Anna of the Five Towns
GenrePeriod drama
Based onAnna of the Five Towns
by Arnold Bennett
Directed byMartyn Friend
Starring
ComposerNigel Hess
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes4
Production
ProducerColin Rogers
Running time55 minutes
Production companyBBC
Original release
NetworkBBC Two
Release9 January (1985-01-09) 
30 January 1985 (1985-01-30)

Anna of the Five Towns is a 1985 British television drama series which first aired on BBC 2. It is an adaptation by John Harvey of the 1902 novel of the same title by Arnold Bennett.[1]

Cast

  • Lynsey Beauchamp as Anna Tellwright (4 episodes)
  • Anne Blackman as Beatrice Sutton (4 episodes)
  • Katie Carey as Agnes Tellwright (4 episodes)
  • Anna Cropper as Mrs. Sutton (4 episodes)
  • Peter Davison as Henry Mynors (4 episodes)
  • Emrys James as Ephraim Tellwright (4 episodes)
  • John Bott as Rev. Banks (3 episodes)
  • Edward Kelsey as Titus Price (3 episodes)
  • Anton Lesser as Willie Price (3 episodes)
  • Hilary Mason as Sarah Vodrey (3 episodes)
  • Barrie Cookson as Mr. Sutton (2 episodes)
  • Patricia Marks as Miss Dickinson (2 episodes
  • Iain Ormsby-Knox as Policeman (2 episodes)
  • Georgia Allen as Milkmaid (1 episode)
  • Wilfred Grove as Revivalist (1 episode)
  • John Lancaster as Searcher (1 episode)
  • Geoffrey Larder as Coroner (1 episode)
  • Michael Lees as Mr. Lovatt (1 episode)
  • Bruce Purchase as Tom Kelly (1 episode)
  • Chris Sanders as Dr. Henderson (1 episode)
  • Keith Smith as Bank clerk (1 episode)

References

  1. Baskin p.210

Bibliography

  • Ellen Baskin. Serials on British Television, 1950-1994. Scolar Press, 1996.
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