Puck of Pook’s Hill (1951)

UK, 25 September 1951-30 October 1951
1 series, 6 episodes, average
videotape, black and white, 4:3
mono, English

A British fantasy television serial. It was broadcast live and not recorded.

Plot Summary

Young actors meet Puck from A Midsummer Night’s Dream who takes them on a series of adventures through time.

Credits

Crew
BBC
Producer: Matthew Forsyth
Settings: Lawrence Broadhouse
Written by: Vere Shepstone
Based on the Story by: Rudyard Kipling

Cast
Georgie Wood (Puck)
Carole Lorimer (Una)
Barry MacGregor (Dan)
Basil Dignam (Maximus)
Archie Duncan (Weland)
John Wyse (Sir Richard)

Episodes

Weland’s Sword (25 September 1951)
Young Men at the Manor (2 October 1951)
Old Men at Pevensey (9 October 1951)
A Centurion of the Thirtieth (16 October 1951)
On the Great Wall (23 October 1951)
Winged Hats (30 October 1951)

References

Books

  • Serials on British Television 1950-1994 by Ellen Baskin p.4 – credits, synopsis