Rogue's Rock is a British series broadcast from 1974 to 1976 as three separate series of 30 minute programmes. It was bracketed as "comedy adventure". Plots varied from comic to action plots, but the latter were largely effected by use of stock library footage. The first series contained six episodes, the second series thirteen episodes and the final third series eight episodes. The programme was produced by

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and broadcast on ITV. Reruns were broadcast on

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from December 2020. The main writer was Royston Caws.

Setting

All stories take place on Rogue's Rock: a supposed privately owned island off the south coast of

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long-owned by the Rogue family. In reality it was filmed on the island of

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in the

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and centred around Herm Harbour, with small boats featuring in all episodes. Plots varied from Russian spies to romance but all had a somewhat parochial atmosphere. The first series centres on the arrival of two German strangers who are trying to find sunken treasure. Series two involved underwater beacons around the island. The overall population seemed to come from all around the world and there were a wide array of accents, creating a cosmopolitan mix within a parochial context. One typically extreme plot featured both the Bolshoi Ballet and

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arriving on the island at the same time, each wishing to perform, and being offered the quarry as a venue.

Regular characters

* Clive Morton as Commander Rogue (series 1) * Donald Hewlett as his brother Wing Commander Julius Rogue (series 2 and 3) aka "Wingco" * Royston Tickner as Will Polberry * Harold Goodwin as Hawkins * Graham Simpson as Tom *

Susan Dury Susan is a feminine given name, from Persian "Susan" (lily flower), from Egyptian '' sšn'' and Coptic ''shoshen'' meaning "lotus flower", from Hebrew ''Shoshana'' meaning "lily" (in modern Hebrew this also means "rose" and a flower in general), ...

as Jane Steele * Michael Knowles as Nigel

Other characters

* Vladek Sheybal as Boris Lubchenko *

Ed Bishop George Victor Bishop (11 June 1932 – 8 June 2005), known professionally as Ed Bishop or sometimes Edward Bishop, was an American actor. He was known for playing Commander Ed Straker in '' UFO'', Captain Blue in '' Captain Scarlet and the Myst ...

as Cyrus Triphammer *Shirley Allen as Princess Zina (the African princess) * Philip Madoc as Spinetti *

Kristin Hatfield Kristin may refer to: * Kristin (name), a Scandinavian form of Christine * ''Kristin'' (TV series), a 2001 American sitcom * Kristin Peak, Antarctica * Kristin School, a school in New Zealand See also * Kristen (disambiguation) Kristen may re ...

as Katy *

Chubby Oates Arthur ("Chubby") Oates (23 December 1942 – 10 November 2006) was a Cockney clubland comic and character actor. Life Born in Bermondsey, South London Oates started out as a reporter for the ''South London Observer'', he shared an offic ...

as Cyril * Katya Wyeth as Ilse * Anthony Chinn as Wu *

David Scheuer David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...

as Max * Nicholas Amer as Uncle Achmed

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rogue's Rock English-language television shows