Lorna Doone (1963 TV series)
Lorna Doone is a 1963 British TV adaptation of the 1869 novel Lorna Doone by R. D. Blackmore. It aired on the BBC and ran for 11 episodes of 30 minutes each.[1]
It starred Bill Travers and Jane Merrow.
Cast
- Bill Travers as John Ridd
- Jean Anderson as Mrs. Ridd
- Andrew Faulds as Carver Doone
- Janet Pate as Lizzie Ridd
- Meg Wynn Owen as Annie Ridd
- Norman Tyrrell as John Fry
- Jane Merrow as Lorna Doone
- John Bennett as Tom Faggus
- Mark Burns as Charlesworth Doone
- Nigel Stock as Jeremy Stickles
- Terence de Marneyas Counsellor Doone
- Daphne Heard as Betty Muxworthy
- Brian Hankins as Marwood de Whichelhalse
- Patricia Brake as Gwenny Carfax
Production
In the early 1960s there were rival plans to film Lorna Doone for British TV by the BBC and British Granada. Granada claimed they registered their claim in 1961. Both approached Bill Travers to play the lead.[2]
References
- "Lorna Doone to be seen on ABC-3". The Canberra Times. 38 (10, 925). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 15 August 1964. p. 13. Retrieved 23 November 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- "DID YOU KNOW?". The Australian Women's Weekly. 30 (50). Australia. 15 May 1963. p. 19. Retrieved 23 November 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
External links
- Lorna Doone at IMDb
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