An Inspector Calls (TV series)

An Inspector Calls
Created byJ. B. Priestley
Directed byMichael Simpson
StarringBernard Hepton as Inspector Goole
Sarah Berger as Sheila Birling
David Sibley as Eric Birling
Simon Ward as Gerald Croft
Nigel Davenport as Arthur Birling
Margaret Tyzack as Sybil Birling
Jean Leppard as Edna
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes3
Production
ProducerRonald Smedley
EditorIan Williams
Running time80 minutes
Original release
NetworkBBC1
Release17 August 1982 (1982-08-17)

In 1982, the BBC broadcast a made-for-television adaptation of An Inspector Calls based on the 1945 J. B. Priestley play of the same title and directed by Michael Simpson.[1] It starred Bernard Hepton as Inspector Goole, with the younger Birlings played by Sarah Berger, and David Sibley as Eric.[2] It also starred Nigel Davenport as Arthur Birling and Margaret Tyzack as Sybil Birling.[3] Simon Ward played Gerald Croft, Sheila's fiancé, and the part of the maid Edna was acted by Jean Leppard.[4]

References

  1. ^ "An Inspector Calls (1982)". BFI. Archived from the original on 27 April 2018.
  2. ^ "An Inspector Calls (TV Series)". Radio Times.
  3. ^ "An Inspector Calls, Part 1 · British Universities Film & Video Council". bufvc.ac.uk.
  4. ^ "An Inspector Calls, Part 3 · British Universities Film & Video Council". bufvc.ac.uk.


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