UK, 22 March 1958-16 April 1960
2 series, 12 episodes, average 25m
videotape, black and white, 4:3
mono, English
A British borderline fantasy television serial directed by Kevin Sheldon.
Plot Summary
The actor who plays radio superhero Captain Moonlight finds he has to use some of his alter ego’s skills when he finds himself caught up in real-life adventures.
Credits
Regular Crew
Directed by: Kevin Sheldon
BBC
Produced by: Kevin Sheldon
Regular Cast
Series One
Jeremy White (Captain Moonlight (Tony Lord))
Lorraine Peters (Alice)
Leonard Jeffery (Jimmy Bell)
Anthony Bate (Forrest)
Donald Masters (Ken)
Terry Baker (Les)
Series Two
Bernard Horsfall (Captain Moonlight (Stephen Sycamore))
Heron Carvic (The Impostor)
Pamela Buck (Maggie Hart)
Terry Baker (Les)
Donald Masters (Arth)
George Fisher (Mont)
Episodes
Series One
Regular Cast: Jeremy White (Captain Moonlight); Lorraine Peters (Alice); Leonard Jeffery (Jimmy Bell); Anthony Bate (Forrest); Donald Masters (Ken); Terry Baker (Les)
The Letter (22 March 1958)
Written by: Kevin Sheldon
Film Camera: David Prosser.
With: Colin Fish (a producer), Elizabeth Roger (a secretary), Derek Sprahan (a studio manager), Colin Barnes (an actor), Bryan Hulme (an actor), Eugene Leahy (an actor), Nona Blair (Jimmy’s landlady)
Captain Moonlight Hits Out (29 March 1958)
Written by: Kevin Sheldon
Film Camera: David Prosser
Film Editor: Valerie Best
Fight Arranger: Terry Baker
With: Keith Rawlings (a visitor)
The Secret of the Record Shop (5 April 1958)
Written by: Kevin Sheldon
Film Camera: David Prosser
Film Editor: Valerie Best
With: Peter Dixon, Barbara Brown
Head Office (12 April 1958)
Written by: Kevin Sheldon
19 April 1958
Written by: Kevin Sheldon
Business as Unusual (26 April 1958)
Written by: Kevin Sheldon
Fight Arranger: Terry Baker.
With: Heron Carvic (a man), Julie Webb (a girl)
Series Two
Regular Cast: Bernard Horsfall (Captain Moonlight, aka Stephen Sycamore); Heron Cavic (The Impostor); Pamela Buck (Maggie Hart); Terry Baker (Les); Donald Masters (Arth); George Fisher (Mont)
Episode 1 (12 March 1960)
Written by E. J. Bell
Film Camera: John Turner
Film Editor: Alan Martin
Music by: Lawrence Leonard
Designed by: Susan Spence
With: James Copeland (Police Constable Gladstone), John Boddington (the bank manager), Joe Gibbons (Perce), Frank Partington (‘Von Betelstein’), Peter Claughton (‘Baron Brodnick’), Paddy Glynn (‘Irma’)
Episode 2 (19 March 1960)
Written by E. J. Bell
Film Camera: John Turner
Film Editor: Alan Martin
Music by: Lawrence Leonard
With: Frank Partington (‘Von Betelstein’), Peter Claughton (‘Baron Brodnick’), Anthony Bate (Taffy), Lionel Wheeler (Lofty), Sally Nesbitt (the secretary), Joe Gibbons (Perce), Robert Aldous (Police Constable Stokes), Denise Coffey (Edith)
Episode 3 (26 March 1960)
Written by E. J. Bell
Film Camera: John Turner
Film Editor: Alan Martin
Music by: Lawrence Leonard
With: Denise Coffey (Edith), Gerry Jones (a policeman), Joe Gibbons (Perce), Dinny Powell (Marmaduke)
Episode 4 (2 April 1960)
Written by E. J. Bell
Film Camera: John Turner
Film Editor: Alan Martin
Music by: Lawrence Leonard
With: Joe Gibbons (Perce), Frank Partington (‘Von Betelstein’), Peter Claughton (‘Baron Brodnick’), Peter Dixon (Taffy), Lionel Wheeler (Lofty), Jeremy White (the floor manager), Kynaston Reeves (Sir George), Walter Horsbrugh (the butler)
Episode 5 (9 April 1960)
Written by E. J. Bell
Film Camera: John Turner
Film Editor: Alan Martin
Music by: Lawrence Leonard
With: Joe Gibbons (Perce), Dinny Powell (Marmaduke), John Brooking (the superintendent)
Episode 6 (16 April 1960)
Written by E. J. Bell
Film Camera: John Turner
Film Editor: Alan Martin
Music by: Lawrence Leonard
With: Frank Partington (‘Von Betelstein’), Peter Claughton (‘Baron Brodnick’), Peter Dixon (Taffy), Lionel Wheeler (Lofty), Brown Derby (the producer), Sally Nesbitt (the producer’s secretary), Joe Gibbons (Perce), Wilfred Fletcher (an actor), Dinny Powell (Marmaduke), Jeremy White (the floor manager), John Brooking (the superintendent)
References
Books
- Serials on British Television 1950-1994 by Ellen Baskin p.31 – credits, synopsis
