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''Gazette'' 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 television, satellite, or cable television, cable, excluding breaking news, television adverti ...
which first aired on
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in 1968. It starred
Gerald Harper Gerald Harper (born 15 February 1931) is an English actor, best known for his work on television, having played the title roles in ''Adam Adamant Lives!'' (1966–67) and '' Hadleigh'' (1969–76). He then returned to his main love, the theatre. ...
as James Hadleigh, a millionaire who relocates from London to Yorkshire and buys a local newspaper founded by his father many years before. The cast also included
Jon Laurimore Jon St Alban Laurimore (born 1936) is a British actor, known for his television appearances. His TV credits include '' The Avengers'', ''The Prisoner'', ''Z-Cars'', '' Dixon of Dock Green'', '' Public Eye'', ''Warship'', ''Sutherland's Law'', ' ...
,
Ralph Michael Ralph Michael (26 September 1907 – 9 November 1994) was an English actor. He was born as Ralph Champion Shotter in London. His film appearances included ''Dead of Night'', ''A Night to Remember (1958 film), A Night to Remember'', ''Children ...
and Gillian Wray. Harper had just come off his starring role in the
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series ''
Adam Adamant Lives ''Adam Adamant Lives!'' is a British adventure television series that ran from 1966 to 1967 on BBC 1, starring Gerald Harper in the title role. The series was created and produced by several alumni from '' Doctor Who''. Proposing that an adventu ...
''. The show was made by
Yorkshire Television ITV Yorkshire, previously known as Yorkshire Television and commonly referred to as just YTV, is the British television service provided by ITV Broadcasting Limited for the Yorkshire franchise area on the ITV (TV network), ITV network. Until 19 ...
and was popular with audiences. Although a second series of ''Gazette'' was initially planned, it was instead decided to launch a follow-up called '' Hadleigh'' which focused on the title character in his role as a local landowner. This ran for four series between 1969 and 1976.Vahimagi p.173


References


Bibliography

* Tise Vahimagi. ''British Television: An Illustrated Guide''. Oxford University Press, 1996.


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* {{IMDb title, id=0159166 1968 British television series debuts 1960s British drama television series English-language television shows ITV television dramas Television series by Yorkshire Television Television shows set in Yorkshire