The Adventures of Peter Simple

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The Adventures of Peter Simple
GenreHistorical
Based on Peter Simple
by Frederick Marryat
Written by Naomi Capon
Directed byNaomi Capon
Starring Timothy Bateson
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes6
Production
ProducerNaomi Capon
Running time25 minutes
Production company BBC
Original release
Network BBC One
Release13 January (1957-01-13) 
17 February 1957 (1957-02-17)

The Adventures of Peter Simple is a British period adventure television series which aired in six parts on BBC 1 in 1957. [1] It stars Timothy Bateson in the title role, a midshipman in the Royal Navy at the time of the Napoleonic Wars. It is based on the 1834 novel Peter Simple by Frederick Marryat.

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Other actors who appeared in the series include Sam Kydd, Ronald Adam, Patrick Cargill, Nadia Cattouse, Barry Letts, Andre Charisse, Rosamund Greenwood, André Maranne, John Phillips, Kynaston Reeves, Sally Travers, George Woodbridge, Wilfrid Brambell, Peter Bull, Robert Raglan and Willoughby Goddard.

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  1. Baskin p.21

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