The Massingham Affair (TV series)
The Massingham Affair is a British period crime television series which originally aired on BBC 2 in six episodes from 12 September to 17 October 1964.[1] It is an adaptation of the 1962 novel of the same title by Edward Grierson.
| The Massingham Affair | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Crime drama |
| Based on | The Massingham Affair by Edward Grierson |
| Written by | Rex Tucker |
| Directed by | Paddy Russell |
| Starring | Lyndon Brook Andrew Keir Eileen Atkins |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Paddy Russell |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC 2 |
| Original release | 12 September – 17 October 1964 |
Synopsis
In the late nineteenth century a violent robbery and on a vicar and his daughter leads to two men being convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment. However a young solicitor Justin Derry is unconvinced of the verdict and sets out to exonerate them.
Cast
- Lyndon Brook as Justin Derry
- Andrew Keir as Superintendent Blair
- Renny Lister as Jean Kelly
- Eileen Atkins as Charlotte Verney
- George Cormack as Reverend Verney
- Geoffrey Bayldon as Mr. Lumley
- Bernard Kay as Jim Longford
- Robert Cawdron as PC Hugh
- Patsy Rowlands as Georgina Deverel
- Barry Wilsher as Mick Kelly
- John Wentworth as Colonel Deverel
- Norman Rodway as Mr. Gilmore
- John Barrett as George Sugden
- John Cazabon as Mr. Harris
- George Little as Pat Milligan
- Harry Littlewood as Joe Henderson
- Cynthia Etherington as Mrs. Sugden
- William Mervyn as Mr. Jessop
- Frieda Knorr as Amy Dodds
- John Rae as The Judge
- Mary Webster as Maggie Binns
- William Gordon as Court Usher
- Joby Blanshard as PC Luke
- John Wilding as Warder
- Gladys Dawson as Grannie Binns
- Benn Simons as PC Moffatt
- Robert Gregory as Urchin
- Elizabeth Digby-Smith as Lucy
- Morris Parsons as A Man
- Erik Chitty as Mr. Rees
- Ronald Adam as Mr. Paget
- Philip Howard as Mr. Fortescue
- A.J. Brown as Judge
- Denis Cleary as Servant
- George Betton as Clerk of the Court
- Ian Cunningham as Foreman of the Jury
References
- Baskin p.69
Bibliography
- Baskin, Ellen . Serials on British Television, 1950-1994. Scolar Press, 1996.
External links
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