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Sinister Street (TV series)

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1969 British TV series or programme
Sinister Street
GenreDrama
StarringJo Kendall
Kate Lansbury
David Collings
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes6 (all missing)
Production
Running time45 minutes
Original release
NetworkBBC 2
Release10 May (1969-05-10) –
14 June 1969 (1969-06-14)

Sinister Street is a British television series that originally aired on the BBC in six episodes between 10 May and 14 June 1969. It is based on the 1913 novel of the same title by Compton Mackenzie.

The cast included Jo Kendall, Kate Lansbury, David Collings, Jeanne Moody, Michael Osborne, Valerie Gearon, Joan Hickson, Elaine Taylor, Angela Baddeley, Arthur Hewlett and Jo Rowbottom.

Being the sole televised adaptation produced, all six episodes were wiped and are believed to be lost.

References

  1. Waller p.8

Bibliography

  • Philip Waller. Writers, Readers, and Reputations: Literary Life in Britain 1870-1918. Oxford University Press, 2008.

External links

Works by Compton Mackenzie
Novels
Adaptations
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