Time Riders (TV series)

*Time Riders*
Time Riders
Created by	Jim Eldridge
Directed by	Michael Winterbottom
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	4
Production
Producer	Alan Horrox
Running time	22 minutes
Production company	Thames Television
Original release
Network	ITV (CITV)
Release	16 October –; 6 November 1991

Time Riders is a 4-part 1991 CITV show directed by Michael Winterbottom and starring Haydn Gwynne as Dr. B. B. Miller, a motorbike riding time traveler.^[1]

Location filming was carried out at the Polytechnic of Wales for scenes set in the modern day (Part One and the end of Part Four), whilst those set in the past (Parts Two, Three and the bulk of Part Four) occurred at Chepstow Castle.

A novelisation of the series written by Eldridge (ISBN 0-09-993940-1) was published in 1991. It was illustrated by Mark Robertson.

Cast

Haydn Gwynne as Dr. B. B. Miller
Kenneth Hall as Ben
Ian McNeice as Leather Hardbones
Paul Bown as Captain
Clive Merrison as Professor Crow
Kerry Shale as Hepworth
Julie T. Wallace as Lady Chalmerston
James Saxon as Lord Chalmerston

Episode List

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"Part One"	Michael Winterbottom	Jim Eldridge	16 October 1991 (1991-10-16)
After her experimental time machine accidentally retrieves Ben Hardy from 1832, Dr BB Miller must prevent him from being captured by the unscrupulous Professor Crow. They are eventually forced to flee into the past to escape.
2	"Part Two"	Michael Winterbottom	Jim Eldridge	23 October 1991 (1991-10-23)
BB and Ben land amidst a battle of the English Civil War. After being held prisoner by the Roundheads, they manage to escape, but end up taking a plunge off the top of the castle walls.
3	"Part Three"	Michael Winterbottom	Jim Eldridge	30 October 1991 (1991-10-30)
BB and Ben gain sanctuary with some Royalists, only to find that they are no less dangerous.
4	"Part Four"	Michael Winterbottom	Jim Eldridge	6 November 1991 (1991-11-06)
Having been recaptured by the Roundheads, BB and Ben incite the suspicions of a witchfinder. They eventually manage to escape and return to the 20th Century, arriving before they originally left. It is implied that BB adopts Ben.

References

^ Bennett, B. (2013). The Cinema of Michael Winterbottom: Borders, Intimacy, Terror. Wallflower Press. ISBN 9780231167369.

External links

[google-1] Bennett, B. (2013). The Cinema of Michael Winterbottom: Borders, Intimacy, Terror. Wallflower Press. ISBN 9780231167369.

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