The Bell is a 1982 British television drama series which originally aired on BBC 2.[1] It is an adaptation of the 1958 novel of the same title by Iris Murdoch.
| The Bell | |
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| Genre | Drama |
| Based on | The Bell by Iris Murdoch |
| Written by | Reg Gadney |
| Directed by | Barry Davis |
| Starring | Ian Holm Edward Hardwicke Tessa Peake-Jones |
| Composer | Marc Wilkinson |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Jonathan Powell |
| Running time | 50 minutes |
| Production company | BBC |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Two |
| Release | 13 January – 3 February 1982 |
Cast edit
- Rowena Cooper as Mrs. Mark
- Kenneth Cranham as Nick Fawley
- Edward Hardwicke as Peter Topglass
- Patricia Heneghan as Sister Ursula
- Ian Holm as Michael Meade
- Michael Maloney as Toby Gashe
- Derrick O'Connor as Noel Spens
- Tessa Peake-Jones as Dora Greenfield
- Bryan Pringle as Patchway
- William Simons as Mark Strafford
- Trudie Styler as Catherine Fawley
- Gareth Thomas as James Tayper Pace
- James Warwick as Paul Greenfield
- Tim Wylton as Fr. Bob Joyce
- Rachel Kempson as Abbess
- Kenny Baker as Jazz group member
- Patricia Donovan as Mother Clare
- Rex Holdsworth as Station porter
- Finnuala O'Shannon as 1st Nun
- Richard Pearson as Bishop
References edit
- ^ Baskin p.187
Bibliography edit
- Baskin, Ellen. Serials on British Television, 1950-1994. Scolar Press, 1996.
