Smuggler's Bay is a British period television drama series which aired on BBC One in 6 episodes in 1964. It is an adaptation of the 1898 adventure novel Moonfleet by J. Meade Falkner.[1] No recordings of this production are known to exist. According to star Frazer Hines, the title was changed due to a perceived conflict with contemporaneous BBC series Moonstrike made by the same department.
| Smuggler's Bay | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Adventure |
| Based on | Moonfleet by J. Meade Falkner |
| Directed by | Christopher Barry |
| Starring | Frazer Hines |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 (all missing) |
| Production | |
| Producer | Campbell Logan |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | BBC |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC One |
| Release | 12 July – 16 August 1964 |
Main cast
edit- Frazer Hines as John Trenchard
- John Phillips as Elzevir Block
- Suzanne Neve as Grace Maskew
- Robert Brown as Sam Tewkesbury
- Patrick Troughton as Ratsey
- Robert James as Mr. Glennie
- Alan Haywood as Tom Farley
- Brian Jackson as Ben Field
- Paul Curran as Magistrate Maskew
- Nancy Nevinson as Mrs. Belmore
- Margot Lister as Granny Tucker
- Henry Oscar as Aldobrand
- John Dawson as Johannes
- Jean Anderson as Aunt Jane
- Elizabeth Zinn as Rose Aldobrand
- James Langley as Tom Tully
- Alf Edwards as Ned
- Charles Hodgson as Captain Hennig
References
edit- ^ Radio Times, Volume 171.