Mary Barton (TV series)

Mary Barton is a British historical television series which originally aired on BBC 2 in 1964. It is based on the 1848 novel of the same title by Elizabeth Gaskell.

Mary Barton
Genre	Drama
Based on	Mary Barton by Elizabeth Gaskell
Written by	Elaine Morgan
Directed by	Michael Imison
Starring	Lois Daine George A. Cooper Cyril Luckham
Composer	Dudley Simpson
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	4
Production
Producer	Douglas Allen
Running time	35 minutes
Production company	BBC
Original release
Network	BBC Two
Release	20 June (1964-06-20) – 11 July 1964 (1964-07-11)

Cast

• Lois Daine as Mary Barton
• George A. Cooper as John Barton
• Cyril Luckham as Mr. Carson
• Linda Marlowe as Sophy Carson
• Barry Warren as Jem Wilson
• Gwendolyn Watts as Margaret Legh
• Joe Gladwin as Job Legh
• Clare Kelly as Jane Wilson
• Elsie Wagstaff as Aunt Alice
• Peter Ashcroft as Charley Jones
• Reg Lever as Parker
• Eileen Dale as Mrs. Carson
• Kenneth Laird as Sgt. Wilkinson
• Brian Peck as Will
• Bernard Severn as Seaton
• Patrick Mower as Harry Carson
• Jean Alexander as Mrs. Jones
• Jack Allen as Duncombe
• Michael Bird as Gardener
• Frank Crawshaw as Bridgenorth
• John Dawson as Superintendent
• Fred Ferris as Hargreaves
• Jack Lester as Hume
• John Barrett as George Wilson
• George Betton as Boatman
• John Bosch as Young Boy
• Ogilvie Crombie as Judge
• Donald Eccles as Clinton
• Maxwell Foster as Lord John Russell
• Patrick Godfrey as Williams
• Martin Heller as Court Usher
• Alan Lake as Knobstick
• Howard Lockhart as Clerk of the Court
• Jean Marlow as Parlourmaid
• John McKelvey as Doctor
• Douglas Murchie as Captain
• Graham Rigby as Duerden
• William Sherwood as Daniel O'Connell
• Jane Tann as Mrs. Davenport

Bibliography

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

External links

• Mary Barton at IMDb