''The Widow of Bath'' is a British

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which first aired on the

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in six episodes between 1 June and 6 July 1959. Margot Bennett adapted her own 1952 novel of the same title.Reilly p.97 The show starred

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designed the sets. It is now considered

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Cast

as Charles Atkinson (6 episodes) *

as Lucy Bath (6 episodes) *

as Hugh Everton (6 episodes) * Peter Sallis as Cady (6 episodes) *

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as Simmons (6 episodes) *

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as Jan Deverill (6 episodes) * Arthur Shepherd as Myopic waiter (6 episodes) * Fay Compton as Mrs. Leonard (5 episodes) *

Andrew Cruickshank Andrew John Maxton Cruickshank (25 December 1907 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire29 April 1988 in London) was a Scottish actor, most famous for his portrayal of Dr Cameron in the long-running UK BBC television series ''Dr. Finlay's Casebook'', which ...

as Det. Insp. Leigh (5 episodes) * William Sherwood as Hotel manager (5 episodes) *

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as Guido (4 episodes) * John Forbes-Robertson as Police Constable (3 episodes) *

John Ebdon John Ebdon (22 December 1923 – 19 March 2005) was a British author, broadcaster, Graecophile and, for 21 years, director of the London Planetarium. He was educated at Blundell's School. On his death, obituaries appeared in the ''Times'', ...

as Det. Sgt. Harkness (3 episodes) *

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as Zoe (3 episodes) * Fred Ferris as Bathing-hut attendant (2 episodes) *

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as English waiter (2 episodes) *

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as Photographer (1 episode) *

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as Customer (1 episode) *

Harry Littlewood Harry Littlewood (23 May 1921 – 26 December 2003) was an English actor who has appeared in ''Coronation Street'', ''George and Mildred'', ''Z-Cars'', '' Softly, Softly'', '' The Saint'', ''Never the Twain'', '' Families'', ''The Bill'', '' Ca ...

as Peters (1 episode) *

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as Castros (1 episode) * John Kidd as Stokes (1 episode)

References

Bibliography

* Reilly, John M. ''Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers''. Springer, 2015.

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Widow Of Bath BBC television dramas 1959 British television series debuts 1959 British television series endings English-language television shows Television shows based on British novels