The History Man is a British television drama series which aired in four parts on BBC2 in 1981. It is based on Malcolm Bradbury's 1975 novel of the same title.[1]
| The History Man | |
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| Genre | Drama |
| Based on | The History Man by Malcolm Bradbury |
| Written by |
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| Directed by | Robert Knights |
| Starring | |
| Composer | George Fenton |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Michael Wearing |
| Running time | 206 minutes |
| Production company | BBC |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC2 |
| Release | 4 January – 25 January 1981 |
Cast
edit- Antony Sher as Howard Kirk
- Geraldine James as Barbara Kirk
- Isla Blair as Flora Beniform
- Laura Davenport as Annie Callendar
- Paul Brooke as Henry Beamish
- Veronica Quilligan as Felicity Phee
- Maggie Steed as Myra Beamish
- Zienia Merton as Miss Ho
- Lloyd Peters as Michael Bernard
- Julia Swift as Beck Pott
- Steve Plytas as Professor Mangel
- Jonathan Bruton as Martin Kirk
- Charlotte Enderby as Celia Kirk
- Miriam Margolyes as Melissa Tordoroff
- Elizabeth Proud as Moira Millikin
- Graham Padden as John McIntosh
- Michael Hordern as Professor Marvin
- Peter-Hugo Daly as George Carmody
- Arthur Lugo as Hashmi Sadeck
- Henry Moxon as Dr. Petworth
- Judy Liebert as Jane McIntosh
- Milo Sperber as Dr. Zachery
- Bill Buffery as Peter Madden
- Juliet Waley as Marjorie
- Jack Elliott as Leon
- Jane Slaughter as Joanna
- Chloe Salaman as Anne Petty
- Jane Galloway as Chloe
References
edit- ^ Hutcheon & O'Flynn 2013, p. 141.
Bibliography
edit- Hutcheon, Linda; O'Flynn, Siobhan (2013). A Theory of Adaptation. London: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-53937-1.