Melissa (1964 TV series)
| Melissa | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Thriller |
| Written by | Francis Durbridge |
| Directed by | Alan Bromly |
| Starring | Tony Britton Helen Christie |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Alan Bromly |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | BBC |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Two |
| Release | 26 April – 31 May 1964 |
Melissa is a 1964 British thriller television series which originally aired in six parts on BBC 2 in 1964.[1][2] It was shown under the umbrella title Francis Durbridge Presents,[3] and was one of a number of serials written by Francis Durbridge during the period.[4][5]
Cast
[edit]- Tony Britton as Guy Foster (6 episodes)
- Helen Christie as Paula Hepburn (6 episodes)
- Brian McDermott as Don Page (6 episodes)
- Kerry Jordan as Felix Hepburn (5 episodes)
- Norman Scace as Dr. Norman Swanley (5 episodes)
- Elizabeth Weaver as Joyce Dean (5 episodes)
- Brian Wilde as Chief Insp. Carter (5 episodes)
- Richard Wilding as Det. Sgt. Gibbs (3 episodes)
- Michael Collins as George Antrobus (2 episodes)
- Elizabeth Craven as Mrs. Long (2 episodes)
- Sydney Dobson as Chauffeur (2 episodes)
- Carole Mowlam as Mary Antrobus (2 episodes)
- Ian Norris as Jackson (2 episodes)
- Martin Norton as Peter Antrobus (2 episodes)
- John Marcus Powell as Man in car park (2 episodes)
- Reg Pritchard as Duncan (2 episodes)
- Petra Davies as Melissa Foster (1 episode)
- Lennard Pearce as Det. Sgt. Heston (1 episode)
- Anthony Sagar as George (1 episode)
- Patricia Marmont as Carol Stewart (1 episode)
DVD
[edit]The series has been released to DVD in an Australian box set, along with three other titles as Francis Durbridge Presents - Volume 1.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Baskin p.67
- ^ "Melissa Episode 1 (1964)". BFI. Archived from the original on 23 May 2022.
- ^ "Francis Durbridge Presents...: Melissa: Episode 6". 31 May 1964. p. 21 – via BBC Genome.
- ^ "Francis Durbridge". BFI. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016.
- ^ "Francis Durbridge". www.mediagems.de.
- ^ Jones, Tom J. "Francis Durbridge Presents Volume 1 and Volume 2: The Desperate People (1963), Melissa (1964), A Man Called Harry Brent (1965), A Game of Murder (1966), Bat Out of Hell (1966), The Passenger (1971), The Doll (1975), Breakaway: The Family Affair (1980), Breakaway: The Local Affair (1980) 9 x DVD, download for free | movie world".
Bibliography
[edit]- Ellen Baskin. Serials on British Television, 1950-1994. Scolar Press, 1996.