The Honey Siege
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GenreChildren's
Adventure
Adventure
Based onThe Honey Siege by Gil Buhet
Written byDave Martin
Directed byJohn Jacobs
| The Honey Siege | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Children's Adventure |
| Based on | The Honey Siege by Gil Buhet |
| Written by | Dave Martin |
| Directed by | John Jacobs |
| Starring | Nigel Harman Lyndon Davies Barbara Ewing Belinda Sinclair Kenny Ireland Kevin Lloyd Stephan Chase Brian Miller Martin Eales Jim Dunk Lee Ormsby Natalie Morse Stephen Bateman John Stilwell Dominic Arnold |
| Composer | Paul Lewis |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 7 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Patrick Dromgoole |
| Producer | Derek Clark |
| Production locations | Crewkerne, Somerset, England, UK Brouckerque, France |
| Running time | 29 minutes |
| Production company | HTV |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 7 June – 19 July 1987 |
The Honey Siege is a British Children's Adventure television series based on a 1958 novel of the same name by Gil Buhet[1] and adapted for television by Dave Martin and directed by John Jacobs. It was made by HTV for the ITV network and aired for seven episodes between 7 June and 19 July 1987.
- Nigel Harman as George Green
- Lyndon Davies as Pete Rainbow
- Barbara Ewing as Feen Rainbow
- Belinda Sinclair as Phoebe Belham
- Kenny Ireland as William Mutch
- Kevin Lloyd as Phil Gattrell
- Stephan Chase as Godfrey Green
- Brian Miller as Ben Rainbow
- Martin Eales as Henry Mardilow
- Jim Dunk as Albert Mardilow
- Lee Ormsby as Victor Mutch
- Natalie Morse as Jenny
- Stephen Bateman as Febbo
- John Stilwell as Frank Gattrell
- Dominic Arnold as Charles Durrant
Episode list
All seven episodes were written by Dave Martin and directed by John Jacobs and were broadcast on ITV on Sundays at 16:30.[2]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Original release date | |
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| 1 | "The Blood Oath" | John Jacobs | 7 June 1987 | |
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The boys at Crowker school are threatened with the suspension of their Coronation Day holiday unless someone confesses to the wrecking of the beehives.[3] | ||||
| 2 | "The Traitor" | John Jacobs | 14 June 1987 | |
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The boys at Crowker school have their Coronation Day holiday cancelled, and decide to run away.[4] | ||||
| 3 | "The Disappearance" | John Jacobs | 21 June 1987 | |
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The boys of Crowker have run away, resulting in a search by their parents.[5] | ||||
| 4 | "Defiance" | John Jacobs | 28 June 1987 | |
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The boys of Crowker have barricaded themselves inside Crowker Castle. Their father's plan a way to break the siege[6] | ||||
| 5 | "Ghosts" | John Jacobs | 5 July 1987 | |
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The boys discover a secret passage after they have prevented their fathers from entering Crowker Castle.[7] | ||||
| 6 | "The Battering Ram" | John Jacobs | 12 July 1987 | |
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One day to go to the Coronation and the red flag is flying over Crowker Castle. To the mayor's fury a young reporter has got hold of the story.[8] | ||||
| 7 | "Victory!" | John Jacobs | 19 July 1987 | |
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It is Coronation Day 1953. The boys appear to have won the battle. But why is the flag flying at half must?[9] | ||||
The series survives complete on 1" videotape as part of the HTV collection which is now held by ITV plc.