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UK /
ITV - London Weekend Television /
1977 (16 January - 20 February / Sundays @ 10.00pm)
Writer: Brian Phelan / Novel: Mervyn Jones / Producer: Paul Knight / Designer: John Blezard
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Music: Denis King / Executive Producer: Rex Firkin / Directors: Raymond Menmuir
(episodes 1-2 and 6), Gerry Mill (episodes 2-5)
Period drama serial. The life and times of the East End Wheelwright family over
much of the 20th century from 1903 right up to 1970. The story began in 1903
with Dora Wheelwright struggling to bring up her kids, Charlie and Vi,
following the death of her Stevedore husband in an accident. Charlie as an
adult found himself caught up in the horrors of world war one and then
struggles to survive throughout the depressed 1920's, he marries Ann and
becomes in involved in the General Strike before having to go through
another world war and it's aftermath and the changing face of the East End
and the loss of community. The family lived in Steadman Street.
cast
MICHAEL ELPHICK as Charlie Wheelwright / JOHN NETTLES as Herbert Goodings
/ JOHN DUTTINE as Harry Wheelwright / PATRICIA FRANKLIN as Ann Wheelwright /
KENNETH CRANHAM as Ted Wheelwright / DIANE KEEN as Yvette / TINA MARTIN as Marge Naylor
/ FRANK MILLS as Alf Harris / ROSALIND AYRES as Vi Wheelwright / MICHAEL LEES as
Howard Buckley / STUART HARWOOD as Tommy Whitmarsh
SIX EPISODES
1. EPISODE ONE Broadcast: Sunday 16 Jan 1977 @ 10:00pm)
1903. When her Stevedore husband is killed in an accident young Dora is left to bring up their two children, Charlie and Vi, alone.
guest cast
Lane Meddick as Waiter / Graham Ashley as Coroner's Clerk / Bunny May as Henderson / Stanley Price as Patsy Sullivan / Neville Barber as Johnson / Paul Taylor as First Boy / Frank Jarvis as P. T. Instructor / Maggie Flint as Maggie Harris / Mary Healey as Dora
Crispin Gillbard as Gaffney / Raymond Skipp as Jack Wheelwright / Barry Winch asCharlie(as a boy) / Kellie Twinn as Vi (as a child)
/ Ashley Pontin as Tommy (as a boy) / Arnold Peter as Office Manager / Reggie Winch as Second boy
Director: Raymond Menmuir
2. EPISODE TWO (Broadcast: Sunday 23 Jan 1977 @ 10:00pm)
Dora has remarried but Charlie refuses to accept his step-fathers advice about a career, determined to work in the docks, but then the outrbreak of the first world war threatens to change everything for ever. In 1918 Charlie himself is caught up in the action.
guest cast
Lane Meddick as Waiter / Hilary Mason as Mrs. Finlay / Maggie Flint as Maggie Harris / Chris Webb as Referee / Dennis Blanch as Pete Simmonds / Mary Healey as Dora / Rosalind Elliot as Fanny / Lois Baxter as Reenie / Derek Martin as Sergeant / Liz Edmiston as Washer girl / Raymond Skipp as Jack Wheelwright / Barry Winch as Charlie(as a boy) / Kellie Twinn as Vi (as a child) / Linda Robson as Girl in street / Peter Robert Scott as Young Officer
Director: Raymond Menmuir
3. EPISODE THREE (Broadcast Info: Sunday 30 Jan 1977 @ 10:00pm)
1921-1926: It's the depressed 1920's and the strugle for survival is brutal, Charlie, back at the docks, becomes involved in the General strike but also finds time to fall in love with Ann Naylor.
guest cast
John Moore as Arthur Naylor / Stanley Price as Pasty Sullivan / Maggie Flint as Maggie Harris / George Hilsdon as Ship Worker
/ Mary Healey as Dora / Terence Conoley as Policeman / Andrew Knox as Peter / Mark Warren as Docker / Timothy Peters as John /
Christopher Holmes as Officer
Director: Gerry Mill
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