Lorna Doone (1963 TV series)

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Lorna Doone is a 1963 British TV adaptation of the 1869 romance novel Lorna Doone by R. D. Blackmore. It aired on the BBC and ran for 11 episodes of 30 minutes each. [1]

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It starred Bill Travers and Jane Merrow.

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In the early 1960s there were rival plans to film Lorna Doone for British TV by the BBC and British Granada. Granada claimed they registered their claim in 1961. Both approached Bill Travers to play the lead. [2]

As of 2021, this was one of only two serialised adaptations made by the BBC (it was remade in 1976 starring Patrick Troughton). However, all 11 episodes of this 1963 version were later wiped by the corporation and are believed to be lost. A single photograph featured on the front cover of a Radio Times issue is all that exists.

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References

  1. "Lorna Doone to be seen on ABC-3". The Canberra Times . Vol. 38, no. 10, 925. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 15 August 1964. p. 13. Retrieved 23 November 2017 via National Library of Australia.
  2. "DID YOU KNOW?". The Australian Women's Weekly . Vol. 30, no. 50. Australia. 15 May 1963. p. 19. Retrieved 23 November 2017 via National Library of Australia.