''Castle Haven'' was a British

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, set around the residents of two Victorian seaside house that had been converted into a series of flats and

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s. It was first broadcast on 4 April 1969, but cancelled just under a year later on 26 March 1970. 100 episodes were produced, but it is believed that only fifteen minutes of the series is still in existence; the rest were wiped after transmission, as per the (then commonplace) procedure of

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Main cast

* Sally James as Jo Mercer *

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as Harry Everitt * Jack Carr as Philip Mercer *

Kathy Staff Kathy Staff (born Minnie Higginbottom; 12 July 1928 – 13 December 2008) was an English actress known for her work on British television. She is best known for her portrayal of Nora Batty in ''Last of the Summer Wine'', the longest running sit ...

as Lorna Everitt *

Gretchen Franklin Gretchen Franklin (7 July 1911 – 11 July 2005) was an English actress and dancer with a career in show business spanning over 70 years. She was born in Covent Garden, Central London. She played Ethel Skinner in the long-running BBC 1 soap ope ...

as Sarah Meeks *

Jill Summers Jill Summers (born Honor Margaret Rozelle Santoi Fuller; 10 December 1910 – 11 January 1997) was an English music hall performer, actor and comedian. Her career in entertainment lasted eighty years and in 1982 she achieved stardom as Phyll ...

as Delilah Hilldrup * Sharon Campbell as Sylvia Everitt * Alan Guy as Dickie Everitt * George Waring as Tom Meeks * Sidonie Bond as Fiona Morris *

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as Eric Waters * Lala Lloyd as Mabel Waters * Colin Rix as Ivor Davies *

Ann Way Ann Way (14 November 1915 – 13 March 1993) was an English film and television character actress. Born in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, she began her career in repertory in Birmingham in the 1950s moving from there to the Dundee Rep. Her petite build ...

as Alice Davies *

John Comer John Comer (1 March 1924 – 11 February 1984) was a British comic actor. He was best known for his roles in ''Coronation Street'' as Mr Birtles, then as a taxi driver, and later as Wilf Jones, in ''Emmerdale Farm'' as Ernie Shuttleworth, Les ...

as Sid Buller * Ray Gatenby as Edward Pack

References

External links

* * http://www.tvbuzer.com/tv-shows/Castle-Haven {{Soap operas in the United Kingdom Black-and-white British television shows 1969 British television series debuts 1970 British television series endings British television soap operas 1960s British television soap operas 1970s British television soap operas