A Chance of Thunder
| A Chance of Thunder | |
|---|---|
 Radio Times cover featuring the series alongside The Escape of R.D.7 | |
| Genre | Thriller |
| Written by | John Hopkins |
| Directed by | Peter Hammond |
| Starring | Clifford Evans John Meillon Peter Vaughan |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 (all missing) |
| Production | |
| Producer | Peter Hammond |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | BBC |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Television |
| Release | 22 November – 27 December 1961 |
A Chance of Thunder is a 1961 British television series written by John Hopkins and produced by the BBC. It was transmitted in six episodes.[1]
The BBC later wiped the series, and none of the six episodes are thought to survive.
Cast
[edit]- Clifford Evans as Steven Prador
- John Meillon as Martin
- Peter Vaughan as Yardley
- Godfrey Quigley as Det. Sgt. Wilson
- Katherine Woodville as Pam Marchant
- Anthony Baird as Coryn
- Anthony Bate as Paul Rowlands
- Frank Gatliff as Trail
- Tom Adams as Evans
- Michael Collins as Powell
- Robert James as Hilton
- Ronald Lacey as Johnny Travers
- Michael Robbins as Mills
- Michael Rose as Taylor
- Peter Sallis as Howard
- Toke Townley as Frank White
- David Andrews as Alan Brewer
- Philip Stone as Ted Macauley
- Harvey Ashby as Scott
- Keith Barron as Bank Cashier
- Edward Brooks as P.C. Chatfield
- Billy Milton as Gerald Brewer
- Morris Perry as PC Milner
- Topsy Jane as Stella Fairly
References
[edit]- ^ Baskin p. 59
Bibliography
[edit]- Baskin, Ellen. Serials on British Television, 1950-1994. Scolar Press, 1996.