The Moonstone (1972 TV series)

The Moonstone
GenreMystery
Based onThe Moonstone
by Wilkie Collins
Written byHugh Leonard
Directed byPaddy Russell
StarringVivien Heilbron
Robin Ellis
Basil Dignam
Martin Jarvis
Anna Cropper
Maureen Morris
Madhav Sharma
Kathleen Byron[1]
Peter Sallis[2]
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes5
Production
ProducerJohn McRae
Running time70 minutes
Production companyBBC
Original release
NetworkBBC One
Release16 January (1972-01-16) –
13 February 1972 (1972-02-13)

The Moonstone is a British mystery television series adapted from the 1868 novel The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins.[3][4] It aired on BBC 1 in five episodes between 16 January and 13 February 1972.[5] It subsequently aired in America on PBS-TV's Masterpiece Theatre between 10 December 1972 and 7 January 1973.

Cast

Reception

The series was well received by critics. In The New York Times, Howard Thompson called it "typically smooth, restrained, well-played, and in lovely, subdued colour".[6]

References

  1. ^ "The Moonstone (1972)".
  2. ^ "The Moonstone (1972)".
  3. ^ "The Moonstone: Part 1". 16 January 1972. p. 19 – via BBC Genome.
  4. ^ "The Moonstone Part 5 (1972)". BFI. Archived from the original on 26 April 2021.
  5. ^ Baskin p.112
  6. ^ Pitts, Michael R. (2004). "Sergeant Cuff". Famous Movie Detectives III. Scarecrow Press. p. 209.

Bibliography

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