Emerald Soup
| Emerald Soup | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Children's television, science fiction |
| Written by | Martin Woodhouse |
| Directed by | Bill Bain |
| Starring | William Dexter, Janina Faye |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 7 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Bill Bain |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | ABC Weekend TV |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 9 November – 21 December 1963 |
Emerald Soup is a 1963 British children's science fiction television series directed by Bill Bain and produced by ABC Weekend TV for the ITV network. It was written by Martin Woodhouse, with Norman Bogner as script editor. Comprising seven 25-minute episodes, the series aired weekly from Saturday 9 November to Saturday 21 December 1963. The broadcast timing of series conflicted in part with the initial episodes of the BBC series Doctor Who, also broadcast on Saturdays, which started on 23 November 1963.
Synopsis
The series was set in a small rural community, where a group of local children discovers, constructed in the vicinity, a laboratory that is conducting secret radiation tests. The children attempt to stop the tests before any damage to the environment can be done.
Cast
- Jessica Spencer as Jessica Maxwell
- William Dexter as John Maxwell
- Janina Faye as Jo Maxwell
- Karl Lanchbury as Gally Lloyd
- Gregory Phillips as Tim Maxwell
- Annette Andre as Penny Dalton
- Michael Bangerter as Poynte
- Ethel Gabriel as Mrs Evans
- Allan McClelland as Gaunt
- Frederic Abbott as Lee
- Blake Butler as Pascoe
References
- ↑ Holland, Steve (5 July 2011). "Martin Woodhouse obituary". Theguardian.com.
- ↑ "Emerald Soup". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ↑ "CITV 1963 - Programmes - Transdiffusion". Transdiffusion.org. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- ↑ "Emerald Soup (1963) :: starring: Janina Faye, Gregory Phillips". www.rarefilmfinder.com. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ↑ Marcus, Laurence. "Emerald Soup". Television Heaven. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ↑ Hewett, Richard (2017). The Changing Spaces of Television Acting: From Studio Realism to Location Realism in BBC Television Drama. Manchester University Press. p. 89. ISBN 978-1-5261-1553-9.
- ↑ "Watchworthy". Watchworthy. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ↑ "Emerald Soup – Nostalgia Central". nostalgiacentral.com. 18 October 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
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