John Halifax, Gentleman (TV series)

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John Halifax, Gentleman
GenreDrama
Based on John Halifax, Gentleman by Dinah Craik
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes5
Original release
Network BBC One
Release20 January (1974-01-20) 
17 February 1974 (1974-02-17)

John Halifax, Gentleman is a British drama television series produced by John McRae that was originally broadcast by the BBC in five episodes in 1974. It was an adaptation of the novel John Halifax, Gentleman by Dinah Craik, who was credited as Mrs Craik. [1]

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Dramatised by Jack Ronder and directed by Tristan DeVere Cole, [2] it was screened in the Sunday teatime slot on BBC One, [3] which usually showed adaptations of classic novels. The script editor was Alistair Bell, Christine Ruscoe was the designer and Ursula Reid was in charge of costumes. [4]

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References

  1. "John Halifax, Gentleman". BBC Genome. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  2. "John Halifax, Gentleman". BBC Genome. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  3. Shields, Tom (19 January 1974). "Weekend TV and Radio". Glasgow Herald . Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  4. "John Halifax, Gentleman". BBC Genome. Retrieved 9 September 2018.