Hadleigh is a British television series that was produced by Yorkshire Television and originally ran from 1969 to 1976. Developed by Robert Barr, it was a sequel to the writer's earlier Gazette (1968) for the same company.[2] The theme music was composed by Alan Moorhouse and, from series 3, Tony Hatch.
| Hadleigh | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Drama |
| Created by | Robert Barr |
| Starring | Gerald Harper Peter Denis Ambrosine Phillpotts Alastair Hunter Hilary Dwyer Gillian Wray Gerald James Jane Merrow Jenny Twigge Georgina Melville Kathy Staff Peter Sallis Garfield Morgan Derek Benfield[1] |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 52 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company | Yorkshire |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | September 16, 1969 – May 28, 1976 |
| Related | |
| Gazette | |
James Hadleigh, played by Gerald Harper, was "the perfect squire, paternalistically careful of his tenantry's welfare, beloved in the village, respected in the council." A "knight in a shining white Aston Martin V8 (actually a Monteverdi 375L), he sets about correcting local injustices".[3] His wife, from a suburban middle-class background, was played by Hilary Dwyer. The series attracted around 17 million viewers at its peak.
Cast
edit- Gerald Harper as James Hadleigh
- Ambrosine Phillpotts as Lady Helen Hadleigh
- Alastair Hunter as Maxwell (S1, S2)
- Peter Dennis as Sutton (S3, S4)
- Gillian Wray as Susan Jackson (S1)
- Jane Merrow as Anne Hepton (S2)
- Hilary Dwyer as Jennifer Caldwell (S3)
- Jenny Twigge as Joanna Roberts (S4)
- Kathy Staff as Mrs. Brennan (S3)
- Peter Sallis as Dakin, Strapper Starpton (S2, S4)
- Garfield Morgan as Major Smith (S1)
- Derek Benfield as Sergeant Moggs (S1)[4]
Episodes
editGerald Harper appears as James Hadleigh in all 52 episodes.
Series 1: 1969
editSeries 2: 1971
editNote: Episodes 1, 2, 8, 9 and 13 of series two were shown in monochrome due to the ITV Colour Strike.
Series 3: 1973
edit| Episode # | Original air date (UK) | Episode title | Guest cast |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-01 | 22 June 1973 | "First Impression" | Nigel Hawthorne, Colin Edwynn, Frederick Hall, Donald Sumpter, Robert Hartley, Joseph Greig, Bart Allison |
| 3-02 | 29 June 1973 | "Second Thoughts" | Nigel Hawthorne, Gerald James, Jacqueline Pearce, Kathy Staff, Donald Sumpter |
| 3-03 | 6 July 1973 | "The Last Rent Dinner" | Brian Blessed, Kathy Staff, Stella Tanner, Jack Woolgar |
| 3-04 | 13 July 1973 | "A Tale of Two Paintings" | Anthony Nicholls, Margot Thomas, David Webb |
| 3-05 | 20 July 1973 | "Strained Relations" | Gerald James, Pat Keen |
| 3-06 | 27 July 1973 | "Mrs. Paige" | Peter Madden, Barbara Shelley, Frank Crawshaw |
| 3-07 | 3 August 1973 | "Gentlemen and Players" | Gerald James, Eddie Caswell, David Daker, Richard Hurndall, David Neal, Stuart Wilson, Alan Gerrard, Richard Kane |
| 3-08 | 10 August 1973 | "Mishaps" | Frederick Jaeger, Derek Keller |
| 3-09 | 17 August 1973 | "The Caper" | James Maxwell, Hugh Martin |
| 3-10 | 24 August 1973 | "The Goddaughter" | Rosalie Crutchley, Jenny Twigge, Pauline Jameson |
| 3-11 | 31 August 1973 | "Family Feelings" | Tony Melody, Kathy Staff, Frank Wylie, Rio Fanning |
| 3-12 | 7 September 1973 | "Departure" | Ivor Roberts |
| 3-13 | 14 September 1973 | "Touch and Go" |
Series 4: 1976
editReferences
edit- ^ "Hadleigh (1969-1976)".
- ^ Tise Vahimagi "Barr, Robert (1909-1999)", BFI screenonline
- ^ Clive James Visions Before Midnight ISBN 0-330-26464-8
- ^ "Hadleigh (1969-1976)".