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THE PEAPICKER IN PICCADILLY

UK / ITV – ATV / 1×50 minute episode / Broadcast Wednesday 31 December 1969 at 8.00pm Writers: Sheldon Keller. Digby Wolfe / Musical Associate: Derek Scott / Musical Numbers staged by Irving Davies / Production Design: Henry Graveney / Producers: Digby Wolfe, Bob Wynn / Director: Albert Locke An episode of The Tennessee Ernie …

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CHASE ME COMRADE

UK / BBC / 1×50 minute episode / 1964 Writer: Ray Cooney Comedy Chase Me Comrade was about a Russian ballet dancer decides he wants to defect but following a whole series of farcical manouvres decides it is far too much trouble. Ray Cooney who contributed the script was something of the farce meister at …

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CATCHPENNY TWIST

UK / BBC One (for the Play for Today strand) / 1×75 minute episode / Broadcast 5 December 1977 Writer: Stewart Parker / Music: Shaun Davey / Production Design: Chris Edwards / Script Editor: Michael Heffernan / Director: Robert Knights Comedy drama with music. Roy and Martyn believe they can write the next Irish entry …

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BAGPUSS

UK / BBC-Small Films / 13×20 minute episodes / 1974 Creators/Producers: Peter Firmin, Oliver Postgate / Writer:Oliver Postgate / Director:Peter Firmin / Music: John Faulkner , Sandra Kerr Puppet animation series. Pink and white striped cloth cat Bagpuss lives in a shop with his various friends including The Toy Mice, Gabriel the Toad, Woodpecker Professor …

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THE BLACK CANDLE

UK / ITV – Tyne Tees/Worldwide / 2×90 minutes / 1991 Writer: Gordon Hann / Novel: Catherine Cookson / Producer: Ray Marshall / Costume: Linda Matlock / Design: Ash Wilkinson / Executive Producers: Michael Chaplin, Ray Marshall / Director: Roy Battersby Period drama serial. A factory owner falls in love with her foreman but tragedy …

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THE BLACK ARROW (1951)

UK / BBC / 2×40 minutes / 20 May – 27 May 1951 black and white Writer: John Blatchley Novel:R.L. Stevenson Producer: Naomi Capon Period drama serial. During the bitter War of the Roses a young man is forced to do battle against his evil uncle. Cast: DENNIS CLINTON / JOHN GARLEY / DENIS QUILLEY …

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THE BITE

UK – Australia / ABC – BBC – Warner Sisters-Palm Beach / 2×90 minutes / 1996 Writer: Terry Johnson / Camera: Stephen Windon Design: Murray Picknett Costume: Alexandra Tynan Music: Paul Grabowsky Producers: Lavinia Warner, David Elfick / Executive Producers: Sue Masters, Michael Waering Director: MIchael Carson. A UK-Australia co-production. Thriller serial. Australian Jack Shannon …

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THE CHARMER

UK / ITV – London Weekend Television / 6×60 minute episodes / Broadcast 18 October – 22 November 1987 Writer: Allan Prior / Novel: Patrick Hamilton / Theme Music sung by Paul Jones / Producer: Philip Hinchcliffe Period drama serial. In the 1930’s, suave conman Ralph Gorse with an eye for the ladies and the …

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BARLOW AT LARGE

UK / BBC1 / 30x50m-e / 1971–73(14 eps) 1974–75(16eps) Creator: Elwyn Jones / Executive Producer: Leonard Lewis Crime drama series. Spin off from Z Cars and Softly Softly. Police Officer Charlie Barlow finds himself working in Whitehall as part of the Police Research Services Branch. From 1974–75 the series title was simply Barlow. Cast: STRATFORD …

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