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Jackanory Playhouse

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Jackanory Playhouse
GenreDrama, Family
Starring
  • Various
No. of series11
No. of episodes66 (13 missing)
Production
Executive producer(s)Anna Home
Production location(s)England
Running time20, 25, 30, 35 Minutes
Production company(s)BBC
Release
Original networkBBC One
Original release17 November 1972 (1972-11-17) –
5 November 1985 (1985-11-05)
External links
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Jackanory Playhouse is a 1972-1985, BBC children's television series, which was a spinoff series of the television series Jackanory.[1] The series was broadcast from 17 November 1972 to 5 November 1985.

Plot Summary

The series which was a spin-off series from Jackanory, which features dramatisations of children tv plays ranging from twenty minute plays, twenty five-minute play thirty-minute plays and thirty five-minute long plays. Many of the plays produced for the series were based of stage plays and novels.

Archive holdings

Out of all 66 episodes produced for the series 13 of the episodes are missing from the BBC Archives and are believed to have been wiped. Series 1 suffered the most with 6 episodes missing, series 2 has 3 episodes missing, series 3 has two missing episodes and series 4-5 are each missing 1 episode. Starting from series 6 onwards every episode exists fully intact in the BBC Archives.[2][3]

Productions

According to all the information from BBC Genome Project and TV Brain all of the episodes of the series were broadcast on BBC One in colour.

Original UK
transmission date
Title Author(s) Producer Director Performers (non-exhaustive) Notes Archive status
Series One
17 November 1972 Daft Sam written for television by Henry Livings Executive Producer Anna Home Director Jeremy Swan Roy Kinnear, James Bolam, Patsy Smart Missing
24 November 1972 The Wily Wizard and the Wicked Witch written for television by Peter Campbell Marilyn Fox Executive Producer Anna Home Director Marilyn Fox Miriam Margolyes, Gordon Clyde, Martin Wyldeck, Stephen Thorne, David Healy, Rosalind Elliot Repeated 21 August 1974. Missing
1 December 1972 The Wednesday Wand written for television by Barry Wilsher, Jill Wilsher Executive Producer Anna Home Director Paul Stone Vicky Ireland, Gordon Rollings Peter Hughes, Joe Dunlop, Linda Partington, Shirley Dixon, Joan Sims, Toby Perkins Missing
8 December 1972 No Experience Necessary written for television by Alfred Bradley Producer Daphne Jones, Executive Producer Anna Home Director John Prowse John Blythe, Colin Edwynn, Tony Hughes, Sonia Graham Repeated 28 August 1974 Missing
15 December 1972 Lizzie Dripping and the Orphans written for television by Helen Cresswell Executive Producer Anna Home Director Angela Beeching Hannah Gordon, Tina Heath, Barbara Mitchell, Geoffrey Matthews, Jane Lowe The Pilot episode for the TV Series Lizzie Dripping Missing
22 December 1972 The Coming of the Kings written for television by Ted Hughes Executive Producer Anna Home Director Daphne Jones Brian Peck, Harry Towb, Alex Marshall, Ferdy Mayne, Al Mancini, Bill Pertwee, Sebastian Graham Jones, Barry Wilsher, Susannah Williams, Earl Cameron, John Moore, David Thomas Repeated 30 December 1973 Missing
28 December 1973 The Magician's Heart E. Nesbit, written for television by David Wade Executive Producer Anna Home Director Daphne Jones Maurice Denham, Dandy Nichols, Richard Morant, Vivien Heilbron, Beryl Cooke, Elizabeth Power, Anthony Dawes, Peter Bennett, John Bryning, Ian Lindsay, George Raistrick, Christopher Biggins, Jonathan Prowse Adapted from a story by E. Nesbit, Repeated 14 January 1980 and 16 September 1981 Survives
31 December 1973 The Long-Nosed Princess Priscilla Hallowell, written for television by Veronica Cecil Executive Producer Anna Home Director Paul Stone Joseph O'Conor, Lorna Heilbron, Sheila Brownrigg, Martin Jarvis, Joe Dunlop, Sally Stephens, Leonard Fenton, Lewis Wilson, Geoffrey Burridge Adapted from a story by Priscilla Hallowell. Repeated 6 February 1975. An item, eg recording, script or photograph is held in the Kaleidoscope Archive Survives
Series Two
30 January 1974 Robia with the Long Hair written for television by John Tully Executive Producer Anna Home Director John Prowse Anthony Newlands, Michael Osborne, Zienia Merton, Donald Morley, Bernard Holley, Peter Brayham Missing
6 February 1974 The Ghost Who Couldn't written for television by Michael Bartlett Executive Producer Anna Home Director John Prowse Bill Fraser, Suzannah Williams, Jonathan Cecil Missing
13 February 1974 Dick Whittington written for television by Helen Cresswell Executive Producer Anna Home Director Angela Beeching James Bate, Freda Bamford, Rosemary Blake, Aubrey Woods, Nadim Sawalha The master copy is held at the British Film Institute national archive. Survives
20 February 1974 The Lost Voice written for television by Peter Campbell Executive Producer Anna Home Director Jeremy Swan Martin Philips, Patsy Rowlands, Robert Bridges, Stephen Boswell, David Battley, Ewan Roberts, Joan Turner Missing
27 February 1974 King Thrushbeard and the Proud Princess Null Grimm, written for television by Veronica Cecil Executive Producer Anna Home Director Marilyn Fox Jessica Benton, Michael Kitchen, Howard Lang, Michael Graham Cox, Brenda Cowling, Peter Settelen, Timothy Morand Adapted from a story by Null Grimm. Repeated on 13 February 1975. An item, eg recording, script or photograph is held in the Kaleidoscope Archive. Survives
Series Three
2 January 1975 The Emperor's Nightingale Hans Christian Andersen, written for television by Alfred Bradley Executive Producer Anna Home Director Angela Beeching John Franklyn-Robbins, Geoffrey Chater, Wendy Padbury, Philip Lowrie, Valerie Georgeson, Freddie Lees, Alan Moore Adapted from a story by Hans Christian Andersen. Repeated 16 April 1976. An item, eg recording, script or photograph is held in the Kaleidoscope Archive. Survives
9 January 1975 The Queen and the Robot written for television by Rupert Press Executive Producer Anna Home Director Paul Stone Anna Quayle, Hugh Lloyd, Pat Coombs, Christopher Owen, Prue Clarke, John Alasdair, Gene Foad, Patsy Smart, Mary Dunne, Nikki Heard, Jill Shepherd, Sean Johnstone, David Machin, Bryan Payne Repeated 9 April 1976. Survives
16 January 1975 The Carpet Weaver of Samarkand written for television by David Wade Executive Producer Anna Home Director Marilyn Fox Peter Harlowe, Philip Madoc, Jan Francis, Chris Gannon, Ken Parry, Jerold Wells, Derek Ware, David Rayner, Jeffrey Segal, Gabor Vernon Repeated 23 April 1976. Survives
23 January 1975 The Dragon in the Dungeon written for television by Rex Tucker Producer Daphne Jones, Executive Producer Anna Home Director Jeremy Swan Brian Blessed, Candace Glendenning, Eric Deacon, Robert Swales, Roy Evans, Kenneth Hale, Louis Hammond Repeated 2 April 1976. Survives
30 January 1975 The Jo-Jo Tree Written for television by John Tully Producer and Executive Producer Anna Home Director Jeremy Swan Peter Jeffrey, Anthony Daniels, Jennifer Lonsdale, Diana Payan, Paul Hastings, Geoffrey Russell, David Strong, Graham Gluck, Martin Assher, Luis Sanchez Repeated 29 July 1976. Missing
20 February 1975 Doing the Pools Written for television by Neville Smith Executive Producer Anna Home Director Daphne Jones Ashley Knight, Peter Newby, Jon Laurimore, Renny Lister Survives
23 December 1975 The Christmas Cherries Chrétien de Troyes, written for television by Veronica Cecil Executive Producer Anne Home Director Marilyn Fox Martin Jarvis, Marilyn Taylerson, Kenneth Watson, Hilary Minster, Milton Johns, Anthony Daniels, Paul Blake Adapted from a story by Chrétien de Troyes Missing
Series Four
29 December 1975 The King's Thief written for television by Alan England Producer Angela Beeching, Producer and Executive Producer Anna Home Director John Prowse Barry Stokes, Simon Williams, David King, Christine Ozanne, Nina Thomas, Michael Fleming, Terry Nelson, Nigel Beavan, John Duxbury, Peter Bamber Repeated 14 December 1977 Survives
5 January 1976 The Sleeping Princess Written for television by Kay McManus Producer Angela Beeching, Executive Producer Anna Home Director Paul Stone Bernard Cribbins, Sylvia Syms, Vivian Pickles, Gabrielle Hamilton, Georgina Kean, Peter Settelen, Peggy Ann Clifford Repeated 3 January 1978. An item, eg recording, script or photograph is held in the Kaleidoscope Archive. Survives
12 January 1976 Peter and the Princess Written for television by Producer Angela Beeching, Executive Producer Anna Home Director Marilyn Fox James Cossins, Cherie Lunghi, Linda Eusby, Emma Shaw, David Troughton, Anne Dyson, George Innes, Hugh Walters, Diana Payan, Gordon Salkilld, Michael Kilgarriff Repeated 10 January 1976 Survives
19 January 1976 The Magic Gorilla Written for television by Rex Tucker Producer Angela Beeching, Executive Producer Anna Home Director Roger Singleton-Turner Maurice Denham, Vernon Dobtcheff, David Warwick, Mavis Taylor Blake, Dallas Cavell, Sonny Caldinez Repeated 17 January 1978 Missing
26 January 1976 The King of Argos Written for television by John Tully Producer Angela Beeching, Executive Producer Anna Home Director Dorothea Brooking Hugh Burden, Julian Littman, Jeremy Nicholas, Rosalyn Landor, Robin Marchal, Vivienne Burgess Repeated 23 December 1977 Survives
2 February 1976 The Day I Shot My Dad Written for television by John Branfield Executive Producer Anna Home Director Marilyn Fox David Ford, Mark Case, Edward Hardwicke, Anne Cunningham, Tamsin Mitchell, Nicola King Repeated 26 October 1977 Survives
22 December 1976 The Winter Warrior Written for television by Martin Booth Producer Angela Beeching, Executive Producer Anna Home Director Daphne Jones Ashley Knight, James Laurenson, Frances White, Kenneth Gilbert, Peter Sallis, Edward Kalinski, Peta Mason, Tom Chadbon Repeated 21 December 1978, An item, eg recording, script or photograph is held in the Kaleidoscope Archive. Survives
Series Five
4 January 1977 The Princess and the Hedgehog E. Nesbit, written for television by Veronica Cecil Producer Angela Beeching Director Paul Stone Geoffrey Bayldon, Sheila Allen, Karen Dotrice, Peter Duncan, Patsy Smart, Bridget Armstrong, Kate Lock, George Waring, Pamela Sholto, Laon Maybank, Ron Nunnery, Tony Rawlings, Lincoln Wright, Colin Cunningham, Angela Webb, Richard Baker, Barry Summerford, Mike Reynell, Harry Fielder Adapted from a story by E. Nesbit, Repeated 2 June 1978. Survives
11 January 1977 The Invisible Guest Written for television by Alan England Producer Angela Beeching, Executive Producer Anna Home Director Roger Singleton-Turner John Salthouse, Sion Probert, Pamela Manson, Michael Knowles, Maureen O'Brien, Jo Rowbottom, Jimmy Gardner, Helena McCarthy, Roy Spencer Repeated 26 May 1978. Missing
18 January 1977 The Golden Samurai Written for television by Geoffrey Case Producer Angela Beeching, Executive Producer Anna Home Director Angela Beeching Jan Francis, Graham Seed, Jonathan Burn, Peter Davidson, Brian Forster, John Moore, Chris Sanders, Brian Hawksley Repeated 9 June 1978 Survives
25 January 1977 The Apple of Discord Written for television by Joan Aiken Producer Angela Beeching, Executive Producer Anna Home Director Roger Singleton-Turner Richard Hurndall, Noel Dyson, Mandy Woodward, David Parfitt, Colin Jeavons, Patricia Hodge, Paola Dionisotti, Carole Hayman, Gordon Salkilld Repeated 19 December 1978. Survives
1 February 1977 Good Snakes, Bad Snakes Written for television by Clive King Producer Angela Beeching, Executive Producer Anna Home Director Paul Stone Kapila B Doloswala, Iranganie Serasinghe, Karunaratne Hangawatte, Sunila Abeysekera, Piyadasa Gunasekera, Shanthi Leakla, G. R. Perera, Somasiri Dehipitiya, Mervyn Jayathunga, Piyasena Ahangama, Navanandana Wijosinghe, Elson Divithuragama Repeated 15 July 1977. Survives
20 December 1977 For Bethlehem Read Little Thraves Written for television by Helen Cresswell Executive Producer Anna Home Director John Prowse Melanie Bennett, Catherine Taylor, Karen Bache, Claire Sandry, Merelina Kendall, Reg Lye, Sonia Fox, Geoffrey Greenhill, Stephanie Turner, Emma Douglas An item, eg recording, script or photograph is held in the Kaleidoscope Archive. Survives
Series Six
21 February 1978 Princess Griselda's Birthday Gift Written for television by Francesca Zeissl Producer Angela Beeching, Executive Producer Anna Home Director Alex Marshall Frank Thornton, Bridget Turner, Leonard Sachs, Ian Oliver, Janet Ellis, Ron Pember, Roger Sloman, John Carlin, Mark Jones, Peter MacKriel Repeated 30 December 1979 Survives
28 February 1978 The Portrait Written for television by Kay McManus Producer Angela Beeching, Executive Producer Anna Home Director Roger Singleton-Turner Derek Francis, Martin C Thurley, Deborah Makepeace, Wendy Allnutt, John Wentworth, Jonathan Holt Repeated 12 February 1979 Survives
7 March 1978 The Princess Who Couldn't Laugh A. A. Milne, written for television by Philip Glassborow Producer Angela Beeching, Executive Producer Anna Home Director Fiona Cumming Joanna Monro, Norman Bird, Christopher Benjamin, Gordon Reid, Stephen Bone Adapted from a story by A. A. Milne. Repeated 23 December 1979. Survives
14 March 1978 Big Little Pete Written for television by John Tully Producer Angela Beeching, Executive Producer Anna Home Director Dorothea Brooking Robert Rietty, Clive Swift, Julia Chambers, Steve Hodson, Michael Kilgarriff Survives
21 March 1978 King Robert of Sicily Written for television by Veronica Cecil Producer Angela Beeching, Executive Producer Anna Home Director Roger Singleton-Turner Richard Heffer, David Robb, Blake Butler, Dominic Allan, Timothy Kightley, Christopher Lillicrap, Robert Hartley, Nigel Beavan Repeated 21 January 1980 Survives
28 March 1978 The Princess and the Potion Written for television by Lilian Fitzgerald Producer Angela Beeching, Executive Producer Anna Home Director Marilyn Fox Colin Jeavons, Paul Henley, Mick Ford, Ronald Herdman, Pat Beckett, Laura Hartong, Melanie Hughes, Davyd Harries, Chris Sanders Repeated 28 January 1978 Survives
Series Seven
8 January 1979 The Wizard of Crumm and the Giant Tomato Written for television by Iain Blair Producer Angela Beeching, Executive Producer Anna Home Director Marilyn Fox John Laurie, Maurice Denham, Philip Madoc, George Innes, Sarah Jane Varley, Alan Parnaby, Michael Segal Repeated 1 October 1980 Survives
15 January 1979 The Christmas Cuckoo Written for television by Kay McManus Producer Angela Beeching, Executive Producer Anna Home Director Roger Singleton-Turner Anthony Head, David Beckett, Irene Richard, Ronald Hines, Jo Maxwell-Muller, Harold Innocent, Hugh Walters, Julian Smedley Repeated 12 January 1981. An item, eg recording, script or photograph is held in the Kaleidoscope Archive. Survives
22 January 1979 The Magic Poltergeist Written for television by Roy Russell Producer Angela Beeching, Executive Producer Anna Home Director Jeremy Swan Victor Spinetti, Jo Warne, Bernard Kay, Nigel Rathbone, David Young Repeated 17 September 1980 Survives
29 January 1979 The Cave of Solomon Written for television by Rex Tucker Producer Angela Beeching, Executive Producer Anna Home Director John Phowse Edward de Souza, Rhett Keene, Shirin Taylor, Barry Bowman, Ken Parry, Gilly Brown Repeated 10 September 1980 Survives
5 February 1979 Armitage Armitage, Fly Away Home Written for television by Joan Aiken Producer Angela Beeching, Executive Producer Anna Home Director John Prowse Rosalind Knight, Betty Hardy, Gretchen Franklin, Arthur Hewlett, Hubert Rees, Anthony O'Keefe, Moray Watson, Ann Morrish, Tilly Vosburgh Repeated 24 September 1980 Survives
Series Eight
31 December 1979 The Wizard of Crumm and the Ice Princess Written for television by Iain Blair Producer Angela Beeching, Executive Producer Anna Home Director Christine Secombe John Barron, Cyd Hayman, Paul Curran, Pat Keen, Janet Maw, Paul Geoffrey, Adam Dareham, Peter Mantle, Edward Palmer, John Rapley Survives
7 January 1980 The Silver Fish Written for television by John Tully Producer Angela Beeching, Executive Producer Anna Home Director Pauline Carter Derek Waring, Cyril Luckham, Shaun Scott, Alison Rose, Kathleen Helme, Milo Sperber, John Francis, Daniel Webb Survives
4 February 1980 The Crystal Well Written for television by Producer Angela Beeching, Executive Producer Anna Home Director Christine Secombe Dennis Edwards, Brendan Price, Simon Chandler, Richard Austin Yolande Palfrey, Geoffrey Chater, Jimmy Gardner, Cameron Miller Survives
5 January 1981 Alice Through The... Written for television by Robin Miller Producer Angela Beeching, Executive Producer Anna Home Director Christine Secombe Jane Bartlett, Sheila Steafel, Christopher Godwin, Sebastian Shaw, Jennifer Hilary, Ray Burdis, Lloyd Peters Survives
19 January 1981 The Mouse, the Merchant and the Elephant Written for television by Valerie Georgeson Producer Angela Beeching, Executive Producer Anna Home Director Jeremy Swan Elizabeth Seal, Emma Jacobs, George Baker, John D. Collins, Michael Feldman, Ann Morrish, Estar Survives
26 January 1981 The Maze of Mistra Written for television by Francesca Zeissl Producer Angela Beeching, Executive Producer Anna Home Director Pauline Carter Donald Douglas, Frank Mills, Iain Mitchell, Tracey Childs, Barbara Ward, Stephen Riddle, Martin Smith, Adam Richardson Repeated on 9 July 1982 Survives
2 February 1981 The Rose of Ice Written for television by John Challen Producer Angela Beeching, Executive Producer Anna Home Director Pauline Carter Peter Cellier, Damaris Hayman, Debbie Farrington, Paul Henley, Ben Aris, Christian Rodska, Gwen Nelson, Stuart Fell, April Repeated on 16 July 1982. Survives
9 February 1981 The Toy Princess Mary De Morgan, written for television by Kay McManus Producer Angela Beeching, Executive Producer Anna Home Director Marilyn Fox Natalie Ogle, Geoffrey Palmer, June Barry, Petronella Barker, Clare Richards, Jonathon Morris, Tommy Wright, Kristine Howarth, Keith James Adapted from a story Mary De Morgan. Repeated on 1 February 1982. Survives
Series Nine
4 January 1982 The Witching Hour Written for television by Michael Bartlett Producer Angela Beeching Director Edward Pugh Tony Boncza, Geoffrey Bayldon, David Wood, Maureen Lipman, Roy Kinnear, Brian Carroll Repeated on 29 April 1983. An item, eg recording, script or photograph is held in the Kaleidoscope Archive Survives
11 January 1982 The Gardens of the Caliph Written for television by Kay McManus Producer Angela Beeching Director Christine Sfcombe Donald Burton, Richard Coleman, Ralph Nossek, George Winter, Elizabeth Watkins, Derek Smith Survives
18 January 1982 The Unknown Enchantment Written for television by Rosemary Harris, Producer Angela Beeching Director Michael Kerrigan John Savident, Brian Hawksley, Rosalind Ayres, Phyllida Law, Nigel Havers, Donna Evans, Robin Davies, Alec Bregonzi Repeated on 15 April 1983 Survives
25 January 1982 The Blacksmith's Son Written for television by Ben Steed Producer Angela Beeching Director David Crichton Garry Cooper, Anne-Louise Lambert, Fiona Mathieson, Geoffrey Whitehead, John Hollis, Andrew Burt Repeated on 22 April 1983 Survives
8 February 1982 Ivan the Ninny Written for television by Veronica Cecil Producer Angela Beeching Director Christine Secombe Michael Thomas, Bernard Gallagher, Sarah Long, Dominic Jephcott, Robert Morgan, Harold Goodwin, John Arnatt, Alison Elliott Repeated on 6 May 1983 Survives
Series Ten
6 December 1982 The Magic of Monday Written for television by Kay McManus Producer Angela Beeching Director Margie Barbour Ian McCurrach, Frederick Jaeger, Helen Ryan, Peter Copley, Alison Neil, Olivier Pierre, Brenda Cowling Repeated on 30 March 1984. An item, eg recording, script or photograph is held in the Kaleidoscope Archive. Survives
13 December 1982 Hawkwing Written for television by Iain Blair Producer Angela Beeching Director Marilyn Fox Jason Carter, John Duttine, Jenifer Landor, John Abineri, Marian Diamond, Colin Mayes, Philip Locke, Michael Gregory Repeated on 6 April 1984. An item, eg recording, script or photograph is held in the Kaleidoscope Archive. Survives
20 December 1982 The Princess and the Inventor Written for television by Roy Russell Producer Angela Beeching Director Roger Singleton-Turner Anna Cropper, Lucy Hornak, Derek Francis, Jonathan Cecil, Tony Aitken, Sion Tudor Owen, Michael Laird Repeated 13 April 1984. An item, eg recording, script or photograph is held in the Kaleidoscope Archive. Survives
Series Eleven
19 December 1983 The Magic Mirror Anthony Armstrong, written for television by Kay McManus Producer Angela Beeching Director Christine Secombe Amanda Kirby, Frederick Treves, Barbara Shelley, Eric Deacon, Michael Burrell, Noel Howlett, Vanessa Paine Adapted from a story by Anthony Armstrong. Survives
3 January 1984 Rolf the Stonemason Written for television by Producer Angela Beeching Director Margie Barbour Nigel Greaves, Tony Robinson, Philip Latham, Stephanie Cole, Sophie Garrett Anderson, Constantine Gregory, Bert Parnaby, Edward Jewesbury, Philip Shelley Survives
10 January 1984 The Minstrel Written for television by Ben Steed Producer Angela Beeching Director David Crichton Simon Cutter, Sarah-Jane Bickerton, Ceri Jackson, Ralph Arliss, Mark Burns, Michael Segal Survives
10 December 1984 The Prattling Princess Written for television by Francesca Zeissl Producer Angela Beeching Director Christine Secombe Patsy Kensit, Colin Blakely, Vivien Heilbron, Patrick Pearson, Peter Settelen, David Healy Repeated on 14 October 1986. An item, eg recording, script or photograph is held in the Kaleidoscope Archive. Survives
17 December 1984 The Knighties Written for television by Christopher Russell Producer Angela Beeching Director David Bell Lorraine Brunning, Helena Little, Frank Thornton, George Innes, Patrick Newell, Graham Seed, Russell Wootton, Susan Dury, Barbara Bolton, Roger Beaumont, Ian Good, Michael Jeffries Survives
5 November 1985 The Princess and the Lute-Player Written for television by Jean Buchanan Producer Angela Beeching Director Roger Singleton-Turner Sarah Finch, James Gaddas, Davyd Harries, Frank Middlemass, Stanley Lebor, Jo Kendall, Lyndam Gregory, Chris Sanders, Zoe Bright, Brian Carter, Deirdre Laird, Peter Johnston, Petra Siniawski, Gordon Yates Repeated on 18 February 1987 Survives

See Also

References

  1. "JACKANORY PLAYHOUSE". nostalgiacentral.com.
  2. "Jackanory Playhouse". tvbrain.info.
  3. "The Christmas Cherries". tvbrain.info.

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