Melissa (1964 TV series)
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| Melissa | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Thriller |
| Written by | Francis Durbridge |
| Directed by | Alan Bromly |
| Starring | Tony Britton Helen Christie |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Alan Bromly |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | BBC |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Two |
| Release | 26 April – 31 May 1964 |
Melissa is a 1964 British thriller television series which originally aired in six parts on BBC 2 in 1964.[1][2] It was shown under the umbrella title Francis Durbridge Presents,[3] and was one of a number of serials written by Francis Durbridge during the period.[4][5] It was remade in 1974 and again, with a script by Alan Bleasdale, in 1997.
- Tony Britton as Guy Foster (6 episodes)
- Helen Christie as Paula Hepburn (6 episodes)
- Brian McDermott as Don Page (6 episodes)
- Kerry Jordan as Felix Hepburn (5 episodes)
- Norman Scace as Dr. Norman Swanley (5 episodes)
- Elizabeth Weaver as Joyce Dean (5 episodes)
- Philip Voss as Chief Insp. Carter (5 episodes)
- Richard Wilding as Det. Sgt. Gibbs (3 episodes)
- Michael Collins as George Antrobus (2 episodes)
- Elizabeth Craven as Mrs. Long (2 episodes)
- Sydney Dobson as Chauffeur (2 episodes)
- Carole Mowlam as Mary Antrobus (2 episodes)
- Ian Norris as Jackson (2 episodes)
- Martin Norton as Peter Antrobus (2 episodes)
- John Marcus Powell as Man in car park (2 episodes)
- Reg Pritchard as Duncan (2 episodes)
- Petra Davies as Melissa Foster (1 episode)
- Lennard Pearce as Det. Sgt. Heston (1 episode)
- Anthony Sagar as George (1 episode)
- Patricia Marmont as Carol Stewart (1 episode)
DVD
The series has been released to DVD in an Australian box set, along with three other titles as Francis Durbridge Presents - Volume 1.[6]