''Gravelhanger'' is a
British television
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mini-series
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which first aired in 1954. It was described in ''
Radio Times
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'' as ''"the story of an adventure"''. Broadcast live, it is unknown if the series was
telerecorded. Either way, the series is missing, believed lost.
The show starred
Peter Coke
Peter John Coke ( "cook"; 3 April 1913 – 30 July 2008) was an English actor, playwright and artist.
Early life
Peter John Coke was born in Southsea, Hampshire on 3 April 1913. ,
Olaf Pooley
Oloe Krohn "Olaf" Pooley (13 March 1914 – 14 July 2015) was an English actor, screenwriter and painter. As an actor, he appeared as Professor Stahlman in the seven-part ''Doctor Who'' serial ''Inferno'' (1970).
Early life
Pooley was born to ...
,
Ursula Howells
Ursula Howells (17 September 1922 – 16 October 2005) was an English actress whose elegant presence kept her much in demand for roles in film and television.
Life and career
Howells was born in London, the daughter of composer Herbert Howells, ...
,
Christopher Rhodes
Sir Christopher George Rhodes, 3rd Baronet (30 April 1914 – 22 June 1964) was an English film and television actor. He was awarded the Croix de Guerre and the United States Legion of Merit for his Second World War service.
Early life
Rhodes w ...
,
Jean Cadell,
James Raglan
James Raglan (6 January 1901 – 15 November 1961) was a British stage, film and television actor.
In Australia
Early in 1935 he was brought out to Australia with the Gabriel Toyne company by J. C. Williamson, playing ''Laburnum Grove'' and ...
, and
Esme Percy
Saville Esmé Percy (8 August 1887 – 17 June 1957) was an English actor who specialized in the plays of G.B. Shaw and appeared in 40 films between 1930 and 1956. He was born in London and died in Brighton.
Partial filmography
* ''Murder ...
.
References
External links
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1950s British television miniseries
1950s British drama television series
1954 British television series debuts
1954 British television series endings
Lost BBC episodes
Black-and-white British television shows
BBC television dramas
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