PLEASURE

Channel 4 'Alan Bleasdale Presents' / 1x120m-e / 1994

Writer: Christopher Hood / Producers: Alan Bleasdale, David Jones, Steve Hawes / Director: Ian Sharp 

Drama. In Rouen, France, unhappily married Emma begins an affair.

With:- JENNIFER EHLE as Emma / JAMES LARKIN as Charles / ADRIAN DUNBAR as Gustave / MARK McGANN as Jiminez / JUDITH PARIS as La Patronne 

PLEASURELAND

C4 / 1x90m / 16 November 2003

Writer: Helen Blakeman / Director: Brian Percival / Producer: Natasha Dack

Drama. A 14-year old girl feels herself under pressure from her more experienced friends to have sex for the first time.

With:- KATIE LYON as Joanna Mosscroft / TARA WELLS as Katie / LEAH WHITTAKER as Sophie / CLAIRE BAILEY as Lisa / CLAIRE HACKETT as Julie Mosscroft / MICHAEL DUNN as Greg Mosscroft / MELISSA EDWARDS as Michelle / PHILLIP OLIVIER as Ben

BBC1-Wall to Wall / 6x50m-e / 1997

Writer: Jeremy Brock / Music: John Keane / Costume: Les Lansdown / Design: Gerry Scott / Producer: Louis Marks / Director: John Strickland

Period drama serial. In the 1920's, Londoner Chloe Marsh (to escape her abusive husband) takes her two daughters and tries to start a new life on a new style housing estate where you buy a plot of land (for five pounds) and build your own house. 

Chloe Marsh..................................... SASKIA REEVES

Harriet Marsh................................... REBECCA CALLARD

Joan Marsh...................................... JADE WILLIAMS

Harry Crowley.................................. DAVID RYALL

Tom................................................ RICHARD LINTERN

Rory Mulligan................................... PETER DINEEN

Grainne Mulligan.............................. GER RYAN

Billy Reed....................................... PHILIP WHITCHURCH

Charles Forster................................ RICHARD CORDERY

Grace Forster.................................. PETRA MARKHAM

BBC1-S4C / 3000+x20/30m-e / 1973-continuing

Producers Include Robin Rollinson, Glenda Jones 

Drama series. Life for the residents of Welsh village Cwmderi. The show (in Welsh) was initially weekly but in the 1980's was turned into a daily soap(x20minute episodes). In 1992 the show was briefly  networked, complete with subtitles, across the UK. 

Important cast members have included:-

Megan................................................. LISABETH MILES

Reg..................................................... HUW CEREDIG

Clem................................................... GLAN DAVIES

Dil....................................................... HAYDN EDWARDS

Bella................................................... RACHEL THOMAS

Barry.................................................. GERAINT MORGAN

Mrs McGurk........................................ IOLA GREGORY

Hywel Llewellyn................................... ANDREV TEILO

Dic Deryn............................................ IFAN HUW DAFYDD

Sgt James.......................................... IEUEAN RHYS

Beth................................................... EIRLYS BRITTON

1x60m-e / 1982

Crime drama. A gang of crooks pose as a film crew so that they can pull off a bank robbery.

BBC / 4x50m-e / 1972  

Writer: Simon Raven / Novel: Aldous Huxley / Producer: David Conroy / Director: Rex Tucker

Period drama serial. Stories of a group of intellectuals in nineteen twenties London.

With:- MAX ADRIAN / LYNDON BROOK / PATRICIA ENGLISH / DAVID COLLINGS / NOEL DYSON

LWT-Carnival-A&E / 36x60m-e 15x120m-e / 1989-95/2000-2006

Theme Music: Christopher Gunning / Stories: Agatha Christie / Producer: Brian Eastman / Executive Producers: Nick Elliott, Linda Agran 

Period crime drama series. In the 1930's fussy Belgian private detective Hercule Poirot investigates a series of crimes, mostly murder, with his faithful aide Captain Hastings. After a gap of five years two feature length adaptions appeared (the Murder of Roger Ackroyd and Lord Edgware Dies). Poirot lived at 56B Whitehaven Mansions, Sandhurst Square, London W1 and his phone number was TRAfalgar 8137. On 2 June 2002 a two hour special "Murder In Mesopotamia"  was broadcast.  15 December 2002 saw the broadcast of "Evil Under The Sun". It WAS a new episode although it had been on the shelf for a while - the copyright date at the end was 2000. Another story "Five Little Pigs"  was broadcast on ITV1 / 1x120m / 14 December 2003. Followed by "Sad Cypress" / ITV1 / 1x120m / 26 December 2003. New story broadcast 'Death on the Nile' ITV1 / 1x120m / 12 April 2004. The Hollow was broadcast 30 August 2004. 3 further two hour stories  followed in 2006 

With:- DAVID SUCHET as Hercule Poirot / HUGH FRASER as Captain Hastings / PAULINE MORAN as Miss Lemon / PHILIP JACKSON as Inspector Japp

ATV / 1x90m-e / 1961 28 February black and white

Writer: Arden Winch / Design: Richard Negri / Director: Casper Wrede  

Scifi drama. A protest group attach themselves to the site where a new atomic bomb is being tested.

With:- MICHAEL GOUGH as Rev Claude Bell / FREDERICK BARTMAN as James Whittier / JOSEPH FURST as Dr Brockmeyer / STRATFORD JOHNS as Insp Matthews / BARRY KEEGAN as Len Beckett / JACK MAY as Barratt

BBC / 3x50m-e / 1979

Period mystery drama serial. In Victorian times a husband becomes convinced his wife is trying to kill him. 

Charles Bravo..................................... PAUL DARROW

Florence............................................ MAUREEN O'BRIEN

BBC1 / 29x50m-e / 1975-77

Creator: Winston Graham / Theme Music: Kenyon Emerys Roberts / Script Editors: Simon Masters (Season 1), Cicely Hawthorne (Season 2) / Producers: Anthony Coburn, Richard Beynon, Morris Barry

Period drama series. In the 18th century Cornish Squire Ross Poldark returns home from America to find his estate in taters, putting things to rights he meets the fiery Demelza and crosses swords with the evil George Warleggan. See also below for details of  the 1996 one off update(with different cast) also called Poldark. 

ROBIN ELLIS as Ross Poldark / ANGHARAD REES as Demelza Poldark / RALPH BATES as George Warleggan / RALPH BATES as George Warleggan / JILL TOWNSEND as Elizabeth Poldark Warleggan / CLIVE FRANCIS as Francis Poldark (season one) /  JUDY GEESON as Caroline Penvenan Enys / NORMA STREADER as Verity Poldark (season one) / PAUL CURRAN as Jud Paynter / MARY WIMBUSH as Prudie / THOMAS GRADY as Jeremy Poldark (season two) / DAVID DELVE as Sam Carne (season two) / KEVIN McNALLY as Drake Carne (season two) / FORBES COLLINS as Zacky Martin / STEFAN GATES as Geoffrey Charles / JANE WYMARK as Morwenna (season two) / RICHARD MORANT as Dwight Enys (season One) / MICHAEL CADMAN as Dwight Enys (season two) / CHRISTOPHER BENJAMIN as Sir Hugh Bodrugan (season one) / CYNTHIA GRENVILLE as Lady Bodrugan (season one)

ITV / 1x120m-e / 1996

Writer: Robin Mukherjee / Novel: The Stranger From the Sea by Winston Graham / Producer: Sally Haynes / Director: Richard Laxton.

Period drama. An attempt to update the Poldark saga, highly controversial, it had the fans up in arms for not using the two original leads. 1810; Ross is now an MP and spending most of his time working in London, whilst his two children Jeremy and Clowance are fast growing up.

Ross Poldark..................................... JOHN BOWE

Demelza............................................ MEL MARTIN

George Warleggan.............................. MICHAEL ATTWELL

Jeremy Poldark................................... IOAN GRUFFUDD

Clowance Poldark............................... KELLY REILLY 

POLICE FIVE

UK / ATV-LWT / X30m-e / 1962-90

Presenter: Shaw Taylor

With questions like 'Were you in the neighbourhood', host Shaw Taylor appealed for viewers' assistance in tracking down criminals and preventing future incidents. Produced in conjunction with New Scotland Yard, this series focused on crimes in the capital, although regional equivalents were also shown in other ITV areas. Taylor's parting advice was, 'Keep 'em peeled.' LWT also produced Junior Police Five in the 1970s.

ABC / 12x60m-e / 1960 10 September - 3 December black and white

Producers: Julian Bond, Leonard White / Design: Alpho O'Reilly

Crime drama series. The cases of London doctor & police surgeon Dr Geoffrey Brent. The cancellation of this show led to a new one being created for star Ian Hendry, The Avengers. 

With:- IAN HENDRY as Dr Geoffrey Brent / JOHN WARWICK as Inspector Landon / INGRID HAFNER as Amanda Gibbs

C4/Granada / 3x65m-e / 1995

Writer: Paula Milne / Director: Graham Theakston 

Drama serial. Flora Matlock has her world torn apart after discovering her Conservative politician husband Duncan is having an affair with a woman half his age.

Flora Matlock................................... JULIET STEVENSON

Duncan Matlock............................... TREVOR EVE

Jennifer Caird................................... MINNIE DRIVER

Mark Hollister.................................. ANTON LESSER

Sir Donald Frazier............................ IAN BANNEN

Clive............................................... FREDERICK TREVES

Alistair Drummond........................... GARY CADY

Peggy Price.................................... SALLY KNYVETTE

Susie............................................. JACQUELINE TONG

BBC1 / 6x30m-e / 1973 (Shown Sundays 5.35pm - Final Episode 11 November)

Writer: Joy Harrington / Novel: E.H. Porter / Script Editor: Alistair Bell / Design: Allan Anson Producer: John McRae / Director: June Wyndham-Davies

Period drama serial. In America during the 19th century young orphan girl Pollyanna has to stay with her dour Aunt.

With:- ELIZABETH ARCHARD  as Pollyanna  ELAINE STRITCH as Aunt POlly / PADDY FROST as Nancy / STEPHEN GALLOWAY as Jimmy Bean / RAY McANALLY as John Pendleton / PAUL MAXWELL as Dr Chilton / DONALD BISSETT as Old Tom / ROBERT MAClEOD as Dr Mead / LINCOLN WRIGHT as Dr Warren / VALERIE COLGAN as Milly Snow / MARY HEALEY as Mrs Payson / LILLIAN PADMORE as Cook / ROBERT COLEBY as Timothy 

POLLYANNA

ITV1 / 1x120m / 1 January 2003 / 6:00pm

Book: Eleanor H Porter / Adaption: Simon Nye / Director: Sarah Harding / Producer: Trevor Hopkins

Period family drama. Heart-warming tale of a recently orphaned 11 year-old girl who goes to live with her strict aunt. With her sunny nature Pollyanna brightens the dull lives of the village folk and eventually charms even her aunt. Previously made in 1973 see above entry for details.

With:- AMANDA BURTON as Aunt Polly / KENNETH CRANHAM as Mr Pendleton / GEORGINA TERRY as Pollyanna / ADEN GILLET as Dr Chilton / PAM FERRIS as Mrs Snow / KATE ASHFIELD as Nancy / TOM BELL as Old Tom / TOM ELLIS as Tim / DAVID BAMBER as Reverend Ford / BEN THORNTON as Jimmy Bean / JUDY FLYNN as Milly Snow

POMPEII - THE LAST DAY

BBC1 / 1x60m / 20 October 2003

Writer: Edward Canfor-Dumas / Director: Peter Nicholson / Producer: Alisa Orr

Reconstruction of the dramatic day in AD79 when Mount Vesuvius erupted with devastating consequences to the inhabitants. Based on archaeological studies and the written account of an eye-witness from nearby Naples. Narrated by:- Alisdair Stewart

With:- TIM PIGOTT-SMITH as Pliny The Elder / JIM CARTER as Polyblus / JONATHAN FIRTH as Stephanus / REBECCA CLARKE as Fortunata

Granada (Haunted) /  1x60m-e / 1974

Writer: Robin Chapman / Story: Elizabeth Taylor / Design: Colin Grimes / Director: Michael Apted 

Spooky period drama. In 1907 Florence Chasty takes a post as governess to a nine year old boy in a decidedly strange house.

Florence Chasty........................................ LYNNE MILLER

POOR MOTHER

Thames (Armchair Theatre) / 1970 13 October Tuesday 9.00pm

Writer: Fay Weldon / Design: Fred Pusey / Director: James Goddard

Drama. Young mother Bambi has trouble coping.

With:- AMANDA REISS as Bambi

POP IDOL

ITV1 / varying lengths / 2001-2002

Executive Producers: Richard Holloway, Nigel Lithgoe; Series Producers: Claire Horton, Ken Warwick

An audition campaign series like the previous year's successful POPSTARS but this time to find a new solo pop superstar. Four judges (Simon Cowell, Nikki Chapman, Neil Fox, Pete Waterman) whittled thousands of hopefuls down to 50. Then there was a series of live shows after which viewers could vote on the two that would go through to the final stage from each week's group of 10. Once the 10 finalists were chosen the final stage consisted of a further 8 weeks of shows with one contestant being voted off each week. The grand final was between Gareth Gates and Will Young with the latter winning. 
Presented by:- ANT and DEC 

POP UP VIDEO UK

Channel 4 / 13x30 minute episodes / 1999 (16 October - 29 January / Saturdays @ 11.45pm or 12.30am)

A music show based on a US original in which pop videos are shown whilst information and amusing facts about the artists involved "pop up" on screen. The US shows have been seen on specialist music channel VH1. Interestingly the pop up idea is now routinely seen as an extra on many DVD releases. 

POP VINTAGE '38

ITV (Associated-Rediffusion) / 1x50 minute episode / Wednesday 15 November 1961 @ 8.55pm / black and white

Producer: Peter Croft

A look at the songs that were popular the year before world war II broke out, featuring Betty Driver, John Hewer, Pat Lawrence, Kevin Scott, Stephanie Voss and the Sidney Sax Orchestra.

Channel 4/P-P / 4x55m-e / 1987 3 - 24 June Wednesdays 10.00pm

Writer: Malcolm Bradbury / Novel: Tom Sharpe / Producer: Brian Eastman / Director: Robert Knights 

Comedy drama serial. When his job comes attack and Porterhouse College of Cambridge University is itself under threat of extinction, elderly head porter Skullion decides to take drastic action.

Skullion........................................... DAVID JASON

Sir Godber Evans............................. IAN RICHARDSON

Zipser............................................. JOHN SESSIONS

Dean.............................................. PAUL ROGERS

Senior Tutor.................................... JOHN WOODNUTT

Bursar............................................ HAROLD INNOCENT

Mrs Biggs....................................... PAULA JACOBS

Lady Mary...................................... BARBARA JACOBS

Chaplain......................................... LOCKWOOD WEST

Cornelius Carrington........................ GRIFF RHYS JONES

ATV 'Six of the Best' / 1x30m-e / 1965 1 September - Wednesday 9.10pm  black and white

Writer: Maurice Wiltshire / Producer: Alan Tarrant / Director: Albert Locke  

Comedy. Inept private detective Edwin Porterhouse is hired to look after a priceless snuff box.

Edwin Porterhouse............................ PETER BUTTERWORTH

Daffodil............................................ JUNE WHITFIELD

Otto Mulchrone................................ DUDLEY FOSTER

BBC / 6x30m-e / 1955 16 February - 23 March

Writer: Francis Durbridge / Producer: Alan Bromly 

Thriller serial. A young man investigates the strange events surrounding the death of his brother in Italy.

Tim Forester..................................... FRANCIS DURBRIDGE

BBC2-TVNZ-WGBH / 4x50m-e / 1990

Writer: Penelope Mortimer / Music: Barrington Pheloung / Director: Stephen Whitaker 

Period drama serial. The true story of the affair between novelist Vita  Sackwille-West and Violet Keppel just after world war one.

Vita Sackville-West........................ JANET McTEER

Violet Keppel................................. CATHRYN HARRISON

Harold Nicholson............................ DAVID HAIG

Landlady....................................... HAZEL DOUGLAS

Lady Carnock................................ SAM BEAZLEY

Maitre 'D....................................... JEAN-PIERRE BLANCHARD

Lady Carnock................................ KATHLEEN BYRON

Denys Trefusis............................... PETER BIRCH

Ben Nicolson................................. CHRISTOPHER WALKER

Nigel Nicolson................................ ALEXANDER PEARCE

Reggie Cooper............................... MARK TANDY

Lady Sackville................................ DIANA FAIRFAX

PORTRAIT OF HARDY

ITV (Westward) / 1x60 minute episode / Tuesday 27 August 1968 @ 10.30pm 

Writer/Arranger: David Middlemass / Producer/Director: John Bartlett

Music/The Arts. A special programme commemorating the 40th anniversary of Thomas Hardy's death mixing dramatised moments with interviews and readings (these were spoken by Tony Church). There were contributions from John Betjeman and those who knew him like Dr Edward Mann, Bertie Stevens and his parlourmaid Nellie Titterington. 

The cast for the dramatised segments was :- JAMES FERRIER as Hardy / JOANNA VAN GYSEGHEM as Emma Lavinia / CHARLES EDWARDS as The Boy / KENNETH OLDROYD as The Musician / KENNETH MacLEOD as The Narrator

Central-Witzend / 1x30m-e / 1982

Writer: Terence Howard / Script Editors: Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais / Producer: Tony Charles / Director: Christopher Baker

Comedy. Problems of a group of people on board a luxery cruise liner. The title stands for Port Out Starboard Home.

Steve Martini...................................... STEVE ADLER

Jack Scratch..................................... JOHN CATER

Mr Poppy.......................................... MICHAEL CASHMAN

Mr Vicarage....................................... RONALD LACEY

Ronnie Strumper................................ KEVIN LLOYD

BBC / 4x50m-e / 1970

Writer: Lennox Phillips / Novel: Feodor Dostoyevsky / Producer: David Conroy / Director: Naomi Capon

Period drama serial. A brutal gang terrorise a small provincial Russian town.

With:- ANNE STALLYBRASS as Dasha / DAVID COLLINGS as Verhovensky / JAMES CAFFREY as Shahov / JOSEPH O'CONOR / KEITH BELL / ROSALIE CRUTCHLEY / TIM PREECE / EVE BELTON

Probably Britain's most important and most consistent TV Playwright whose later work was often  unfairly dogged by controversy. This is a complete run down of Potter's fictional TV work (plays, serials etc), though many of the following are featured individually (the ones that are starred), the others serve as mini entries in their own right.

1.THE CONFIDENCE COURSE*  BBC1/25 Feb 1965/The Wednesday Play Director: Gilchrist Calder with Dennis Price and Stanley Baxter (as Hazlitt).

2.ALICE* BBC1/13 Oct 1965/The Wednesday Play

3.STAND UP NIGEL BARTON* BBC1/8 Dec 1965/The Wednesday Play with Keith Barron as Nigel, Janet Henfrey as the Schoolmistress and Johnny Wade as George Pringle.

4.VOTE VOTE VOTE FOR NIGEL BARTON* A sequel to the above. BBC1/15 Dec 1965/The Wednesday Play with Keith Barrron again as Barton.

5.EMERGENCY WARD 9 BBC2/11 Apr 1966/Thirty Minute Theatre Director: Gareth Davies with Terence De Marney as Flanders. An old man bickers with a young lay preacher in the bed next to him.

6.WHERE THE BUFFALO ROAM BBC1/2 Nov 1966/The Wednesday Play Director: Gareth Davies A young Welsh lad lives in Cowboy based fantasy world and later goes on a real killing spree. With Hywel Bennett as Willy Turner

7MESSAGE FOR POSTERITY BBC1/3 May 1967/The Wednesday Play Director: Gareth Davies With Joseph O'Conor as Browning.

8.THE BONEGRINDER* Associated Rediffusion/13 May 1968/ITV Playhouse Director: Joan Kemp-Welch A strange man inveigles his way into a household. (A common theme among Potter's work).

9.SHAGGY DOG LWT/The Company of Five/10 Nov 1968 Bizarre tale of a man going for a job interview shooting a number of people and then jumping from the 14th floor of the building. with John Neville and Cyril Luckham.

10.A BEAST WITH TWO BACKS* BBC1/20 Nov 1968/The Wednesday Play

11.MOONLIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY* ITV/12 April 1969/Saturday Night Theatre

12.SON OF MAN* BBC1/16 Apr 1969/The Wednesday Play

13.LAY DOWN YOUR ARMS ITV/23 May 1970/Saturday Night Theatre Director: Christopher Morahan Problems of virgin Private Robert Hawk, a Russian language Clerk doing his national service. Based in part on Potter's own national service and the same theme later reemerges in Lipstick on Your Collar. With Nikolas Simmonds as Hawk.

14.ANGELS ARE SO FEW* BBC1/5 Nov 1970/Play for Today Director: Gareth Davies Strange individual Martin Biddle truly believes he is an angel and targets various people in a bid to teach them a lesson. with Tom Bell as Martin Biddle.

15.PAPER ROSES* Granada/13 Jun 1971. A critic watches a play about the last day at work of Fleet Street reporter Clarence Hubbard. With Bill Maynard as Hubbard.

16.TRAITOR* BBC1/14 Oct 1971/Play for Today.  Former spy Adrian Harris is visited in Moscow by Western journalists. With John Le Mesurier as Harris.

17.CASANOVA* BBC2/16 Nov - 21 Dec 1971/ 6 Part serial.

18.FOLLOW THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD BBC2/4 Jul 1972/The Sextet. Jack Black visits a psychiatrist convinced he is appearing in a TV play.

19.ONLY MAKE BELIEVE BBC1/ 1x75m-e / 12 Feb 1973/Play for Today Director: Robert Knights / A kind of 'companion-piece' to Angels Are So Few in which a TV playwright struggles to write his latest play (which is Angels Are So Few). With Keith Barron as Christopher Hudson  and Georgina Hale as Sandra George / Alun Armstrong as Michael Biddle / Rowena Cooper as Cynthia Nicholls / Laurence Hardy as Doctor / George Howe as Mr Cawser / John Malcolm as Interviewer / Geoffrey Palmer as Richard Nicholls / Susan Richards as Mrs Cawser / Monika Ringwald as Danish Girl 

20.A TRAGEDY OF TWO AMBITIONS BBC2/21 Nov 1973/Wessex Tales Producer: Irene Shubik, Director: Michael Tuchner / A Thomas Hardy short story adapted by Potter about two brothers training for the priesthood, with the cast headed by John Hurt and Edward Petherbridge.

21.JOE'S ARK* BBC1/14 Feb 1974/Play for Today Director: Alan Bridges / Pet shop owner Joe turns his back on God when his daughter gets cancer. With Freddie Jones(as Joe), Angharad Rees and Dennis Waterman.

22.SCHMOEDIPUS BBC1/20 Jun 1974/Play for Today / A young man called Glen inveigles his way into the house of married Elizabeth claiming to be her son. Potter later reworked this play for his fim Track 29. With Anna Cropper as Elizabeth and Tim Curry as Glen.

23.LATE CALL* BBC2/ 1 - 22 Mar 1975/ 4 Part serial. Adaption of A.N. Wilson's novel.

24.DOUBLE DARE* BBC1/6 Apr 1976/Play for Today with Alan Dobie as Martin Ellis and Kika Markham as Helen.

25.WHERE ADAM STOOD* BBC2/21 Apr 1976

26.BRIMSTONE AND TREACLE* BBC/Recorded 2 - 4 Mar 1976 scheduled for transmission at the end of Apr 76, witheld by the BBC it received it's premiere on 25 Aug 1987.

27.THE MAYOR OF CASTERBRIDGE* BBC2/22 Jan - 5 Mar 1978/7 Part serial  Adaption by Potter of Thomas Hardy's novel.

28. PENNIES FROM HEAVEN* BBC1/7 Mar - 11 Apr 1978/ Six part serial.

29.BLUE REMEMBERED HILLS* BBC1/30 Jan 1979/Play for Today 

30.BLADE ON THE FEATHER* LWT/19 Oct 1980

31.RAIN ON THE ROOF LWT/ 26 Oct 1980 / Director: Alan Bridges / A young illiterate, Billy, goes for reading lessons with bored, sexually frustrated housewife Janet, but Billy later turns out to have murder on his mind. with Cheryl Campbell as Janet.

32.CREAM IN MY COFFEE* LWT/2 Nov 1980

33.TENDER IS THE NIGHT* BBC2/23 Sep - 28 Oct 1985/Classic Serial / An adaption by Potter of the F. Scott Fitzgerald novel.

34.THE SINGING DETECTIVE* BBC1/16 Nov - 21 Dec 1986/6 Part serial

35.VISITORS* BBC2/22 Feb 1987/Screen Two An adaption by Potter's of his own stage play Sufficient Carbohydrate.

36.CHRISTABEL* BBC2/16 Nov - 7 Dec 1988/Four part serial / An adaption by Potter of Christabel Bielenberg's autobiography about life under Nazi rule.

37.BLACKEYES* BBC2/29 Nov- 20 Dec 1989/ Four part serial.

38.LIPSTICK ON YOUR COLLAR* C4-Whistling Gypsy/21 Feb - 28 Mar 1993/6 Part serial

39.MESSAGE FOR POSTERITY* BBC2/29 Oct 1994/'Performance' / A restaging of Potter's 1967 play.

40.MIDNIGHT MOVIE BBC2-Whistling Gypsy/26 Dec 1994 Director: Renny Rye. / A Potter adaption of the novel by Elizabeth Ashe about a film producer's nymphomaniac wife turning to murder. with Louise Germaine and Brian Dennehy.

41.KAROKE* BBC1/28 Apr - 19 May 1996 

42.COLD LAZARUS*  C4/ 26 May - 16 Jun 1996 

P.O.W.

ITV1 / 6x60m / started 10 October 2003

Writer: Matthew Graham / Director: John Strickland / Producer: Victoria Fea

Second World War drama set in a German Prisoner of War camp - Stalag 39.

With:- JAMES D'ARCY as Jim Caddon / JOE ABSOLOM as Drew Pritchard / PATRICK BALADI as Captain Attercombe / Anatole Taubman as Kommandent Dreiber / EWAN STEWART as John Stevens / CRAIG HEANEY as Larry Boyd

POWDER HER FACE

Channel 4 - London Weekend Television / 1x125 minute episode / Broadcast Saturday 25 December 1999 @ 8.40pm

Writer and Director: Margaret Williams / Opera: Thomas Ades / Libretto: Philip Hensher / Producer: Gordon Baskerville 

Opera. The life and eventual downfall of Margaret, Duchess of Argyll, from the 1920's to the 1950's.

cast 
MARY PLAZAS as Margaret, Duchess of Argyll / HEATHER BUCK as The Maid / GRAEME BROADBENT as Hotel Manager / DANIEL NORMAN as The Electrician and also featuring the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group. 

ATV / x60m-e / 1965-69  

Creator: Wilfred Greatorex / Producer: Rex Firkin 

Drama series. A continuation of the The Plane Makers. Sir John Wilder leaves the aviation industry and takes a seat upon the board of a merchant bank.

John Wilder...................................... PATRICK WYMARK

Caswell Bligh................................... CLIFFORD EVANS

Don Henderson................................ JACK WATLING

Kenneth Wilder................................ PETER BARKWORTH

Pamela Wilder................................. BARBARA MURRAY

BBC / 1x75m-e / 1982

Writer: Roger Milner / Producer: Innes Lloyd / Director: Frank Cox 

Wartime drama. During World War II an officer finds himself ordered to abandon a Russian convoy.

With:- RICHARD BRIERS as Capt Jack Broome / PATRICK TROUGHTON / ROWENA COOPER

Granada / 13x60m-e / 1985-86

Creator: Mike Stott / Executive Producer: June Howson / Producer: Sita Williams

Medical drama series. Stories of the staff and patients of a northern health centre.

JOHN FRASER as Dr Lawrence Golding / TIM BRIERLY as Dr David Armitage (season one) / BRIGIT FORSYTH as Dr Judith Vincent / ROB EDWARDS as Dr Chris Clark (Season Two) / JENNY LINDEN as Gillian Golding / NICOLA COWPER as Heather Golding / MICHELLE HOLMES as (receptionist) Susan Turner

Channel 4-Portman / 2x75m-e / 1982

Writer: Philip Mackie / Director: Jack Gold 

Mystery serial set in provincial France.

With:- CARMEN DU SAUTOY / JONATHAN PRYCE / CHERIE LUNGHI

BBC-WGBH / 1x120m-e / 1988

Writer: Maggie Wadey / Novel: Mary Webb / Music: Rachel Portman / Director: Christopher Menaul

Period drama serial. A 19th century young Shropshire lass born with a hare lip struggles to cope with the hardships of farm life.

With:- JANET McTEER / JOHN BOWE / JOHN McENERY / EMILY MORGAN / CLIVE OWEN / JIM CARTER / MILTON JOHNS

BBC2 / 1x90m-e / 1996

Writer: Graham Reid / Director: John Wood 

Drama. In Belfast, Rosie Williams is finding it hard to come to terms with her husbands death some twelve years before.

Roisin 'Rosie' Williams........................ AMANDA BURTON

Billy McVea....................................... KEVIN McNALLY

John Willis......................................... MICHAEL LEGGE

BBC2 / 1977-80

Producer: Graham Benson 

An anthology series of dramas inaugurated to allow new directors the chance to make their first contributions to TV.

PRESTON FRONT:See All Quiet on the Preston Front

PRETENDING TO BE JUDITH

ITV / 1x??   (probably 90 or 120) / 2001    

Writer: Andrea Newman; Director: Danny Hiller; Producer: Simon Passmore

 A man (PARKER) hires a young actress (TREMARCO) to play the part of Judith, his late wife, and re-enact key moments of their relationship.  However, the plot takes a twist when it emerges that Judith is not dead after all.

 With:- NATHANIEL PARKER / CHRISTINE TREMARCO / MARC WARREN

PRETORIUS

Thames / 1x115m-e / 1987 1 September 

Producer: Michael Chapman / Director: Alex Clarke

Crime drama. Belgian detective Inspector Andreis Pretorius attempts to track down a cargo of deadly drugs.

With:- CLIVE WOOD as Andreis Pretorius / ELSA O'TOOLE as Tanji 

Carlton/Absolutely / 1x30m-e / 1996 16 December - Monday 10.40pm

Writers: Morwenna Banks, Chris England, Robert Harley / Director: Liddy Oldroyd 

Comedy spoof. A trio of 1960's troubleshooters do battle against international villains.

Penelope Gold................................... MORWENNA BANKS

Craig Sturdy...................................... ROBERT HARLEY

Mike Stallion..................................... CHRIS ENGLAND

The Controller.................................... WILLIAM GAUNT

Lord Belvoir St Nash........................... SIMON WILLIAMS

Dr Keelover........................................ CHRIS LANGHAM

1x80m-e / 1982

Writer: Sylvia Clayton  

Drama. A bunch of TV critic attend a preview for a strange show.

Channel 4-RTE / 6x60m-e / 1985 10 January - 14 February

Writer: Peter Ransley / Story: Peter Barkworth / Producer: Mark Shivas / Director: Peter Smith 

Thriller. The wife and step daughter of an English businessman living in Ireland are kidnapped by the IRA.

Frances............................................. HARRIET WALTER

Geoffrey............................................. PETER BARKWORTH

Frank Crossan................................... DEREK THOMPSON

Lansbury........................................... SIMON JONES

Willy................................................. ADRIAN DUNBAR

BBC / 2x75m-e / 1977

Writer: Barry Hines / Producer: Tony Garnett / Director: Ken Loach 

Two linked dramas about pit life. 

1.MEET THE PEOPLE A colliery prepares for a royal visit.

2.BACK TO REALITY A pit disaster brings tragedy to a community. 

PRIDE

BBC1 / 1x85m / 27 December 2004

Writer: Simon Nye / Director: John Downer / Producer: Christopher Hall.

The story of the life of a lion cub called Suki. The programme was made using cutting-edge wildlife documentary techniques to film the close-up footage of real lions and digital effects made the lions mouths move as they "spoke" their dialogue. A documentary shown the next day went behind the scenes and showed how the story was filmed.

With the voices of:- KATE WINSLET as Suki / HELEN MIRREN as Macheeba / RUPERT GRAVES as Linus / SEAN BEAN as Dark / MARTIN FREEMAN as Fleck / ROBBIE COLTRANE as James / JIM BROADBENT as Eddie / JOHN HURT as Harry

BBC / 5x30m-e / 1952 2 February - 8 March black and white

Producer: Campbell Logan / Novel: Jane Austen 

Period drama serial.  In the 19th century, strong willed Elizabeth Bennett falls in love with the dashing Fitzwilliam D'Arcy.

Elizabeth........................................... DAPHNE SLATER

D'Arcy............................................... PETER CUSHING

BBC / 6x30m-e / 1958 24 January - 28 February black and white

Producer: Barbara Burnham / Novel: Jane Austen 

Period drama serial. In the 19th century, strong willed Elizabeth Bennett falls in love with the dashing Fitzwilliam D'Arcy.

D'Arcy................................................ ALAN BADEL

Elizabeth........................................... JANE DOWNS

BBC1 / 6x30m-e / 1967

Producer: Campbell Logan / Novel: Jane Austen 

Period drama serial. In the 19th century, strong willed Elizabeth Bennett falls in love with the dashing Fitzwilliam D'Arcy.

D'Arcy.................................................. LEWIS FIANDER

Elizabeth............................................. CELIA BANNERMAN

BBC2 / 5x55m-e / 1980 13 January - 10 February

Writer: Fay Weldon / Novel: Jane Austen / Producer: Jonathan Powell / Director: Cyril Coke 

Period drama serial. In the 19th century, strong willed Elizabeth Bennett falls in love with the dashing Fitzwilliam D'Arcy.

Elizabeth Bennett............................ ELIZABETH GARVIE

Fitzwilliam D'Arcy............................ DAVID RINTOUL

Lydia Bennett.................................. NATALIE OGLE

Jane Bennett................................... SABINA FRANKLYN

Mary............................................... TESSA PEAKE-JONES

BBC1 / 6x50m-e / 1995 24 September - 29 October

Writer: Andrew Davies / Script Editor: Susie Conklin / Design: Gerry Scott / Costume: Dinah Collin / Executive Producer: Michael Wearing / Producer: Sue Birtwhistle / Director: Simon Langton

Period drama serial. In the 19th century, strong willed Elizabeth Bennett falls in love with the dashing Fitzwilliam D'Arcy. This is probably the most famous of the various versions thanks to a sexy script by Andrew Davies and a dashing D'Arcy.

With:- COLIN FIRTH as Fitzwilliam D'Arcy / JENNIFER EHLE as Elizabeth Bennett / ALISON STEADMAN as Mrs Bennett / JULIA SAWALHA as Lydia Bennett / DAVID BAMBER as Mr Collins / CRISPIN BONHAM CARTER as  Mr Bingley / ANNA CHANCELLOR as Miss Bingley / SUSANNAH HARKER as Jane Bennett / LUCY BRIERS as Mary Bennett / NORMA STREADER as Lady Lucas / EMILIA FOX as Georgina D'Arcy / JOANNA DAVID as Mrs Gardiner

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