Drama 61-67 | |
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Starring | Brain Haines Robert Cartland Alister Williamson Joe Ritchie Carl Bernard John Barrett Michael Aldridge Avis Bunnage Peter Sallis James Bolam Derek Benfield [1] |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Production | |
Running time | 50 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | ATV |
Release | 19 March 1961 |
Drama 61-67 is a British anthology drama series which took a different title, based on year of transmission, each year. [2] It alternated with Armchair Theatre from ABC in the Sunday evening slot. [3]
The series was described at the time as epitomising ATV drama. [4]
It is unknown how many episodes exist or are missing, although Nigel Kneale's The Crunch is known to exist and is available on DVD.
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