Kate | |
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Starring | Phyllis Calvert Elizabeth Burger Penelope Keith Jack Hedley Preston Lockwood Jasmina Hilton Barry Quin Jean Rimmer Patrick Barr Marcus Hammond Anthony Sagar Peter Sallis [1] |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 3 |
No. of episodes | 38 |
Production | |
Running time | 50 minutes |
Production company | Yorkshire Television |
Original release | |
Network | ITV |
Release | 6 January 1970 – 27 November 1972 |
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