''Plateau of Fear'' is a British

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which aired in a six parts on

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in 1961.Baskin p.57 A British journalist investigates as a series of attacks on a nuclear power station, located in the

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in South America, which he comes to believe may have been caused by some giant beast.

Cast

Gerald Flood Gerald Robert Flood (21 April 1927 – 12 April 1989) was a British actor of stage and television. Early life Flood was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, but lived for most of his life in Farnham, Surrey, where he regularly appeared on stage at ...

as Mark Bannerman * John Barron as Dr. Miguel Aranda * Ferdy Mayne as General Villagran *

Richard Coleman Richard Coleman (20 January 1930 – 16 December 2008) was a British film, television and stage actor. Early life Richard Coleman was born Ronald Coleman in Peckham, London in 1930. He was educated at Wilson's Grammar School, Peckham. Af ...

as Ralph Morton * Stewart Guidotti as Peter Blake * Jan Miller as Dr. Susan Fraser * Peter Allenby as Lorca * Maureen Lindholm as Julietta Aranda *

Roger Delgado Roger Caesar Marius Bernard de Delgado Torres Castillo Roberto (1 March 1918 – 18 June 1973) was a British actor. He played many roles on television, radio and in films, and had "a long history of playing minor villains" before becoming ...

as General Perera

References

Bibliography

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

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0192919 ITV television dramas 1961 British television series debuts 1961 British television series endings English-language television shows Television shows produced by ABC Weekend TV