The Firm of Girdlestone (TV series)
| The Firm of Girdlestone | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Based on | The Firm of Girdlestone by Arthur Conan Doyle |
| Written by | C.E. Webber |
| Directed by | Naomi Capon |
| Starring | Andrew Cruickshank Alan Dobie |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Naomi Capon |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Production company | BBC |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC 1 |
| Release | 24 June – 29 July 1958 |
The Firm of Girdlestone is a British television series which was originally broadcast on the BBC in 1958.[1] It is an adaptation of the 1890 novel The Firm of Girdlestone by Arthur Conan Doyle.
Cast
[edit]Main
[edit]- Andrew Cruickshank as John Girdlestone
- Alan Dobie as Ezra Girdlestone
- Elaine Usher as Kate Harston
- James Sharkey as Tom Dimsdale
- Joseph O'Conor as Major Tobias Clutterbuck
- Patricia Cree as Rebecca
- Leonard Sachs as Sigismund von Baumser
Other
[edit]- Wolfe Morris as Stevens
- Wensley Pithey as Dr. Dimsdale
- Rachel Roberts as Mrs. Scully
- Toke Townley as Gilray
- Colin Broadley as Jeb Parker
- Richard Coe as Perkins
- Bee Duffell as Mrs. Jorrocks
- Shay Gorman as Harry
- Gawn Grainger as Robson
- Ann Heffernan as Mrs. Dimsdale
- Geoffrey Hibbert as Jim
- Tim Hudson as Diamond miner
- Colin Jeavons as Farintosh
- Peter Lamsley as Diamond miner
- David Lander as Diamond miner
- David Ludman as Diamond miner
- Carol Marsh as Miss Timms
- Peter Morny as Waiter
- Walter Randall as Diamond miner
- Eric Thompson as Burt
- Sally Travers as Mrs. Hudson
- Andre Van Gyseghem as James Harston
References
[edit]- ^ Baskin p.32
Bibliography
[edit]- Baskin, Ellen . Serials on British Television, 1950-1994. Scolar Press, 1996.