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- ↑ "St. Ives Part 3 Amersham Place (1955)". BFI. Archived from the original on 10 March 2017.
- ↑ "TVBrain | Kaleidoscope | Lost shows | TV Archive | TV History". www.tvbrain.info.
- ↑ "St. Ives 2 Flora (1967)". BFI. Archived from the original on 10 March 2017.
