''Fallen Hero'' is a British

television series A television show – or simply TV show – is any content produced for viewing on a television set which can be broadcast via over-the-air, satellite, or cable, excluding breaking news, advertisements, or trailers that are typically placed be ...

which aired on ITV in two series between 1978 and 1979.Palmer p.211 It portrays a

rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 11 ...

star forced to retire from the game after an injury, and the struggles of he and his wife to adjust to their new circumstances. Actors who appeared in episodes of the series include Pauline Delaney,

Tessa Peake-Jones Tessa Peake-Jones (born 9 May 1957) is an English actress having appeared in ''The Danedyke Mystery'' (1979), ''Pride and Prejudice'' (1980), '' When We Are Married'' (1987), '' Up the Garden Path'' (1990–1993), '' So Haunt Me'' (1992–1994), ...

Fiona Mollison Fiona Mollison (born 9 January 1954) is a British television and theatre actress. Her father managed a rubber company in British Malaya, and sent Fiona to England to a boarding school. She attended Bush Davies School of Theatre Arts to learn ...

Maggie Ollerenshaw Margaret Ollerenshaw (born 8 October 1949) is an English actress. She is known for portraying the role of Mavis in the BBC sitcom ''Open All Hours'' (1981–1982) and its sequel ''Still Open All Hours'' (2013–2019). Her other television credits ...

Timothy Carlton Timothy Carlton Congdon Cumberbatch (born 4 October 1939) is an English actor. Early years Carlton was born in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, the son of Pauline Ellen Laing (née Congdon), who died on 11 October 2007, and Henry Carlton Cumberb ...

and Alan MacNaughtan.

Main cast

Del Henney Del Henney (24 July 1935 in Anfield, Liverpool – 14 January 2019) was a British actor. Early life After an education at the Liverpool Collegiate School, Henney served in the British Army and graduated from RADA in 1965. Career Film Henney' ...

as Gareth Hopkins *

Wanda Ventham Wanda Ventham (born 5 August 1935) is an English actress with many roles on British television since beginning her career in the 1950s. She played Colonel Virginia Lake in the 1970s science-fiction television series ''UFO'' and had a recurring ...

as Dorothy Hopkins * Barry Stanton as Joe Harris * John Wheatley as Martin Hopkins * Frank Crompton as Wilf Calder * Marged Esli as Sally Jones * Nesta Harris as Meg Hopkins *

Prunella Gee Prunella Mary Gee (born 17 February 1950) is an English counsellor, therapist and former actress, best known for her work as an actress in the 1970s and 1980s, and for the role of Doreen Heavey in ''Coronation Street'', a part she first played i ...

as Rebecca Westgate * Jonathan Barlow as Ken Hopkins * Robert Swann as Philip Birley

References

Bibliography

* Lewis, Justin. ''Benedict Cumberbatch - The Biography''. Kings Road Publishing, 2015. * Palmer, Scott. ''British Film Actors' Credits, 1895-1987''. McFarland, 1988.

External links

* {{IMDb title, id=0217204 1978 British television series debuts 1979 British television series endings 1970s British drama television series English-language television shows ITV television dramas Television series by ITV Studios Television shows produced by Granada Television Rugby league television shows