The Widow of Bath (TV series)
| The Widow of Bath | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Thriller |
| Based on | The Widow of Bath by Margot Bennett |
| Written by | Margot Bennett |
| Starring | Guy Rolfe Barbara Murray John Justin |
| Composer | Ron Grainer |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Gerard Glaister |
| Production company | BBC |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC One |
| Release | 1 June – 6 July 1959 |
The Widow of Bath is a British thriller television series which first aired on the BBC in six episodes between 1 June and 6 July 1959. Margot Bennett adapted her own 1952 novel of the same title.[1] The show starred Guy Rolfe, Barbara Murray and John Justin. Art director Roy Oxley designed the sets. It is now considered lost.
Cast
- Guy Rolfe as Charles Atkinson (6 episodes)
- Barbara Murray as Lucy Bath (6 episodes)
- John Justin as Hugh Everton (6 episodes)
- Peter Sallis as Cady (6 episodes)
- Walter Horsbrugh as Simmons (6 episodes)
- Jennifer Wright as Jan Deverill (6 episodes)
- Arthur Shepherd as Myopic waiter (6 episodes)
- Fay Compton as Mrs. Leonard (5 episodes)
- Andrew Cruickshank as Det. Insp. Leigh (5 episodes)
- William Sherwood as Hotel manager (5 episodes)
- George Roderick as Guido (4 episodes)
- John Forbes-Robertson as Police Constable (3 episodes)
- John Ebdon as Det. Sgt. Harkness (3 episodes)
- Lesley Nunnerley as Zoe (3 episodes)
- Fred Ferris as Bathing-hut attendant (2 episodes)
- David Davenport as English waiter (2 episodes)
- Malcolm Keen as Gregory Bath (1 episode)
- Robert Vahey as Photographer (1 episode)
- Freda Bamford as Customer (1 episode)
- Harry Littlewood as Peters (1 episode)
- Van Boolen as Castros (1 episode)
- John Kidd as Stokes (1 episode)
References
- ^ Reilly p.97
Bibliography
- Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.