Raven (1977 TV series)

Raven
Written by	Trevor Ray Jeremy Burnham
Directed by	Michael Hart
Starring	Phil Daniels Michael Aldridge Patsy Rowlands
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Producer	Colin Shindler
Running time	25 minutes
Production company	ATV
Original release
Network	ITV
Release	19 September – 24 October 1977

Raven is a British television series made for ITV by ATV in 1977.

The series starred Phil Daniels in the title role as a former borstal inmate sent on a rehabilitation programme, assisting an archaeology professor in his excavation of a system of caves and who subsequently is compelled to fight a plan to build a nuclear plant on the site. The cave system is connected to the legend of King Arthur. The programme consistently featured the sign of Pluto as a symbol for Phil Daniels's quest.

Other cast members in the serial included Michael Aldridge, Patsy Rowlands, James Kerry, Shirley Cheriton and Tenniel Evans. An episode of this series is available to view at the National Media Museum in Bradford, UK.

The whole series of six parts was long been believed to be incomplete in the archives, until Network DVD, an independent DVD publishing company that specialises in classic British television, unearthed the original 2" VT tapes. Network released the series on DVD in 2010.

External links

• Raven at IMDb