Black Kite
2013 · Drama · Family
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TV series / 1964
The Wednesday Play
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Ken LoachGilchrist CalderWaris HusseinGareth Davies
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James FermanJames MacTaggartAlan BridgesJohn GorrieCharles JarrottPeter DuguidBrian ParkerClaude WhathamAlan CookePharic MaclarenMichael HayesJohn MackenzieToby RobertsonGeoffrey NethercottChristopher MorahanMoira ArmstrongHerbert WiseRaymond MenmuirPeter HammondHenric HirschDavid BenedictusRex TuckerPhilip SavilleMichael TuchnerWilliam SlaterDonald McWhinnieAlan GibsonJohn GlenisterJack GoldAlan ClarkeDon TaylorBarry BermangeMichael SimpsonVivian MatalonDesmond McCarthyRoderick GrahamPhilip DudleyRudolph CartierLionel HarrisStuart BurgeIan CurteisPeter WatkinsMary RidgeMarc MillerJohn McGrathPeter SasdyRonald EyreEric TillRobin MidgleyMario PrizekJohn RobinsJohn SchlesingerMichael Leeston-SmithPiers HaggardAnthony PageBasil ColemanBill BainBill HaysRobert FlemingNaomi Capon
An anthology series of television plays which aired on BBC1 from October 1964 to May 1970. The plays were usually written for television, although adaptations from other sources also featured.
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Season 1
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Season 2
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Season 3
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Season 4
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Season 5
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Season 6
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Season 7
To Be Deleted
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Season 8
To Be Deleted
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Season 9
To Be Deleted
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Cast
Tony SelbyDanny Lee · Charlie Mills · Dave · Tim · Harry · Brother Malachy
John BaileyJack Hay · Humphrey Wiles, Counsel for Defence · Inspector Cardles · Mad Hatter · Bartolomeo Vanzetti
Michael RobbinsSergeant Strickland · Henry Whittaker · Jack · Sergeant Billings · Albert Barking
Rosemary LeachJean Marfield · Katharine Elliott · Jess · Shelley Mitchell
Cleo SylvestreStephanie Ward · Rachel · Inmate: at Holm Lea · Marge, in the Factory
Keith BarronNigel Barton · Tom · Narrator (voice)
John PhillipsCardinal Runan · Sir Gilbert Hardacre · Forbes-Wainwright · Councillor Percival
George BakerJacques · Louie Summers · Rev Charles Lutwidge Dodgson · Vera
Carol WhiteThe Princess · Sylvie · Cathy
James MaxwellDonald Prior · Capt. Miller · Sam Forty · David Castle
Eileen AtkinsMabel · Joan · The Girl · Woman
Derek FrancisG.C. Stoupe · Minister · Lord Barnett, G.C.B. · Cornelius Shafton
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George SewellGeorge Barking · Ricketts · Gurney · Eddie
Isobel BlackFriedel Westermann · The Girl · Victory · Annabel Tranter-Percy
John SavidentMr. Miller · Mr. Brummitt · Hans Von Dorring
Barry JacksonCossack · Rent Collector · John Black
Richard DaviesHarry Jenkins · Registrar · Mr. Black
Basil HensonMarshal · Inspector · Major Andrew Carlyle
Barry FosterSquadron-Leader Phil Osborne · Bellamy · Dan Sankey
Michael BatesMike MacFarland · Tommy · Joe
Alfred LynchEddie Marble · Peter Young · Bisthorpe
Ronald LaceyLen · Billy Oates · George
Brenda BruceMollie · Ma · Betty Bradshaw
Peter JeffreyCharles · Raoul · Staff Tucker
Neville SmithIzzy · Vince Coyne · Johnny Johnson
Ken JonesJoe Horrigan · Freddi Grierson · Arthur
Dinsdale LandenBrian · Ian · Ronald
Peter VaughanRon · Volubin · Sladek
John NettletonCaptain · Major Grace · Leonard Hoskins
Robert PowellLionel Crane · Arkie · Shaun
Joss AcklandTom Gorbet · Cornelius
Hal GaliliWendell · Private First Class O'Brien
Barrie InghamCharlie · Colin
Ray BrooksReg
Geoffrey PalmerProperty Agent
Noel HowlettDr. Evans · Lord Chief Justice
Patrick BarrJoe · David Lancaster
Daphne HeardNan · Mrs. Edgell
David KellyFinbar · Miko
Robert HardyPontius Pilate · Nick Prockter
Mona Bruce3rd Investor · Matron
Marius GoringReverend Harrup · Sir Hubert
Clive GrahamRoman Centurion · David Lewis
Michael HordernGen. Kokoshkin, Chief of Police · Sir Jocelyn Symonds
Glenda JacksonCathy · Julie
Julian GloverJames · Major Mathys
Cyril LuckhamGeneral-Colonel Ludwig Beck · Hugh Archibald-Lake
Nigel StockElvet · Dennis
Deborah WatlingGretchen Westermann · Alice Liddell
Geoffrey MatthewsNarrator (voice) · Radio Announcer
Jane ArdenSusan Carter-Carter · Inez
Fionnula FlanaganMona · Eileen
Peter CopleyRoger Gibbs · Gen. Friedrich Olbright
Lee MontagueArchibald Cooper · Johnny May
Richard ShawRonnie · Joe Kenny
Alec McCowenAlfred Poole · Private Secretary
Robert JamesDr. Gossard · Denzil Trafford
Michael GoodliffeMr. Douglas · Rev. Adrian Tenterden
Raymond HuntleyDr. Hallam Aitkinson · Superintendent Willow
Dudley SuttonPrivate Watt · Corporal Tom Oates
Denholm ElliottVincent · Gerald
Richard PearsonHeadmaster · Fatty
Neil McCarthyBlack · Police Constable Miller
Laurence HardyMr. Grant · Vroom
Bill FraserLt. Col. Svinin · Josh
Griffith DaviesTerry · Brian
Tessa WyattLorina Liddell · Julie Jesse
Winifred DennisMum · Mrs. Ward
Ann BeachBlodwen Wilderness · Music Hall Artiste
Pauline CollinsAngelina · Joan Percival
Glynn EdwardsMr. Bates · Bernie the Tweedler
Vickery TurnerJill Blakeney · Eileen
Roland CulverGeneral Cantfield · Arthur Maybury
Norman RodwayJohn · Cage
T. P. McKennaJohn Joe Moran · Joe Katz
Valerie GearonMary · Anne Barton
Jack WoolgarHarry Barton · Barlowe
June BrownMrs. Wentworth · Emma
Geraldine MoffatSarah · Lucy
Tony SteedmanGeorge · Anderson
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