How Green Was My Valley (1960 TV series)

How Green Was My Valley
GenreHistorical drama
Based onHow Green Was My Valley
by Richard Llewellyn
Written byBarry Thomas
Directed byDafydd Gruffydd
StarringEynon Evans
Rachel Thomas
Glyn Houston
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes8
Production
ProducerDafydd Gruffydd
Running time30 minutes
Production companyBBC
Original release
NetworkBBC Television
Release1 January (1960-01-01) –
19 February 1960 (1960-02-19)

How Green Was My Valley is a British historical television drama series which originally aired on BBC One in eight parts during 1960.[1] It is an adaptation of the 1939 novel How Green Was My Valley by Richard Llewellyn, set in a Welsh coal-mining community.

cast

  • Eynon Evans as Gwylim Morgan Sr. (8 episodes)
  • Rachel Thomas as Beth Morgan (8 episodes)
  • Glyn Houston as Davy Morgan (7 episodes)
  • William Squire as Rev. Merddyn Gruffydd (7 episodes)
  • Sulwen Morgan as Angharad Morgan (6 episodes)
  • Margaret John as Bronwen Morgan (5 episodes)
  • Henley Thomas as Huw Morgan (4 episodes)
  • Islwyn Evans as Huw Morgan (4 episodes)
  • Anita Morgan as Ceinwen Phillips (4 episodes)
  • Michael Forrest as Dai Bando (4 episodes)
  • Hugh David as Owen Morgan (3 episodes)
  • Emrys James as Gwilym Morgan Jr. (3 episodes)
  • David Lyn as Ivor Morgan (3 episodes)

References

  1. ^ Baskin p.47

Bibliography

  • Ellen Baskin. Serials on British Television, 1950-1994. Scolar Press, 1996.