Market in Honey Lane - Misplaced Pages

British TV series (1967–1969) Not to be confused with Honey Lane Market, a real market near Cheapside, London.

Market in Honey Lane
Created by	Louis Marks
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	91 (13 missing)
Production
Producer	John Cooper
Running time	30 minutes
Production company	ATV
Original release
Network	ITV
Release	3 April 1967 (1967-04-03) – 25 March 1969 (1969-03-25)

Market in Honey Lane was an ATV British television weekly series, which switched to a twice weekly soap opera format (shown at varying times around the ITV regions) after the first year. It was broadcast between April 1967 and March 1969.

This cockney drama was set in an East London street market and covered the traders and customers. It was created by Louis Marks. According to www.lostshows.com 13 of the original 91 episodes are missing from the archives.

The main cast included:

John Bennett as Billy Bush
Michael Golden as Sam English
Ray Lonnen as Dave Sampson
Peter Birrel as Jacko Bennet
Brian Rawlinson as Danny Jessel
Pat Nye as Polly Jessel
Basil Henson as Seymour Darcy

Anna Wing also appeared. She would later find fame in the BBC soap EastEnders, which was also set in the East End of London. Market in Honey Lane was recorded at ATV Elstree, the same studio complex that is now home to EastEnders. Ray Lonnen would go on to star in another ATV soap, Crossroads, but in the Carlton Television produced Crossroads of 2001.

References

"TV Archive".

External links

Market in Honey Lane at IMDb

Soap operas in the United Kingdom

TV soaps

National	Coronation Street EastEnders Emmerdale Hollyoaks
Scotland	River City
Wales	Pobol y Cwm Rownd a Rownd
Medical dramas	Casualty
Australian-imported co-productions	Home and Away Neighbours

Radio soaps

The Archers

Defunct

1950s TV	The Appleyards (1952–1957) Emergency Ward 10 (1957–1967) The Grove Family (1954–1957) Sixpenny Corner (1955–1956) Starr and Company (1958)
1960s TV	199 Park Lane (1965) Castle Haven (1969–1970) Compact (1962–1965) Crossroads (1964–1988, 2001–2003) High Living (1968–1971) Market in Honey Lane (1967–1969) The Newcomers (1965–1969) United! (1965–1967) Weavers Green (1966)
1970s TV	Angels (1975–1983) General Hospital (1972–1979) Within These Walls (1974–1978) The Cedar Tree (1976–1979) Garnock Way (1976–1979)
1980s TV	Albion Market (1985–1986) The Bill (1983–2010) Brookside (1982–2003) Gems (1985–1988) For Maddie with Love (1980) Miracles Take Longer (1984) Park Avenue (1988–1992) The Practice (1985–1986) Taff Acre (1981) Take the High Road (1980–2003) Together (1980–1981) Triangle (1981–1983)
1990s TV	Castles (1995) Eldorado (1992–1993) Families (1990–1993) Family Affairs (1997–2005) Family Pride (1991–1992) Holby City (1999–2022) Jupiter Moon (1990, 1996) London Bridge (1996–1999) Machair (1993–1999) Quayside (1997) Revelations (1994–1996) Springhill (1996–1997)
2000s TV	Doctors (2000–2024) Echo Beach (2008) Night and Day (2001–2003) The Royal Today (2008)
Radio	Front Line Family (1941–1948) Mrs Dale's Diary (1948–1969) Waggoners' Walk (1969–1980) Citizens (1987–1991) Westway (1997–2005) Silver Street (2004–2010) Ambridge Extra (2011–2013) Greenborne (2021)

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