Angel Pavement (1957 TV series)
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| Angel Pavement | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Based on | Angel Pavement by J.B. Priestley |
| Written by | Constance Cox |
| Directed by | John Jacobs |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 (all missing) |
| Production | |
| Producer | John Jacobs |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | BBC |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC One |
| Release | 27 December 1957 – 17 January 1958 |
Angel Pavement is a British television drama series which first aired on BBC 1 between 27 December 1957 and 17 January 1958.[1] It is an adaptation of the 1930 novel Angel Pavement by J.B. Priestley. It follows the fortunes of a small London-based company just before the outbreak of the Great Depression.
A second television adaptation of the novel was produced by the BBC in 1967. Both adaptations are considered completely lost.
Main cast[edit]
- Maurice Denham as Mr. Smeeth
- Sydney Tafler as Mr. Golspie
- Catherine Feller as Lena Golspie
- Margaret Tyzack as Miss Matfield
- Anthony Sharp as Mr. Dersingham
- Alec McCowen as Turgis
- Maureen Pryor as Mrs. Smeeth
- Robert Vahey as George Smeeth
- Irene Handl as Mrs. Mitty
- Robert Scroggins as Stanley Poole
- Edwina Rendell as Poppy Sellars
- Ursula Jenkins as Edna Smeeth
- Hilda Barry as Mrs. Pelumpton
- Colin Douglas as Fred Mitty
- Thomas Gallagher as Captain
- Nan Marriott-Watson as Charwoman
- Derek Nimmo as Young Man
References[edit]
- ^ Baskin p.28
Bibliography[edit]
- Ellen Baskin. Serials on British Television, 1950-1994. Scolar Press, 1996.
