The House Under the Water (TV series)
| The House Under the Water | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Historical drama |
| Based on | The House Under the Water by Francis Brett Young |
| Written by | Barry Thomas |
| Directed by | Dafydd Gruffydd |
| Starring | Margaret Courtenay Richard Bebb Carole Mowlam |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Dafydd Gruffydd |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | BBC Wales |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Television |
| Release | 27 January – 17 March 1961 |
The House Under the Water is a British historical television drama series which originally aired on BBC One in eight parts during 1961.[1] It is an adaptation of the 1932 novel The House Under the Water by Francis Brett Young, which portrays the late nineteenth century flooding of the Elan Valley in Wales to create a water supply for the rapidly growing city of Birmingham.
All eight episodes are now considered to be lost.
Cast[edit]
- Margaret Courtenay as Lucrezia Tregaron (8 episodes)
- Richard Bebb as Evan Vaughan (8 episodes)
- Carole Mowlam as Philippa Tregaron (8 episodes)
- Emrys James as Rob Tregaron (8 episodes)
- William Squire as Griffith Tregaron (7 episodes)
- Ray Smith as Gerald Tregaron (7 episodes)
- Hira Talfrey as Caterina (7 episodes)
- Lesley Lloyd as Virginia Tregaron (6 episodes)
- Aubrey Richards as Abel Pugh (6 episodes)
- Annest Williams as Diana Tregaron (5 episodes)
- Patricia Mort as Janet Delahaye (5 episodes)
- Arnold Bell as Sir Trevor Delahaye (4 episodes)
- David Lyn as Charles Lingen (4 episodes)
- June Lewis as Sula Meredith (4 episodes)
- David Lawton as Louis Wiener (4 episodes)
- Hubert Rees as Esmond Delahaye (3 episodes)
- D.L. Davies as Meredith (2 episodes)
- Ian Colin as Sir Arthur Weldon (2 episodes)
- Edward Evans as Mr. Barradale (2 episodes)
- Ieuan Rhys Williams as Mr. Prosser (2 episodes)
- Otto Diamant as Otto Wiener (2 episodes)
- T.H. Evans as Man at the Inn (1 episode)
- Ivor Maddox as Stockbroker (1 episode)
- Emrys Cleaver as Man at the Inn (1 episode)
- W.H. Williams as Man at the Inn (1 episode)
- Pryor Williams as Sergeant Ambrose (1 episode)
- John Gill as Mr. Verona (1 episode)
- Desmond Llewelyn as Colonel Tregaron (1 episode)
- Conrad Evans as Mr. Parry (1 episode)
- Frederick Schiller as Mr. Dagmar (1 episode)
References[edit]
- ^ Baskin p.54
Bibliography[edit]
- Ellen Baskin. Serials on British Television, 1950-1994. Scolar Press, 1996.
