Emerald Soup

Emerald Soup was a 1963 British children's science fiction television series.[2] The series, consisting of seven 25-minute episodes produced by Associated British Corporation for the ITV network, was aired weekly from Saturday 9 November to Saturday 21 December 1963. Norman Bogner acted as the Script Editor. It conflicted with the initial episodes of the BBC series Doctor Who, also broadcast on Saturdays, which started on 23 November 1963.[3]

Emerald Soup
GenreChildren's television, science fiction
Written byMartin Woodhouse[1]
Directed byBill Bain
StarringWilliam Dexter, Janina Faye
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of episodes7
Production
Producer(s)Bill Bain
Running time30 minutes
Release
Original networkAssociated British Corporation
Original release9 November 
21 December 1963

Synopsis

The series was set in a small rural community, where a group of local children discover a laboratory constructed in the vicinity that is conducting secret radiation tests. The children attempt to stop these tests before any damage can be done to the environment.

Cast

  • Jessica Maxwell - Jessica Spencer
  • John Maxwell - William Dexter
  • Jo Maxwell - Janina Faye
  • Gally Lloyd - Karl Lanchbury
  • Tim Maxwell - Gregory Phillips
  • Penny Dalton - Annette Andre
  • Poynter - Michael Bangerter
  • Mrs Evans - Ethel Gabriel
  • Gaunt - Allan McClelland
  • Lee - Frederic Abbott
  • Pascoe - Blake Butler
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References

  1. Holland, Steve (5 July 2011). "Martin Woodhouse obituary". Theguardian.com. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  2. "CITV 1963 - Programmes - Transdiffusion". Transdiffusion.org. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  3. Hewett, Richard (15 September 2017). "The Changing Spaces of Television Acting: From Studio Realism to Location Realism in BBC Television Drama". Oxford University Press. Retrieved 1 January 2019 via Google Books.


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