Stuart Burge Archives | Memorable TV

The Wednesday Play: Sir Jocelyn, The Minister Would Like A Word (BBC Drama)

Original Publicity: Sir Jocelyn, The Minister Would Like A Word… The second play in the new Wednesday series has been written by Simon Raven and features...

Episodes6 months ago

Fall Of Eagles: The Indian Summer of an Emperor (S1EP10 BBC 29 May 1974, T. P. McKenna)

The Indian Summer of an Emperor: Franz Josef fears for Austria-Hungary’s future in the hands of his reform-minded nephew and heir-presumptive Franz Ferdinand, especially because of...

Episodes6 months ago

Fall Of Eagles: The English Princess (S1EP2 BBC 5 Apr 1974, Curt Jurgens)

The English Princess: In the hope of promoting a liberal and united Germany, Queen Victoria and Prince Albert arrange for their eldest daughter Victoria ‘Vicky’ to...

Episodes6 months ago

Fall Of Eagles: The Honest Broker (S1EP3 BBC 12 Apr 1974, Denis Lill)

The Honest Broker: With Germany united under Prussia, Bismarck seeks a stabilizing alliance with the Austrians and Russians through the League of the Three Emperors. His...

Episodes6 months ago

Fall Of Eagles: The Appointment (S1EP8 BBC 15 May 1974, Freddie Jones)

The Appointment: When Grand Duke Sergei is murdered, Nicholas dismisses his police chief and considers Pyotr Rachkovsky as a suitable replacement even though he seems untrustworthy...

TV7 months ago

Play For Tomorrow (BBC Scifi, Kenneth Branagh, Robin Ellis)

Play For Tomorrow was a six part anthology series which saw the writers being commissioned by the beeb to take a look at our possible future....

TV4 years ago

Sons And Lovers (BBC-2 1981, Eileen Atkins, Tom Bell)

Period drama serial Sons And Lovers took us to pre war Nottingham, a young miner dreams of escaping from his stifling family life and becoming an...

TV4 years ago

Seaforth (BBC-1 1994, Linus Roache, Lia Williams)

Created by Peter Ransley, Seaforth was a strong Yorkshire set period drama starring Linus Roache in his breakthrough role. Roache played by Bob Longman who in...