The House Under the Water (TV series)

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The House Under the Water
GenreHistorical drama
Based onThe House Under the Water
by Francis Brett Young
Written byBarry Thomas
Directed byDafydd Gruffydd
StarringMargaret Courtenay
Richard Bebb
Carole Mowlam
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes8
Production
ProducerDafydd Gruffydd
Running time30 minutes
Production companyBBC Wales
Release
Original networkBBC Television
Original release27 January (1961-01-27) –
17 March 1961 (1961-03-17)

The House Under the Water is a British historical television drama series which originally aired on BBC One in eight parts during 1961.[1] It is an adaptation of the 1932 novel The House Under the Water by Francis Brett Young, which portrays the late nineteenth century flooding of the Elan Valley in Wales to create a water supply for the rapidly growing city of Birmingham.

All eight episodes are now considered to be lost.

Cast[]

  • Margaret Courtenay as Lucrezia Tregaron (8 episodes)
  • Richard Bebb as Evan Vaughan (8 episodes)
  • Carole Mowlam as Philippa Tregaron (8 episodes)
  • Emrys James as Rob Tregaron (8 episodes)
  • William Squire as Griffith Tregaron (7 episodes)
  • Ray Smith as Gerald Tregaron (7 episodes)
  • as Caterina (7 episodes)
  • as Virginia Tregaron (6 episodes)
  • Aubrey Richards as Abel Pugh (6 episodes)
  • as Diana Tregaron (5 episodes)
  • as Janet Delahaye (5 episodes)
  • Arnold Bell as Sir Trevor Delahaye (4 episodes)
  • David Lyn as Charles Lingen (4 episodes)
  • as Sula Meredith (4 episodes)
  • as Louis Wiener (4 episodes)
  • Hubert Rees as Esmond Delahaye (3 episodes)
  • as Meredith (2 episodes)
  • Ian Colin as Sir Arthur Weldon (2 episodes)
  • Edward Evans as Mr. Barradale (2 episodes)
  • Ieuan Rhys Williams as Mr. Prosser (2 episodes)
  • as Otto Wiener (2 episodes)
  • as Man at the Inn (1 episode)
  • as Stockbroker (1 episode)
  • as Man at the Inn (1 episode)
  • as Man at the Inn (1 episode)
  • s Sergeant Ambrose (1 episode)
  • as Mr. Verona (1 episode)
  • Desmond Llewelyn as Colonel Tregaron (1 episode)
  • as Mr. Parry (1 episode)
  • Frederick Schiller as Mr. Dagmar (1 episode)

References[]

  1. ^ Baskin p.54

Bibliography[]

  • Ellen Baskin. Serials on British Television, 1950-1994. Scolar Press, 1996.

External links[]

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