King of the River | |
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Genre | Drama |
Created by | Colin Morris |
Starring | Bernard Lee Meg Wynn Owen Geraldine Sherman Robert Brown |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 17 (allmissing) |
Production | |
Producer | Colin Morris |
Running time | 50 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | BBC1 |
Release | 6 July 1966 (1966-7-6) – 19 February 1967 (1967-2-19) |
King of the River is a Britishtelevision series transmitted by theBBC between 1966 and 1967.
The series centred on the King family and their efforts to maintain their sail-driven barge transport business. It starredBernard Lee, otherwise known as M in theJames Bond films.[1][2] No episodes are known to exist. Locations used for filming included the Old Neptune pub in Whitstable, Kent and Sheerness High Street, Kent.
Date | Title | Author | Director | Cast | Ref. |
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6 July 1966 | Foreign Invasion | Colin Morris | Eric Hills | starringBernard Lee withRobert Brown,Sandra Dorne, Richard James,Meg Wynn Owen,Geraldine Sherman Cast in order of appearance:
| [3] |
12 July 1966 | Sunset for a Sailorman | Colin Morris | Brian Parker | starringBernard Lee with Richard James,Meg Wynn Owen,Geraldine Sherman Cast in order of appearance:
| [4] |
19 July 1966 | Shipwreck | Colin Morris | Gerard Glaister | starringBernard Lee withRobert Brown, Richard James,Meg Wynn Owen,Geraldine Sherman Cast in order of appearance:
| [5] |
27 July 1966 | What Shall We Do with a Drunken Sailor? | Elaine Morgan | Peter Cregeen | starringBernard Lee withRobert Brown,Sandra Dorne, Richard James,Meg Wynn Owen,Geraldine Sherman Cast in order of appearance:
| [6] |
3 August 1966 | It's an Ill Wind | Donald Bull | Gerard Glaister | starringBernard Lee withMeg Wynn Owen,Geraldine Sherman and guest star,Esmond Knight Cast in order of appearance:
| [7] |
10 August 1966 | By Guess and by God | Anthony Coburn | Peter Sasdy | starringBernard Lee withSandra Dorne,Meg Wynn Owen, Gregory Phillips,Geraldine Sherman and guest star,Leslie Sands Cast in order of appearance:
| [8] |
17 August 1966 | Down River to Glory | Donald Bull | Peter Cregeen | Cast in order of appearance:
| [9] |
24 August 1966 | Once Aboard the Lugger | Elaine Morgan | Eric Prlce | starringBernard Lee withSandra Dorne,Meg Wynn Owen, Gregory Phillips,Geraldine Sherman Cast in order of appearance
| [10] |
31 August 1966 | Sling Your Hook | Alistair Bell | Eric Hills | starringBernard Lee withRobert Brown,Sandra Dorne,Meg Wynn Owen, Gregory Phillips,Geraldine Sherman Cast in order of appearance:
| [11] |
7 September 1966 | A Beautiful Pea-green Boat | Donald Bull | Peter Sasdy | starringBernard Lee withRobert Brown,Sandra Dorne,Meg Wynn Owen, Gregory Phillips,Geraldine Sherman and guest star,Derek Francis Cast in order of appearance:
| [12] |
14 September 1966 | Keeping The Old Spirit Alive | Fred Watson | Peter Cregeen | starringBernard Lee withSandra Dorne, Gregory Phillips andGeraldine Sherman Guest stars,Eddie Byrne,Tony Selby Cast in order of appearance:
| [13] |
28 September 1966 | Flash Point | Cyril Abraham | Eric Hills | starringBernard Lee withSandra Dorne,Meg Wynn Owen, Gregory Phillips,Geraldine Sherman Guest star,Patrick McAlinney Cast in order of appearance:
| [14] |
5 October 1966 | The Great Albert Mystery | Donald Bull | Philip Dudley | starringBernard Lee withRobert Brown,Sandra Dorne,Geraldine Sherman Guest stars,Joseph Brady,James Ellis Cast in order of appearance:
| [15] |
12 October 1966 | Teacher's Honeymoon | starringBernard Lee withSandra Dorne,Meg Wynn Owen, Gregory Phillips Cast in order of appearance:
| [16] | ||
19 October 1966 | Susanna Goes Fishing | Donald Bull | Paul Ciappessoni | withRobert Brown,Sandra Dorne,Geraldine Sherman Guest stars,David Bauer,John Slater,Paul Whitsun-Jones Cast in order of appearance
| [17] |
26 October 1966 | The End of the Voyage | Colin Morris | Peter Cregeen | starringBernard Lee withRobert Brown,Sandra Dorne, Gregory Phillips,Geraldine Sherman Guest star,Jack Smethurst Cast in order of appearance:
| [18] |
19 February 1967 | The Romantic Dentist | Fred Watson | Terence Williams | starringBernard Lee withSandra Dorne,Meg Wynn Owen, Gregory Phillips and guest starMeredith Edwards Cast in order of appearance:
| [19] |