Village Hall (TV series)
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GenreDrama anthology
StarringRon Moody
Bernard Hepton
George Cole
Colin Welland
Patrick Troughton
Richard Griffiths
Michael Angelis
John Le Mesurier
Anton Rodgers
Ian Hendry
Sue Nicholls
Joan Hickson
Marjie Lawrence
Sydney Tafler
Bernard Hepton
George Cole
Colin Welland
Patrick Troughton
Richard Griffiths
Michael Angelis
John Le Mesurier
Anton Rodgers
Ian Hendry
Sue Nicholls
Joan Hickson
Marjie Lawrence
Sydney Tafler
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
| Village Hall | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Drama anthology |
| Starring | Ron Moody Bernard Hepton George Cole Colin Welland Patrick Troughton Richard Griffiths Michael Angelis John Le Mesurier Anton Rodgers Ian Hendry Sue Nicholls Joan Hickson Marjie Lawrence Sydney Tafler |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 14 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 50 minutes |
| Production company | Granada Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 16 July 1974 – 6 July 1975 |
Village Hall is a drama anthology series made by Granada Television between 1974 and 1975.[1] It is entirely set in a village hall, with each episode highlighting a different use to which the space is put by local people. Writers include Jack Rosenthal and the actor Kenneth Cope.
Series 1
Produced by Michael Dunlop.
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
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| 1 | 1 | "Mr. Ellis versus the People" | June Howson | Jack Rosenthal | 16 July 1974 | |
| 2 | 2 | "There'll Almost Always be an England" | Quentin Lawrence | Jack Rosenthal | 30 July 1974 | |
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Cast: Bernard Hepton, Liz Smith, Reginald Barratt, Michael Melia, Norman Rossington, Keith Chegwin, Dilys Laye, Peter Pratt, David Swift, Stella Moray and Bruce Bould. | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Friendly Encounter" | Alan Grint | Willis Hall | 6 August 1974 | |
| 4 | 4 | "Mark Massy Is Dead" | John Bruce | Peter Ransley | 13 August 1974 | |
| 5 | 5 | "Dancing In The Dark" | Alan Gibson | Peter Terson | 20 August 1974 | |
| 6 | 6 | "The Magic Sponge" | Colin Cant | Kenneth Cope | 27 August 1974 | |
| 7 | 7 | "Distant Islands" | Alan Gibson | Donald Churchill & Julia Jones | 13 September 1974 | |
Series 2
Producer: Michael Dunlop.
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 1 | "Miss Health and Beauty" | Baz Taylor | Tim Aspinall | 11 May 1975 | |
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Cast: Zoë Wanamaker, Sue Nicholls, Veronica Doran, Elizabeth Spriggs, Elaine Donnelly, Bernard Wrigley and Gerald Flood. | ||||||
| 9 | 2 | "Pie in the Sky" | Peter Plummer | Donald Churchill | 18 May 1975 | |
| 10 | 3 | "The Rough and the Smooth" | Alan Gibson | Peter Terson | 8 June 1975 | |
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Cast: Trevor Adams, Christopher Guard, Jane Carr, Barry Stokes, Jan Francis, Kenneth Cranham and Linda Hayden. | ||||||
| 11 | 4 | "Lot 23" | Carol Wilks | Carey Harrison | 15 June 1975 | |
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Cast: Paola Dionisotti, Kenneth Watson, Daphne Heard, Priscilla Morgan, Robert Oates, Patsy Smart, Spencer Banks, Jimmy Gardner, Sebastian Shaw and Gabrielle Daye. | ||||||
| 12 | 5 | "Old Scores" | Colin Cant | Kenneth Cope | 22 June 1975 | |
| 13 | 6 | "Silver Threads" | Brian Mills | Peter Whitbread | 29 June 1975 | |
| 14 | 7 | "Battleground" | Quentin Lawrence | H. V. Kershaw | 6 July 1975 | |
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Cast: Ian Hendry, Cyril Luckham, Basil Henson, Rosemarie Dunham, Joe Gladwin, Valerie Phillips, Michael Ripper, Frank Crompton, Richard Leech and John Nettleton. | ||||||