Norman Beaton Archives | Memorable TV

Hammer House Of Horror (ITV Thriller Series)

By the late 1970’s the iconic film studio Hammer was no longer the force it once was, deciding that TV would be a new avenue to...

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Empire Road (BBC Two 1978-1979, Norman Beaton, Wayne Laryea)

BBC series Empire Road was the first British television series written by a black writer (the Guyanese Michael Abbensetts) for an all-black cast, and took place...

TV4 years ago

Fosters, The (ITV 1976-1977, Norman Beaton, Lenny Henry)

Sitcom The Fosters was a UK adaptation of popular US show Good Times and told of the exploits of the black Foster family living in a...

TV4 years ago

Desmonds (Channel 4 1989-1994, Norman Beaton, Carmen Munroe)

Sitcom detailing the exploits of Desmond Ambrose the West Indian proprietor of a barber shop in the heart of Peckham. Desmond’s was something of a gathering...

TV5 years ago

Rachel And The Roarettes (BBC-2 1985, Josie Lawrence, Gary Oldman)

Musical comedy drama Rachel and the Roarettes was an early starring role for Josie Lawrence, the production was highly surreal and Lawrence starred as motorbike riding...

TV6 years ago

The Play on One: Airbase (BBC-1 1988 with Clive Mantle and Anton Lesser)

UK / BBC / 1×80 minute episodes / Broadcast 1 March 1988 Written by Malcolm McKay / Script Editor: Avril Clark / Music: Stephen Lipson /...

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