The Cedar Tree

*The Cedar Tree*
The Cedar Tree
Genre	Soap opera
Created by	Alfred Shaughnessy
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	119
Production
Producer	Ian Fordyce
Running time	30 mins (Series 1–2) ; 60 mins (Series 3).
Production company	ATV
Original release
Network	ITV
Release	20 September 1976 –; 1979

Last updated December 18, 2024

The Cedar Tree was a television serial that ran from 1976 to 1979 on ITV in the United Kingdom.

The Cedar Tree was made by Associated Television Productions (ATV) and recorded at their studios at Elstree. Two established cast members were the veteran actress Joyce Carey and Susan Skipper, who played one of the Bourne family's daughters. Two other noted actors involved were Philip Latham as Commander Bourne, and Cyril Luckham, as Charles Ashley, the benevolent grandfather.

Series 1 and 2 were shown on ITV in the afternoon in a thirty-minute twice weekly format. Series 1 had 82 episodes and Series 2 had 24 episodes. Series 3, which was the final series, was given an evening prime time slot and the episodes were extended to sixty minutes. Series 3 consisted of only 13 episodes.^[2]

In a bizarre bit of casting, Jack Watling, who had been playing Captain Julian Palmer, an old friend of the Bourne family, in Series 2, took over the role of Arthur Bourne in Series 3.

In February 2013 it was announced^[3] that the first 1976 series was to be released on DVD. A complete box set of all three series has since been released.

Episodes

Series 1

1. Victoria
2. Elizabeth
3. Anne 1
4. Anne 2
5. A Question of Values 1
6. A Question of Values 2
7. Spring Fever 1
8. Spring Fever 2
9. One Come Down 1
10. One Come Down 2
11. Gerald 1
12. Gerald 2
13. The Quiet Side 1
14. The Quiet Side 2
15. Close of Play 1
16. Close of Play 2
17. High Tides 1
18. High Tides 2
19. The Mice at Play 1
20. The Mice at Play 2
21. Fête Accompli 1
22. Fête Accompli 2
23. Moment of Truth 1
24. Moment of Truth 2
25. Cause for Concern 1
26. Cause for Concern 2
27. Diagnosis 1
28. Diagnosis 2
29. The Treatment 1
30. The Treatment 2
31. A Quiet Christmas 1
32. A Quiet Christmas 2
33. Party Manners 1
34. Party Manners 2
35. Conflict 1
36. Conflict 2
37. A Lesson for Jim 1
38. A Lesson for Jim 2
39. Next of Kin 1*
40. Next of Kin 2
41. In Confidence 1
42. In Confidence 2
43. Easter Party 1
44. Easter Party 2
45. The Larger Size 1
46. The Larger Size 2
47. Gwilym 1
48. Gwilym 2
49. A Break in the Circle 1
50. A Break in the Circle 2
51. A Fresh Start 1
52. A Fresh Start 2
53. Outlook Unsettled 1
54. Outlook Unsettled 2
55. The Cost of a Secret 1
56. The Cost of a Secret 2
57. Trouble at Layford Park 1
58. Trouble at Layford Park 2
59. A Capital Idea 1
60. A Capital Idea 2
61. The Woman I Love 1
62. The Woman I Love 2
63. A Blessing in Disguise 1
64. A Blessing in Disguise 2
65. Turn of the Year 1
66. Turn of the Year 2
67. A Mackerel Sky 1
68. A Mackerel Sky 2
69. The Suspect 1
70. The Suspect 2
71. I Trust You 1
72. I Trust You 2
73. The Challenge 1
74. The Challenge 2
75. Miss Gribble 1
76. Miss Gribble 2
77. The New Member 1
78. The New Member 2
79. A Woman's Privilege 1
80. A Woman's Privilege 2
81. Consolation 1
82. Consolation 2

Note: Though Series 1 and Series 2 episodes of The Cedar Tree were transmitted in twice per week timeslots in Britain, these episodes were re-edited into an hour-long format (with adverts) for transmission overseas. Episode 39 of Series 1, "Next of Kin 1", which broadcast in Britain, is missing from the TV archives, so the DVD release uses the overseas broadcast of "Next of Kin" instead.

Series 2

1. Autumn Tints 1
2. Autumn Tints 2
3. The Scapegoat 1
4. The Scapegoat 2
5. Rumour 1
6. Rumour 2
7. Mystery in Munich 1
8. Mystery in Munich 2
9. Official Enquiry 1
10. Official Enquiry 2
11. Deep Waters 1
12. Deep Waters 2
13. Recrimination 1
14. Recrimination 2
15. The Ugly Truth 1
16. The Ugly Truth 2
17. Cariad 1
18. Cariad 2
19. An Old Flame 1
20. An Old Flame 2
21. A Good Living 1
22. A Good Living 2
23. Blind Spot 1
24. Blind Spot 2

Series 3

1. The Party Spirit
2. A Change of Plan
3. Nocturne
4. No Further Demands
5. Raising the Wind
6. Home and Abroad
7. A Race Against Time
8. Fools' Paradise
9. Times Remembered
10. On the March
11. In the Red
12. A Call to Arms
13. Peace for Our Time

Cast

Joyce Carey – Lady Alice Bourne, widowed mother of Arthur and Phyllis – 62 episodes
Philip Latham – Commander Arthur Bourne (Series 1 and 2) – 74 episodes
Jack Watling – Commander Arthur Bourne (Series 3) – 13 episodes
Susan Engel – Helen Bourne, Arthur's wife – 28 episodes
Sally Osborne – Elizabeth Bourne, eldest daughter of Arthur & Helen Bourne – 81 episodes
Jennifer Lonsdale – Anne Bourne, middle daughter of Arthur & Helen Bourne – 28 episodes
Susan Skipper – Victoria Bourne, youngest daughter of Arthur & Helen Bourne – 95 episodes
Kate Coleridge – Phyllis Bourne, Arthur's sister – 71 episodes
Cyril Luckham – Charles Ashley, father of Arthur's wife Helen – 47 episodes
Gary Raymond – Jack Poole – 36 episodes
Carol Royle – Laura Collins, friend of Victoria – 45 episodes
Jean Taylor Smith – Nanny – 75 episodes
Peter Hill – Fred Gates, the Bourne's chauffeur and general help – 78 episodes
Ruth Holden – Mrs. Gates, the Bourne's housekeeper – 84 episodes
Shaun Scott – Jim Tapper, assistant to Gates – 16 episodes
Alan Browning – Geoffrey Cartland (Series 1 and 2) – 36 episodes
Richard Thorp – Geoffrey Cartland (Series 3) – 5 episodes
Lillias Walker – Rosemary Cartland – 57 episodes
John Oxley – Peter Cartland – 52 episodes
Tom Chatto – Parsons, the Cartlands' butler – 13 episodes
John Hug – Gwilym Meredith-Jones – 11 episodes
Joan Newell – Winifred Hedges – 5 episodes
Patrick Ryecart – Klaus Von Heynig (Series 1) – 4 episodes
Steven Pacey – Klaus Von Heynig (Series 2 and 3) – 16 episodes
Nigel Havers – Rex Burton-Smith – 2 episodes
Jack Watling – Captain Julian Palmer (Series 2) – 11 episodes
Rosemary Nicols – Angela Scott, magazine reporter – 9 episodes
Michael Macowan – Doctor Cropper – 5 episodes
Pamela Mandell – Miss Pringle, owner of the Copper Kettle tearooms – 4 episodes
Richard Vernon – Lord Evelyn Forbes, old flame of Lady Alice Bourne – 2 episodes
Peter Egan – Ralph Marsh – 2 episodes

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References

↑ BFI.org The Cedar Tree
↑ "The Cedar Tree", TVMaze.
↑ "The Cedar Tree for DVD Release | ATV Today". www.atvtoday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 22 November 2015.

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[1] BFI.org The Cedar Tree

[2] "The Cedar Tree", TVMaze.

[3] "The Cedar Tree for DVD Release | ATV Today". www.atvtoday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 22 November 2015.

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