''Hadleigh'' is a

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that was produced by Yorkshire Television and originally ran from 1969 to 1976. Developed by Robert Barr, it was a sequel to the writer's earlier ''

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'' (1968) for the same company. The

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was composed by Alan Moorhouse and, from series 3,

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. James Hadleigh, played by Gerald Harper, was "the perfect squire, paternalistically careful of his tenantry's welfare, beloved in the village, respected in the council." A "knight in a shining white Aston Martin V8 (actually a Monteverdi 375L), he sets about correcting local injustices".Clive James '' Visions Before Midnight'' His wife, from a suburban middle-class background, was played by

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. The series attracted around 17 million viewers at its peak.

Cast

* Gerald Harper as James Hadleigh *

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as Lady Helen Hadleigh * Alastair Hunter as Maxwell (S1, S2) * Peter Dennis as Sutton (S3, S4) * Gillian Wray as Susan Jackson (S1) * Jane Merrow as Anne Hepton (S2) *

as Jennifer Caldwell (S3) * Jenny Twigge as Joanna Roberts (S4)

Episodes

Gerald Harper appears as James Hadleigh in all 52 episodes.

Series 1: 1969

Series 2: 1971

Series 3: 1973

Series 4: 1976

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0159167, Hadleigh 1960s British drama television series 1969 British television series debuts 1970s British drama television series 1976 British television series endings English-language television shows ITV television dramas Television series by ITV Studios Television series by Yorkshire Television Television shows set in Yorkshire