Karl Lanchbury

Acting

Karl Lanchbury

Known for

Acting

Credits

10 titles

Known for

ITV Play of the Week poster
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A UK anthology series of single plays from major playwrights old and new. It ran from 1955 to 1974, producing about five hundred ninety-minute episodes from Granada Television. Season 1 also incorporates the Plays from the 'H.M. Tennant Globe Theatre' series, some of which were incorporated and labelled in listings as official Play of the Week episodes and some of which were played in place of Play of the Week episodes in alternative ITV regions. All 8 plays have been incorporated into this entry for convenience.

ITV Play of the Week

1955

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Story Parade specialized in adaptations of modern novels. It was broadcast on June 5, 1964 and repeated on August 28, 1964. The teleplay was by Terry Nation (who invented "Blake's 7" and the Daleks in Dr. Who), and Elijah Baley was played by the late Peter Cushing. It also starred John Carson John Carson as R. Daneel Olivaw and Kenneth J. Warren. The master tapes of the program were erased, however a few clips from the production have turned up in various documentaries about Isaac Asimov's work.

Story Parade

1964

Vampyres poster
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A duo of bisexual female vampires prey on passing motorists, whom they seduce and murder in the English countryside.

Vampyres

1974

The House That Vanished poster
5.3

A young model, Valerie, and her petty thief boyfriend witness a murder in a backwoods manor. Valerie escapes, but soon finds herself being stalked by the killer.

The House That Vanished

1973

South poster
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A made-for-television play about an exiled Polish Army lieutenant faced with his darkest secret.

South

1959

Whirlpool poster
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Tulia, a young model, is invited to a photographer's country home for what purports to be a quiet weekend retreat - but soon appears to be anything but.

Whirlpool

1970

Film credits

1970s · 5 titles

Series credits