Gaslight Theatre (TV series) is a 60-minute
UK anthology television series produced by and airing on the
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in 1965. It consisted of six 19th century melodramas presented in the spirit of the Victorian theatre. Among its guest stars were
Ronnie Barker,
Joss Ackland, and
Patricia Routledge.[1][2]
Britons to the Rescue; or, English Virtue Preserved in South America - a TV adaptation by Alec Clunes, of
Paul Meritt and
Henry Pettitt’s British Born, a patriotic melodrama first staged in 1873. Starring Alfred Marks, Ronnie Barker and Patricia Routledge.[5]
The Blood-Craz’d Scourge of the Redskin Wilderness; or, What You Will - an adaptation of the 19th-century American revenge melodrama Nick of the Woods; or, the Jibbenainosay by
Louisa H. Medina. Starring Ronnie Barker and Joss Ackland.[6]
The Drunkard; or, The Sins of the Parents Shall be Visited . . . An adaptation of the 19th-century American melodrama The Drunkard; or, The Fallen Saved by W. H. Smith. Starring Ronnie Barker and
Warren Mitchell.[7]
Gaslight Theatre (TV series) is a 60-minute
UK anthology television series produced by and airing on the
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in 1965. It consisted of six 19th century melodramas presented in the spirit of the Victorian theatre. Among its guest stars were
Ronnie Barker,
Joss Ackland, and
Patricia Routledge.[1][2]
Britons to the Rescue; or, English Virtue Preserved in South America - a TV adaptation by Alec Clunes, of
Paul Meritt and
Henry Pettitt’s British Born, a patriotic melodrama first staged in 1873. Starring Alfred Marks, Ronnie Barker and Patricia Routledge.[5]
The Blood-Craz’d Scourge of the Redskin Wilderness; or, What You Will - an adaptation of the 19th-century American revenge melodrama Nick of the Woods; or, the Jibbenainosay by
Louisa H. Medina. Starring Ronnie Barker and Joss Ackland.[6]
The Drunkard; or, The Sins of the Parents Shall be Visited . . . An adaptation of the 19th-century American melodrama The Drunkard; or, The Fallen Saved by W. H. Smith. Starring Ronnie Barker and
Warren Mitchell.[7]