The Sullavan Brothers
The Sullavan Brothers | |
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Genre | Drama |
Created by | Ted Willis |
Starring | Hugh Manning Anthony Bate |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 3 |
No. of episodes | 26 (1 missing) |
Production | |
Producer | Jack Williams |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Production company | Associated Television |
Original release | |
Network | ITV |
Release | 3 October 1964 22 September 1965 | –
The Sullavan Brothers is a British television drama series which originally aired on ITV between 1964 and 1965, in 26 episodes.[1]
The series chronicles the adventures of four lawyer brothers.
One episode, "Insufficient Evidence", is believed to be lost.
Cast[edit]
Main cast[edit]
- Hugh Manning as Robert Sullavan
- Anthony Bate as Paul Sullavan
- David Sumner as Patrick Sullavan
- Tenniel Evans as John Sullavan
- Mary Kenton as Beth Sullavan
- Wendy Varnals as Anne Welsh
- A.J. Brown as Mr. Justice Ryner
Supporting cast[edit]
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.
Reception[edit]
Variety said of the first episode, "The Man from New York": "The whole thing was persuasive and thought-provoking. [...] Cliff Owen’s direction of Jack Williams’s production was purposeful and lucid."[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Vahimagi, Tise (1996). British Television: An Illustrated Guide. Oxford University Press. p. 132. ISBN 978-0198159261.
- ^ "The Sullavan Brothers". Variety. 236 (8): 38. 14 October 1964.