The Secret Kingdom (TV series)
The Secret Kingdom | |
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Genre | Drama |
Based on | The Secret Kingdom by Walter Greenwood |
Written by | |
Directed by | Chloe Gibson |
Starring | Maureen Pryor Anthony Newlands Sheila Manahan |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 8 (all missing) |
Production | |
Producer | Chloe Gibson |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Release | |
Original network | BBC 1 |
Original release | 6 May 24 June 1960 | –
The Secret Kingdom is a British television series which originally aired on BBC in eight episodes between 6 May and 24 June 1960. It is an adaptation of the 1938 novel of the same title by Walter Greenwood.[1] The plot revolves around Paula Byron, from a working class family in Salford.
All eight episodes are believed to be lost.
Main cast[]
- Maureen Pryor as Paula Byron
- Anthony Newlands as Henry Waring
- as Viola Byron
- Sheila Manahan as Anne Byron
- John Stratton as Bert Treville
- Kevin Stoney as Boyo Doyle
- Malcolm Keen as William Byron
- Ray Brooks as Figgins
- as Dick Marlowe
- as Alf Briggs
- Richard Davies as Rigby
- Marjorie Rhodes as Mrs. Lorimer
References[]
- ^ Baskin p.48
Bibliography[]
- Baskin, Ellen . Serials on British Television, 1950-1994. Scolar Press, 1996.
External links[]
Categories:
- BBC television dramas
- 1960 British television series debuts
- 1960 British television series endings
- 1960s British drama television series
- 1960s British television miniseries
- English-language television shows
- Television shows based on British novels