The Sullavan Brothers

The Sullavan Brothers
GenreDrama
Created byTed Willis
StarringHugh Manning
Anthony Bate
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series3
No. of episodes26 (1 missing)
Production
ProducerJack Williams
Running time60 minutes
Production companyAssociated Television
Original release
NetworkITV
Release3 October 1964 (1964-10-03) –
22 September 1965 (1965-09-22)

The Sullavan Brothers is a British television drama series created by Ted Willis which originally aired 1964–1965 on ITV in 26 episodes.[1][2]

The series chronicles the adventures of four lawyer brothers.

One episode, "Insufficient Evidence", is believed to be lost.[citation needed]

Cast

Main cast

Supporting cast

Actors appearing in episodes of the series include John Alderton, George Baker, Peter Barkworth, John Barrie, Bruce Boa, Ray Brooks, Claire Davenport, Windsor Davies, Dulcie Gray, Mervyn Johns, Ronald Leigh-Hunt, T. P. McKenna, Ian McShane, Bryan Pringle, Wendy Richard, Michael Ripper, Jo Rowbottom, Peter Sallis, Bill Shine, Donald Sutherland.[citation needed]

Reception

Variety said of the first episode, "The Man from New York":[3] "The whole thing was persuasive and thought-provoking. ...Cliff Owen’s direction of Jack Williams’s production was purposeful and lucid."[4]

References

  1. ^ "The Sullavan Brothers". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  2. ^ Vahimagi, Tise (1996). British Television: An Illustrated Guide. Oxford University Press. p. 132. ISBN 978-0198159261.
  3. ^ "The Sullavan Brothers". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  4. ^ "The Sullavan Brothers". Variety. 236 (8): 38. 14 October 1964.