The Organization (TV series)

The Organization is a British television drama series, produced by Yorkshire Television for the ITV network in 1972.

The Organization
GenreDrama
Written byPhilip Mackie
StarringPeter Egan
Bernard Hepton
Donald Sinden
Anton Rodgers
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes7
Production
ProducerPeter Willes
Production companyYorkshire
Release
Original networkITV
Original release16 April (1972-04-16) 
28 May 1972 (1972-05-28)

The series, written by Philip Mackie,[1] was set in the offices of the fictional Greatrick Organization, a faceless multi-million pound corporation dedicated solely to profits and more profits.

Peter Egan starred as new junior executive Richard Pershore, struggling to navigate his way through the corporate minefield, surrounded by more experienced and ambitious players. Through the course of seven episodes, The Organization features all the senior management team at Greatrick.

Cast

Episodes

All seven episodes were written by Philip Mackie.

# Title Director Original airdate
1"Mr Pershore and Ken Grist"James Ormerod16 April 1972 (1972-04-16)
2"Ken Grist and Eve"Christopher Hodson23 April 1972 (1972-04-23)
3"Eve and Rodney Spurling"James Ormerod30 April 1972 (1972-04-30)
4"Rodney Spurling and Peter Frame"Christopher Hodson7 May 1972 (1972-05-07)
5"Peter Frame and Veronica"James Ormerod14 May 1972 (1972-05-14)
6"Veronica and Mr Pulman"Christopher Hodson21 May 1972 (1972-05-21)
7"Mr Pulman and Mr Pershore"James Ormerod28 May 1972 (1972-05-28)

Home media

The Organization is available on DVD in the UK.[2]

References

  1. Cornell, Day & Topping (1996). The Guinness Book of Classic British TV. Enfield: Guinness. p. 400. ISBN 978-0851126289.
  2. "DVD Release". Network DVD. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
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