The Moonstone (1959 TV series)

The Moonstone
Genre	Mystery
Based on	The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins
Written by	A.R. Rawlinson
Starring	James Hayter Mary Webster James Sharkey
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	7
Production
Producer	Shaun Sutton
Running time	30 minutes (per episode)
Production company	BBC
Original release
Network	BBC
Release	23 August (1959-08-23) – 4 October 1959 (1959-10-04)

The Moonstone is a 1959 British television serial adapted from the 1868 Wilkie Collins novel The Moonstone . ^[1] The series was made by the BBC and ran in 1959 over seven episodes. ^{[2] [3]}

Cast and characters

Actor/Actress	Role
James Hayter	Gabriel Betteredge
Annabelle Lee	Penelope Betteredge
Barry Letts	Colonel Herncastle
Rachel Gurney	Lady Verinder
Mary Webster	Rachel Verinder
Dorothy Gordon	Rosanna Spearman
James Sharkey	Franklin Blake
Anthony Sagar	Jame
Patrick Cargill	Inspector Cuff
Colin Douglas	Tom Yolland

References

1. "The Moonstone Episode 7 (1959)". BFI. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020.
2. "The Moonstone: Episode 1". 23 August 1959. p. 9. Archived from the original on 25 April 2021 – via BBC Genome.
3. "The Moonstone: Episode 7". 4 October 1959. p. 14. Archived from the original on 25 April 2021 – via BBC Genome.

External links

• The Moonstone at IMDb