''Time Riders'' is a 4-part 1991 CITV show directed by

Michael Winterbottom Michael Winterbottom (born 29 March 1961) is an English film director. He began his career working in British television before moving into features. Three of his films—''Welcome to Sarajevo'', ''Wonderland'' and ''24 Hour Party People''—h ...

and starring

Haydn Gwynne Haydn Gwynne is an English actress. She was nominated for the 1992 BAFTA TV Award for Best Light Entertainment Performance for the comedy series '' Drop the Dead Donkey'' (1990–1991), and won the 2009 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Feature ...

as Dr. B. B. Miller, a motorbike riding time traveler. Location filming was carried out at the

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for scenes set in the modern day (Part One and the end of Part Four), whilst those set in the past (Parts Two, Three and the bulk of Part Four) occurred at

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. A novelisation of the series, written by Eldridge (ISBN ) was published in 1991. It was illustrated by Mark Robertson.

Cast

as Dr. B. B. Miller * Kenneth Hall as Ben *

Ian McNeice Ian McNeice (born 2 October 1950) is an English film and television actor. He found fame portraying government agent Harcourt in the 1985 television series '' Edge of Darkness'', and went on to feature in popular films such as ''The Englishma ...

as Leather Hardbones *

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as Captain *

Clive Merrison Clive Merrison (born 15 September 1945) is a British actor of film, television, stage and radio. He trained at Rose Bruford College. He is best known for his long running BBC Radio portrayal of Sherlock Holmes, having played the part in all 64 ...

as Professor Crow * Kerry Shale as Hepworth

Episode List

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, id=0373635, name=Time Riders
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1991 British television series debuts 1991 British television series endings 1990s British children's television series British time travel television series Television series set in the future ITV children's television shows Motorcycle television series English-language television shows Television shows produced by Thames Television Television series by Fremantle (company) 1990s British science fiction television series