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One by One | |
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Genre | Drama |
Created by | Anthony Read |
Starring | Rob Heyland James Ellis Sonia Graham |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 3 |
No. of episodes | 32 |
Production | |
Producer | Bill Sellars |
Running time | 50 minutes |
Production company | BBC |
Original release | |
Network | BBC1 |
Release | 29 January 1984 – 2 May 1987 |
One by One is a British television series made by the BBC between 29 January 1984 and 2 May 1987.[ citation needed ]
The series, created by Anthony Read, [1] was based on the early life and writings of international veterinary surgeon David Taylor. [2] Called Donald Turner in the series, the show follows his work caring for exotic animals at zoos in Britain, from the 1950s to the 1970s. Each series was set during a different decade, with exteriors filmed at Dudley Zoo, Chester Zoo and Knowsley Safari Park.
Thirty-two episodes were made over three series, transmitted on BBC1 in the early parts of 1984, 1985 & 1987. BBC1 repeated series 2 during the early months of 1986, as no new series had been made that year. The third series was also repeated on BBC1 over the Spring & Summer of 1988.
Series | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||
Series 1 | 10 | 29 January 1984 | 1 April 1984 | |
Series 2 | 12 | 5 January 1985 | 23 March 1985 | |
Series 3 | 10 | 28 February 1987 | 2 May 1987 | |
# | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original airdate |
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1 | "We Called in the Experts" | Christopher Baker | Anthony Read | 29 January 1984 |
2 | "Nature's Great Masterpiece" | Christopher Baker | Anthony Read | 5 February 1984 |
3 | "They Shoot Tigers in India" | Richard Bramall | Anthony Read | 12 February 1984 |
4 | "Silver Linings" | Richard Bramall | Anthony Read | 19 February 1984 |
5 | "Pastures New" | Christopher Baker | Anthony Read | 26 February 1984 |
6 | "Time and Motion" | Christopher Baker | Anthony Read | 4 March 1984 |
7 | "A Long Weekend" | Richard Bramall | Anthony Read | 11 March 1984 |
8 | "Doctor's Orders" | Richard Bramall | Anthony Read | 18 March 1984 |
9 | "The Woman's Touch" | Christopher Baker | Anthony Read | 25 March 1984 |
10 | "Ends and Beginnings" | Christopher Baker | Anthony Read | 1 April 1984 |
# | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original airdate |
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11 | "Blood, Toil, Tears and Spit" | Michael E. Briant | Anthony Read | 5 January 1985 |
12 | "Parting of the Ways" | Michael E. Briant | Anthony Read | 12 January 1985 |
13 | "Of Babes and Sucklings" | Richard Bramall | Johnny Byrne | 19 January 1985 |
14 | "To Hear the Sea Maid's Music" | Richard Bramall | Johnny Byrne | 26 January 1985 |
15 | "End of an Era" | Michael E. Briant | Johnny Byrne | 2 February 1985 |
16 | "You and Whose Army?" | Michael E. Briant | Johnny Byrne | 9 February 1985 |
17 | "Pride of Place" | Richard Bramall | Johnny Byrne | 16 February 1985 |
18 | "It's All Done with Mirrors" | Richard Bramall | Anthony Read | 23 February 1985 |
19 | "Dangerous Practice" | Michael E. Briant | Johnny Byrne | 2 March 1985 |
20 | "A Killer Called Cuddles" | Richard Bramall | Anthony Read | 9 February 1985 |
21 | "Thank You, Mr. D.H. Lawrence" | Richard Bramall | Anthony Read | 16 March 1985 |
22 | "A Close Run Thing..." | Michael E. Briant | Johnny Byrne | 23 March 1985 |
# | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original airdate |
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23 | "Changing Places" | Andrew Morgan | Johnny Byrne | 28 February 1987 |
24 | "Remember the Humble Guinea-Pig" | Andrew Morgan | Johnny Byrne | 7 March 1987 |
25 | "First Things First" | Roderick Graham | Johnny Byrne | 14 March 1987 |
26 | "Tiger, Tiger" | Roderick Graham | Johnny Byrne | 21 March 1987 |
27 | "The Monkey in Between" | Andrew Morgan | Terry Hodgkinson | 28 March 1987 |
28 | "Dangerous Games" | Andrew Morgan | Johnny Byrne | 4 April 1987 |
29 | "The Elephant and the Kangaroo" | Roderick Graham | Terry Hodgkinson | 11 April 1987 |
30 | "A Dying Breed" | Andrew Morgan | Freda Kelsall | 18 April 1987 |
31 | "Down Below" | Roderick Graham | Terry Hodgkinson | 25 April 1987 |
32 | "Coming to Terms" | Andrew Morgan | Johnny Byrne | 2 May 1987 |
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