Cabbages and Kings (British TV series)

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Cabbages and Kings
GenreChildren's
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series3
No. of episodes11
Production
Running time30 minutes
Original release
Network BBC 1
Release30 June 1972 (1972-06-30) 
17 May 1974 (1974-05-17)

Cabbages and Kings is a British children's historical comedy television series starring Johnny Ball, Derek Griffiths and Julie Stevens which was broadcast on BBC 1 from 1972 to 1974. [1]

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Scheduling

The programme ran for three series. The first two in 1972 and 1973 had three episodes each. The final series had five episodes.

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References

  1. "BFI Screenonline: Griffiths, Derek (1946-) Biography". BFI Screenonline. 15 July 1946. Retrieved 7 March 2016.