Showing posts with label Rosemary Nicols. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rosemary Nicols. Show all posts

Saturday, 13 July 2024

1965, Television: "Undermind"

The British science fiction series "Undermind" premiered on 8 May 1965. The series was created by Robert Banks Stewart. It stars Jeremy Wilkin as Drew Heriot, Rosemary Nicols as Ann Heriot and Denis Quilley as Professor Val Randolph. The series was made by ABC Weekend Television for the ITV network with a total broadcast of 11 episodes.

Rosemary Nicols as Anne Heriot

Jeremy Wilkin as Drew Heriot

Jeremy Kemp as Frank Heriot

Synopsis
When Drew Heriot (Jeremy Wilkin) returns to the United Kingdom after working in Australia he discovers his brother, Police Detective Frank Heriot (Jeremy Kemp), is behaving oddly. Together with his sister-in-law Anne (Rosemary Nicols) he discovers that an alien force is using high frequency signals to brainwash people...

Denis Quilley as Prof. Val Randolph

Jeremy Wilkin as Drew Heriot and Michael Gough as Rev. Austen Anderson
Rosemary Nicols as Anne Heriot

Main Cast
Jeremy Wilkin as Drew Heriot
Rosemary Nicols as Anne Heriot
Denis Quilley as Prof. Val Randolph
John Barron as Sir Geoffrey Tillinger
David Phethean as Caper
Michael Gough as Rev. Austen Anderson
Jeremy Kemp as Frank Heriot
Barrie Ingham as Gerald Kennedy
Peter Barkworth as Victor Liberton

Rosemary Nicols as Anne Heriot and Barrie Ingham as Gerald Kennedy
John Barron as Sir Geoffrey Tillinger
Peter Barkworth as Victor Liberton, Rosemary Nicols as Anne Heriot
and Jeremy Wilkin as Drew Heriot

Opening and closing credits episode 1

Monday, 13 March 2017

1969, Television: "Department S"

9 March 1969 "Six Days", the first episode of the British spy-fi television series "Department S", is broadcast on ATV (Associated Television) part of ITV. The series, created by Dennis Spooner and Monty Berman, starred Peter Wyngarde, Joel Fabiani, Rosemary Nicols, and Dennis Alaba Peters. The musical theme was written Edwin Astley. From 1969 to 1970 a total of 28 episodes were produced by ITC (Incorporated Television Company).


Plot
A S"pecial department within Interpol, Department S has the task to solve cases which other organisations failed to solve. The head of Department S, with headquarters in Paris, is Sir Curtis Seretse (Dennis Alaba Peters). The ideas man of the group is adventure novelist Jason King (Peter Wyngarde). He uses details of their cases in his Mark Caine novels. Most of the time he is in company of beautiful women. His wife died in a plane crash some years ago. American and former FBI agent Stewart Sullivan (Joel Fabiani) is the leader and the pragmatist of the group, he takes his orders directly from Sir Curtis Seretse. Annabelle Hurst (Rosemary Nicols) is the groups scientist and computer specialist.
Peter Wyngarde as Jason King, Joel Fabiani as Stewart Sullivan
and Rosemary Nicols as Annabelle Hurst
Joel Fabiani as Stewart Sullivan and Dennis Alaba Peters as Sir Curtis Seretse
Joel Fabiani as Stewart Sullivan, Rosemary Nicols as Annabelle Hurst
and Peter Wyngarde as Jason King
Peter Wyngarde as Jason King
Synopsis "Six Days"
A commercial airliner arrives at London airport six days late, although the pilot believes his plane is half an hour early due to a tailwind. There seems nothing wrong with the aircraft and only the normal amount of fuel has been used. Where has the plane been for the last six days?

Rosemary Nicols as Annabelle Hurst
Joel Fabiani as Stewart Sullivan
Peter Wyngarde as Jason King
Trivia
  • The series was followed by the spin-off "Jason King" (1971 – 1972, 26 episodes).
  • The cars in the series were: a Bentley S2 Continental Sports Saloon with Swiss number plates (Jason King), a Vauxhall Ventora (FD) 3.3 (Stewart Sullivan), and a Lancia Fulvia Coupé (Annabelle Hurst).
  • The Bentley S2 Continental Sports Saloon used by Jason King was Peter Wyngarde's own car.
  • Most of the clothes worn by Jason King were created Peter Wyngarde himself. 

Department S, opeing and closing credits ("Six Days")