''My Son, My Son'' is a British television drama series which first aired on BBC 1 between 18 March and 6 May 1979.Baskin p.160 It is an adaptation of the 1938 novel of the same title by Howard Spring.

Selected cast

* Michael Williams as William Essex *

Frank Grimes Frank Grimes (born 1947) is an Irish stage and screen actor. Grimes was born in Dublin. He achieved his first major success as the young Brendan Behan in the 1967 stage adaptation of Behan's autobiography, ''Borstal Boy'', at the Abbey Theatre. ...

as Dermot O'Riorden * Kate Binchy as Sheila O'Riorden * Patsy Rowlands as Annie Suthurst * Patrick Ryecart as Oliver Essex * Ciaran Madden as Livia Vaynol * Prue Clarke as Maeve O'Riorden * Gerard Murphy as Rory O'Riorden * Maurice Denham as Captain Judas * Angela Harding as Maggie Donnelly * Grégoire Aslan as Josef Wertheim * Julian Fellowes as Pogson * Matthew Long as Sawle * Neale Goodrum as Martin *

Alan MacNaughtan Alan MacNaughtan (4 March 1920 – 29 August 2002) was a Scottish actor, born in Bearsden, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. He was educated at the Glasgow Academy, trained at RADA, and graduated in 1940 with the Bancroft Gold Medal. An experienc ...

as Sir Charles Blatch * Patrick Waldron as Kevin Donnelly * Sherrie Hewson as Nellie Essex *

Joy Nichols Joy Eileen Nichols (17 February 1925 – 23 June 1992) was an Australian-British comedian, actress and singer who also worked in the United States. She was best known as one of the stars of '' Take It From Here'' on BBC Radio. Biography Nichol ...

as Josie Wertheim *

Elizabeth Seal Elizabeth Anne Seal (born 28 August 1933) is a British actress. In 1961, she won the Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical for her performance in the title role of ''Irma La Douce''. Career Elizabeth Seal made her professional debut ...

as Mary Latter * Derek Fowlds as Newbiggen * Cyril Luckham as Reverend Oliver * Ivor Salter as Summerways * Willoughby Goddard as Mr. Moscrop * Joyce Carey as Mrs. Bendall

References

Bibliography

*Ellen Baskin. ''Serials on British Television, 1950-1994''. Scolar Press, 1996.

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:My Son, My Son (Tv Series) BBC television dramas 1979 British television series debuts 1979 British television series endings 1970s British drama television series 1970s British television miniseries English-language television shows Television shows based on British novels