How Green Was My Valley is a British historical television drama series which originally aired on BBC One in eight parts during 1960.[1] It is an adaptation of the 1939 novel How Green Was My Valley by Richard Llewellyn, set in a Welsh coal-mining community.
| How Green Was My Valley | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Historical drama |
| Based on | How Green Was My Valley by Richard Llewellyn |
| Written by | Barry Thomas |
| Directed by | Dafydd Gruffydd |
| Starring | Eynon Evans Rachel Thomas Glyn Houston |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Dafydd Gruffydd |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | BBC |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Television |
| Release | 1 January – 19 February 1960 |
cast
edit- Eynon Evans as Gwylim Morgan Sr. (8 episodes)
- Rachel Thomas as Beth Morgan (8 episodes)
- Glyn Houston as Davy Morgan (7 episodes)
- William Squire as Rev. Merddyn Gruffydd (7 episodes)
- Sulwen Morgan as Angharad Morgan (6 episodes)
- Margaret John as Bronwen Morgan (5 episodes)
- Henley Thomas as Huw Morgan (4 episodes)
- Islwyn Evans as Huw Morgan (4 episodes)
- Anita Morgan as Ceinwen Phillips (4 episodes)
- Michael Forrest as Dai Bando (4 episodes)
- Hugh David as Owen Morgan (3 episodes)
- Emrys James as Gwilym Morgan Jr. (3 episodes)
- David Lyn as Ivor Morgan (3 episodes)
References
edit- ^ Baskin p.47
Bibliography
edit- Ellen Baskin. Serials on British Television, 1950-1994. Scolar Press, 1996.