer: Gerald Savoury Period drama serial. The lives of the Mitford girls during the 1920's and 1930's including their unwise friendship with Adolf Hitler during his early years in power. With:- JUDI DENCH / VIVIEN PICKLES / MICHAEL ALDRIDGE / JOHN MOFFATT / MICHAEL WILLIAMS
LOVE IN A COLD CLIMATE BBC1 / 2x75m-e / 2001 (4-11 February / Sunday 8.45pm) Writer: Deborah Moggach / Novels: The Pursuits of Love and Love In A Cold Climate by Nancy Mitford / Script Editor: Lisa Osbourne / Music: Rob Lane / Design: Gerry Scott / Camera: Larry Smith / Executive Producers: Jane Tranter, Pippa Harris / Producer: Kate Harwood / Director: Tom Hooper Period comedy drama serial. The lives of three cousins, Fanny, Linda and Polly, between the wars, the girls were upper class and their lives were a whirl of big houses books were heavily based on Mitford's own life. With:- ELISABETH DERMOT WALSH as Linda / MEGAN DODDS as Polly / ROSAMUND PIKE as Fanny / ALAN BATES as Uncle Matthew / CELIA IMRIE as Aunt Sadie / SHEILA GISH as Lady Montdore / ANTHONY ANDREWS as Boy Dugdale / JOHN WOOD as Lord Merlin / GEOFFREY STREATFIELD as Tony Kroesig / FRANCES BARBER as The Bolter / JANE HOW as Veronica / SAMUEL LABARTHE as Fabrice / JEREMY CHILD as Sir Lester Kroesig / SARAH BADEL as Lady Kroesig / JEMIMA ROOPER as Jasst / JOHN STANDING as Lord Montdore
LOVE IN A SMALL TOWN ITV / 1x60m-e / 1963 Writer: Lewis Griefer / Producer: Hugh Rennie / Executive Producer: Stella Richman Drama. A disillusioned Town Clerk living in a small town falls for a literary agent. With:- TONY BRITTON as Tom / JUDI DENCH as Pat McKendrick / FAITH BROOK
LOVE IN THE 21st CENTURY Channel 4-Red / 6x30m-e / 1999 21 July - 25 August Wednesdays 9.30pm Creators: Catherine Johnson, Nicola Shindler / Script Editor: Matt Jones, Eleanor Greene / Costume: Michael Jonson / Music: Murray Gold / Executive Producer: Nicola Shindler / Producer: Matthew Bird Anthology series looking at modern life and relationships from the woman's perspective.
LOVE IS OLD, LOVE IS NEW BBC1 'Love Story' / 4x30m-e / started 25 March 1982 Writer: Paula Milne
BBC1/Witzend/ Tamariska / 71 episodes mostly fifty minutes but with some feature length specials / 1986-94 Creators: Ian la Frenais, Ian McShane / Characters: Jonathan Gash / Theme Music: Denis King Comedy drama series. Exploits of loveable but shady antiques Lovejoy who had a special knack - being able to divine the true value of antiques and tell whether they are the genuine. Season one had a much harder edge and actually caught the flavour of the novels, by season two(3 years later) the programme had mellowed out considerably. Lovejoy for some reason never had a first name. With:- IAN McSHANE as Lovejoy / DUDLEY SUTTON as Tinker Dill / CHRIS JURY as Eric Cathcpole / PHYLLIS LOGAN as Lady Jane Felsham / PAVEL DOUGLAS as Lord Alexander Felsham / MALCOLM TIERNAY as Charlie Gimbert / CAROLINE LANGRISHE as Charlotte Cavendish / DIANE PARISH as Beth
LOVE OR MONEY BBC1 / 1x90m-e / 2 June 2001 / 8:10pm Drama. A couple meet for the first time at the altar. They have taken part in a TV game show where they have been voted perfect partners by the viewing public. If they can stay married for six-months and at the end of that time answer some tricky questions about each other they win the prize. With:- EMMA CUNNIFFE as Sam / STEVEN DUFFY as
Daniel / GEORGE COSTIGAN / SHEILA HANCOCK / DAVID CALDER / NIALL CROSSLEY LOVE WITH A PERFECT STRANGER Yorkshire / 1x120m-e / 1986 Writers: Terence Brady, Charlotte Bingham / Music: John Du Prez / Conductor: David Snell / Costume: Martin Blaugh / Producer: Pat Sandys / Executive Producers: John Goldstone, Jonathan Dana, David Cunliffe Romantic drama. Career woman Victoria Ducane has her life turned around when she meets Hugo de Lacey on a train. Victoria Ducane................................... MARILU HENNER Hugo De Lacey.................................... DANIEL MASSEY Gerard Sandry..................................... SKY DUMONT Andrea................................................ STEPHEN GRIEF Antonia............................................... SHIRIN TAYLOR Bruno.................................................. ROBERT RIETTY Mirella................................................. DELIA PATON Giovanni.............................................. TIM STERN
THE LOVE MATCH BBC / 1x85m-e / 1986 Writer: David Cook / Music: Ilona Secakz / Director: Alan Dossor Drama. A bright 18 year old Muslim girl begins an affair with her teacher. With:- SAEED JAFFREY / MADHUR JAFFREY / MICK FORD / SHAHEEN KHAN
LOVE ME TO DEATH Yorkshire 'What Would You Do' / 1x60m-e / 1975 Writer: David Ambrose / Executive Producer: Peter Willes / Director: Marc Miller Drama. What lengths will a man go to in order to get his hands on two million pounds. With:- ROBIN BAILEY / SUSAN PENHALIGON / ANTHONY VALENTINE / GWEN WATFORD
LOVE ON A BRANCH LINE BBC1/New Penny / 4x50m-e / 1994 12 June - 3 July Sundays 8.45pm Writer: David Nobbs / Novel: John Hadfield / Music: Ilona Secakz / Producer: Jacqueline Davis / Director: Martyn Friend Period comedy drama serial. In the 1950's civil servant Jasper Pye is sent to idyllic Arcady Hall to report on the long forgotten government department housed there. Once there he comes under the influence Lord Flaxborough's three beautiful daughters. Jasper Pye......................................... MICHAEL MALONEY Belinda.............................................. ABIGAIL CRUTTENDEN Lord Flamborough............................... LESLIE PHILLIPS Lady Flamborough.............................. MARIA AITKEN Professor Pollux................................. GRAHAM CROWDEN Chloe................................................ CATHRYN HARRISON Matilda.............................................. CHARLOTTE WILLIAMS Lionel Vitey....................................... DAVID HAIG Quirk................................................ STEPHEN MOORE Miss Mounsey................................... AMANDA ROOT Mr Jones.......................................... JOE MELIA
LOVE ON THE DOLE see entry here
THE LOVER Twice done Harold Pinter play about out of town lovers. 1.1963 Associated Rediffusion with Alan Badel / 2.1977 Yorkshire with Patrick Allen
THE LOVES OF LARCH HILL BBC1 'Comedy Playhouse' / 1x30m-e / 1969 12 May - Monday 7.30pm Writer: Anne Burnaby / Producer: Eric Fawcett Comedy. Episodes in the life of the decidedly strange Love family. Robert Love..................................... ROBERT DORNING Liz Love.......................................... JAN HOLDEN Alison 'Smudge' Love....................... GILLIAN BLAKE Mrs Love Snr.................................. NAN BRAUNTON Rosemary Love............................... MARIGOLD RUSSELL Keith Love...................................... DAVID MUNRO
THE LOVE SCHOOL BBC / 6x75m-e / 1973 Writers: John Hale, Robin Chapman Period drama serial. The lives of the artists known by the collective of the title. Morris.................................................. DAVID BURKE Rosetti................................................. BEN KINGSLEY Ruskin................................................. DAVID COLLINGS
LOVE STORY ATV / 40x60m-e / 1963-74 An anthology series of dramas with a romantic theme.
BBC2/Green Films/ Sansom / 1x90m-e / 1996 Writer: Maggie Wadey / Design: Gerry Scott / Costume: Carol Betera / Music: Shaun Davey / Producer: Louis Marks / Director: Diarmuid Lawrence Period romantic drama. In 1941 Ireland (with the rest of the world at war) passions begin to stir amongst the inhabitants of Kinally Castle, especially between Charlie Raunce, the castle's butler, and Edith the beautiful housemaid. Edith................................................... GEORGINA CATES Charlie................................................. MARK RYLANCE Kate.................................................... SARA STEPHENS Violet................................................... LUCY COHU Bert..................................................... DANNY DYER Moira................................................... PURDITA WEEKS Mrs Tennant........................................ JUDY PARFITT Miss Burch......................................... GABRIELLE LLOYD
A LOVING DISPOSITION Granada / 1x60m-e / 1965 black and white Writer/Producer: Peter Wildeblood / Design: Michael Grimes / Director: Gordon Flemyng Drama. A psychiatrist falls in love with one of his patients. With:- FREDERICK BARTMAN / DAVID LANGTON / HENRY McGEE / NYREE DAWN PORTER / FRANK THORNTON
LOVING HAZEL BBC / 1x50m-e / 1989 Writer: Les Smith / Director: Peter Smith Drama. A determined father fights for custody of his eight year old daughter. With:- HUGH QUARSHIE / SUSAN BROWN / GEMMA DARLINGTON / DONNA CROLL
LOVING YOU ITV1 / 1x90m / 24 February 2003 / 9:00pm Writer: Matthew Hall / Director: Jean Stewart /
Producer: Margaret Enefer
LOW LEVEL PANIC BBC2 'Stages' / 1x50m-e / 1994 Writer: Clare McIntyre / Producer: Simon Curtis / Director: Sheree Folkson Drama. Three young girls, sharing a flat, prepare for a night out. Mary.................................................... CHARLOTTE COLMAN Celia.................................................... BETH GODDARD Jo........................................................ NICOLA SANDERSON Man A.................................................. SHAUN DINGWALL Man B.................................................. ROBIN PIRONGS
LUCKY SUNIL BBC / 1x75m-e / 1988 Writer: Andrew Davies / Director: Michael Caton-Jones Drama. An young Indian man has his eyes opened to life when he moves to London. With:- KULVINDER GHEIR / NIAMH CUSACK / BRIAN PETTIFER / BENJAMIN WHITROW
LUCRETIA BORGIA REVEALS ALL Channel 4 / 1x30m-e / 1994 Writer/Director: Paul Morrison / Producer: Gina Marsh Comedy drama. The notorious (and long dead) Lucretia Borgia appears on a chat show to talk about her infamous life. With:- LYNSEY BAXTER as Lucretia Borgia / PETER WINGFIELD / MICHAEL SIBERRY / ELIZABETH McKECHNIE / JANE MAUD
LUCY SULLIVAN IS GETTING MARRIED ITV/Carnival / 16x30m-e / 1999-2000 8 Nov 19 99 - / Fridays 10.00pm Novel: Marion Keyes / Music: Roger Jackson / Costume: Maggie Reynish / Executive Producer: Brian Eastman / Producer: David Joss Buckley Comedy drama series. Office worker Lucy Sullivan leaves home to move into a flat in London with two friends Charlotte and Karen.Lucy, after visiting a fortune teller who tells her she will marry within a year, embarks on a search for the elusive Mr Right. The first four episodes were stripped across the week beginning 8 Nov (every night except Thursday) before settling into its once a week slot. Of the 16 episodes mentioned above not all of them have been seen with some later being shown in 2001. With:- SAM LOGGIN as Lucy Sullivan / LETITIA DEAN as Charlotte / ZOE EELES as Karen / GWYNETH STRONG as Hetty / MICHAEL TROUGHTON as Ivor / SARAH STOCKBRIDGE as Megan / FRANCES TOMELTY as Mrs Sullivan / NIALL BUGGY as Mr Sullivan
LUKE'S KINGDOM Yorkshire-Channel 9 /13x60m-e / 1976 Executive Producer: Tony Essex Period drama series. In the early 19th century the Firbank family attempt to start a new life in Australia. The family after emigrating had learned that the land they thought they would be getting had been taken by someone else forcing them to fight for their rights. With:- OLIVER TOBIAS as Luke Firbeck / GERARD McGUIRE as Samuel Firneck / ELSIABETH CROSBY as Jassy / JAMES CONDON as Jason / DAVID BAXTER as Jack Skelton
LULU BBC1 / 1975 Scottish singer Lulu's third variety series and in much the same vein as the previous two Lulu's Back in Town (see below) and Happening For Lulu with music well to the fore obviously, star guests, sketches and so on.
LULU'S BACK IN TOWN BBC1 / x30m-e / 1968 Producer: John Ammonds Scottish songstress Lulu (real name Marie Lawrie) in her own variety series featuring top pop acts such as Lou Rawls, the Alan Price Set and on one memorable occasion The Jimi Hendrix Experience.
THE LUMP BBC 'The Wednesday Play' / 1x75m-e / 1967 black and white Writer: Jim Allen / Producer: Tony Garnett / Director: Jack Gold Drama set in the building trade. With:- LESLIE SANDS
BBC 'Comedy Playhouse' / 1x30m-e / 1961 22 December - Friday 8.45pm Writers: Ray Galton, Alan Simpson / Producer: James Gilbert Comedy. A pair of office workers who have, for ten years, spent their lunch hour on the same park bench, get a With:- STANLEY BAXTER as Geoffrey Tupper / DAPHNE ANDERSON as Ethel Waring
LUST FOR GLORIUS Channel 4/Ella / 1x40m-e / 1997 20 December - Saturday 9.30pm Writer/Executive Producer: Eddie Izzard / Producer: Ben Swaffer /Director: Peter Richardson Comedy. Fly on the wall style 'mockumentary' following stand up comic Eddie Izzard on tour in America. Eddie.................................................... EDDIE IZZARD T.J........................................................ MARK CRAVEN Promo Director....................................... PHIL KAY Al......................................................... MAC MACDONALD Mel....................................................... DEBORAH SHERIDAN-TAYLOR Ist French Babe..................................... RHONA MITRA 2nd French Babe................................... DEBBIE FLETT
LUTHER BBC1 'Play of the Month' / 1x90m-e / 1965 Writer: John Osborne / Producer: Cedric Messina / Director: Alan Cooke Period drama. The life of the 16th century visionary Martin Luther. With:- ALEC McCOWEN / PATRICK MAGEE / GEOFFREY BAYLDON
Thames / 14x60m-e / 1985-86 Creators: Peter Bowes, Philip Broadley / Writer: Ray Connelly / Producers: Chris Burt, Derek Bennett Drama series. Stories from the files of the Daily News gossip columnist Neville Lytton. There was a pilot broadcast in 1983. Neville Lytton..................................... PETER BOWLES Henry Field....................................... BERNARD LLOYD The Editor......................................... BERNARD ARCHARD Dolly................................................ HOLLY DE JONG
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