The Adventures of Ben Gunn (TV series)
The Adventures of Ben Gunn | |
---|---|
Genre | Adventure |
Based on | The Adventures of Ben Gunn by R.F. Delderfield |
Written by | R.F. Delderfield |
Starring | John Moffatt Peter Wyngarde Rupert Davies |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 6 |
Production | |
Producer | Desmond O'Donovan |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Production company | BBC |
Release | |
Original network | BBC 1 |
Original release | 1 June 6 July 1958 | –
The Adventures of Ben Gunn is a British television series which originally aired on the BBC in 1958.[1] It was based on R.F. Delderfield's 1956 novel The Adventures of Ben Gunn, written as a prequel to Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island.
Main cast[]
- John Moffatt as Ben Gunn
- Peter Wyngarde as John Silver
- Rupert Davies as Captain Flint
- as Ben Gunn - as an Old Man
- as Jim Hawkins
- Richard Coleman as Nick Allardyce
- as Gabriel Pew
- as Israel Hands
- Gertan Klauber as Black Dog
- as Anderson
- Neil Hallett as Tom Morgan
- as Davis
- Olaf Pooley as Billy Bones
- as Darby Magraw
- as Big Prosper
- Basil Hoskins as Gaston
- Peter Vaughan as Sergeant Hoxton
- John Barrett as Private Barnes
- as Captain Ayrton
References[]
- ^ Baskin p.32
Bibliography[]
- Baskin, Ellen . Serials on British Television, 1950-1994. Scolar Press, 1996.
External links[]
Categories:
- BBC television dramas
- Television series based on Treasure Island
- 1958 British television series debuts
- 1958 British television series endings
- English-language television shows