The War of Darkie Pilbeam was a three-part period drama set in the North of England during World War II, which originally aired on British television in 1968. It was written by Coronation Street creator Tony Warren and produced by Richard Everitt for Granada Television. The programme was broadcast on Friday nights.[1][2]
The title character, Darkie Pilbeam, (Trevor Bannister), a none too successful petty crook, managed to rise to the top of his profession by running a profitable black-market operation. Inevitably, Pilbeam's world crashed and burned, but it was fun while it lasted.
The series was shown in three 60 minute episodes on ITV (with commercial breaks), which were titled:
Cast
- Trevor Bannister as Darkie Pilbeam
- Sheila Raynor as Vera Dobson
- Christine Hargreaves as Marie Pilbeam
- Rhoda Lewis as Laura Pilbeam
- Terry Gilligan as Colin Pilbeam
- George Waring as Tommy Dobson
- Gabrielle Daye as Nell Perrott
- Caroline Dowdeswell as Jeanette Perrott
- Maggie Don as Louise Perrott
- John Collin as Ted Pilbeam
- Alan Browning as Ned Boston
- Julie Goodyear as Waitress
- Roy Barraclough as Bent Harry
- Lynne Carol as Mrs Cloth
- John Barrett as Toddy Bartholomew
- David Jackson as Civilian Policeman
- Stephen Yardley as Wolfgang
External links
- The War of Darkie Pilbeam at the British Film Institute website
- The War of Darkie Pilbeam at IMDb
References
- ↑ "War of Darkie Pilbeam, The – Nostalgia Central". Nostalgia Central. 22 June 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ↑ Marcus, Laurence. "The War of Darkie Pilbeam". Television Heaven. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- 1 2 3 "Film & TV Database | The WAR OF DARKIE PILBEAM". BFI. 10 November 2009. Archived from the original on 10 November 2009. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
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