The Moonstone (1959 TV series)
Appearance
The Moonstone | |
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Genre | Mystery |
Based on | The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins |
Written by | A.R. Rawlinson |
Starring | James Hayter Mary Webster James Sharkey |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 7 |
Production | |
Producer | Shaun Sutton |
Running time | 30 minutes (per episode) |
Production company | BBC |
Original release | |
Network | BBC |
Release | 23 August 4 October 1959 | –
The Moonstone is a 1959 British television serial adapted from the 1868 Wilkie Collins novel The Moonstone.[1] The series was made by the BBC and ran in 1959 over seven episodes.[2][3]
Cast and characters
Actor/Actress | Role |
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James Hayter | Gabriel Betteredge |
Annabelle Lee | Penelope Betteredge |
Barry Letts | Colonel Herncastle |
Rachel Gurney | Lady Verinder |
Mary Webster | Rachel Verinder |
Dorothy Gordon | Rosanna Spearman |
James Sharkey | Franklin Blake |
Anthony Sagar | Jame |
Patrick Cargill | Inspector Cuff |
Colin Douglas | Tom Yolland |
References
- ^ "The Moonstone Episode 7 (1959)". BFI. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020.
- ^ "The Moonstone: Episode 1". 23 August 1959. p. 9 – via BBC Genome.
- ^ "The Moonstone: Episode 7". 4 October 1959. p. 14 – via BBC Genome.