Emerald Soup

For the soup dish, see Spinach soup.

Emerald Soup
GenreChildren's television, science fiction
Written byMartin Woodhouse[1]
Directed byBill Bain
StarringWilliam Dexter, Janina Faye
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of episodes7
Production
ProducerBill Bain
Running time30 minutes
Production companyABC Weekend TV
Original release
NetworkITV
Release9 November (1963-11-09) –
21 December 1963 (1963-12-21)

Emerald Soup was a 1963 British children's science fiction television series directed by Bill Bain and produced by ABC Weekend TV for the ITV network.[2][3][4] It was written by Martin Woodhouse, with Norman Bogner as script editor. Comprising seven 25-minute episodes, the series aired weekly from Saturday 9 November to Saturday 21 December 1963.[5] The broadcast timing of series conflicted in part with the initial episodes of the BBC series Doctor Who, also broadcast on Saturdays, which started on 23 November 1963.[6]

Synopsis

The series was set in a small rural community, where a group of local children discovers, constructed in the vicinity, a laboratory that is conducting secret radiation tests. The children attempt to stop the tests before any damage to the environment can be done.[7][8]

Cast

  • Jessica Spencer as Jessica Maxwell
  • William Dexter as John Maxwell
  • Janina Faye as Jo Maxwell
  • Karl Lanchbury as Gally Lloyd
  • Gregory Phillips as Tim Maxwell
  • Annette Andre as Penny Dalton
  • Michael Bangerter as Poynte
  • Ethel Gabriel as Mrs Evans
  • Allan McClelland as Gaunt
  • Frederic Abbott as Lee
  • Blake Butler as Pascoe

References

  1. ^ Holland, Steve (5 July 2011). "Martin Woodhouse obituary". Theguardian.com.
  2. ^ "Emerald Soup". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  3. ^ "CITV 1963 - Programmes - Transdiffusion". Transdiffusion.org. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Emerald Soup (1963) :: starring: Janina Faye, Gregory Phillips". www.rarefilmfinder.com. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  5. ^ Marcus, Laurence. "Emerald Soup". Television Heaven. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  6. ^ Hewett, Richard (2017). The Changing Spaces of Television Acting: From Studio Realism to Location Realism in BBC Television Drama. Manchester University Press. p. 89. ISBN 978-1-5261-1553-9.
  7. ^ "Watchworthy". Watchworthy. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  8. ^ "Emerald Soup – Nostalgia Central". nostalgiacentral.com. 18 October 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2024.


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