| Portrait of Alison | |
|---|---|
| Genre | |
| Created by | Francis Durbridge |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 (all missing) |
| Production | |
| Producer | Alan Bromly |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC |
| Release | 16 February (1955-02-16) – 23 March 1955 (1955-03-23) |
Portrait of Alison was a 1955 British television series featuring Patrick Barr, Lockwood West, Anthony Nicholls and Brian Wilde. A crime-based thriller written by Francis Durbridge, it aired in six half-hour episodes between February and March 1955.
It is unknown if the live broadcasts were ever telerecorded. The series is missing from the archives.
Cast
- Patrick Barr as Tim Forester
- Lockwood West as Det. Insp. Layton
- Anthony Nicholls as Major Colby
- Brian Wilde as David Forester
- Arnold Bell as Norman Briggs
- Peter Dyneley as Henry Carmichael
- William Lucas as Reg Dorking
- Helen Shingler as Alison Ford
- William Kendall as Peter Fenby
- Elaine Wodson as Mary Hepburn
- Edward Dentith as Det. Sgt. Reed
- Elaine Dundy as Jill Stewart
- Gretchen Franklin as Chambermaid
- Patrick Jordan as Charles White
- Anne Ridler as Nurse
- Grace Webb as Hospital sister
Film version
A feature film Portrait of Alison based on the series was released in cinemas in 1956, starring Robert Beatty and Terry Moore. A similar cinematic release had followed a previous Durbridge serial The Broken Horseshoe in 1952.
References
- "Portrait of Alison: Episode 1". 16 February 1955. p. 32 – via BBC Genome.
- "Portrait of Alison". 16 February 1955. Retrieved 5 July 2016 – via IMDb.
- "Portrait of Alison (TV series) | BFI". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 3 February 2009. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
- "Lost UK TV Shows Search Engine". Lostshows.com. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
- "Variety (January 1956)". New York, NY: Variety Publishing Company. 30 March 1956 – via Internet Archive.
- "The Broken Horseshoe". BFI. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012.
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