R3 (TV series)

R3 was a 50-minute British television drama series produced by the BBC between 1964 and 1965. Its full title was Ministry of Research Centre No. 3. The series starred John Robinson as Sir Michael Gerrard, Jeremy Young as Wilson, as Captain Rogers, and was set in a scientific research facility at the Ministry of Research. R3 is also notable for providing early TV exposure for a young Oliver Reed, cast as one of the scientists on the ministry staff, Dr. Richard Franklin.

In "Experiment in Death" (shown Tuesday 27 July 1965 on BBC1), written by N J Crisp, undersea exploration becomes an experiment in survival in a bathysphere. That show starred Edward Judd as Peters, Brigit Forsyth as a secretary, as Turner and Stephen John as a meteorologist. It was produced by John Robins and directed by Paul Bernard.

Cast[]

• Sir Michael Gerrard – John Robinson
• Miss Brooks –
• Philip Boult – Michael Hawkins
• Tom Collis – Derek Benfield
• Dr Richard Franklin – Oliver Reed
• Dr George Fratton – Moultrie Kelsall
• Dr Mary Howard – Elizabeth Sellars
• Betty Mason –
• Pomeroy – Edwin Richfield
• Porter –
• Dr Jack Morton – Simon Lack
• Dr Peter Travers – Richard Wordsworth

External links[]

• R3 at IMDb

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