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The Stars Look Down is a 1975 British television adaptation written by Alan Plater from A. J. Cronin's 1935 novel The Stars Look Down. The Granada production was directed by Roland Joffé, Alan Grint and Howard Baker and starred Ian Hastings as David Fenwick and Susan Tracy as his wife, Jenny. Other versions include a 1940 British film and a 1971 Italian television adaptation.
Original Release
09/04/1974
Cast
Name | Character |
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Ian Hastings | David Fenwick |
Basil Dignam | Richard Barras |
Alun Armstrong | Joe Gowlan |
Avril Elgar | Martha Fenwick |
Christian Rodska | Arthur Barras |
Susan Tracy | Jenny Fenwick / Jenny Sunley |
Barbara Hickmott | Hilda Barras |
Anne Raitt | Annie Macer / Annie Fenwick |
James Bate | Sammy Fenwick |
Alan Hockey | Armstrong |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | Daily Bread | Thursday, 04 September 1975 |
2 | Escape | Thursday, 11 September 1975 |
3 | Love | Thursday, 18 September 1975 |
4 | Useful Employment | Thursday, 25 September 1975 |
5 | Inherit the Earth | Thursday, 02 October 1975 |
6 | Battlefield | Thursday, 09 October 1975 |
7 | Heroes | Thursday, 16 October 1975 |
8 | Casualties | Thursday, 23 October 1975 |
9 | Victory | Thursday, 30 October 1975 |
10 | Rebuilding | Thursday, 06 November 1975 |
11 | New Ground | Thursday, 13 November 1975 |
12 | The Promised Land | Thursday, 20 November 1975 |
13 | Marrers | Thursday, 27 November 1975 |
Directors
Roland Joffe, Alan Grint, Howard Baker
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Ian Hastings | David Fenwick |
Basil Dignam | Richard Barras |
Alun Armstrong | Joe Gowlan |
Avril Elgar | Martha Fenwick |
Christian Rodska | Arthur Barras |
Susan Tracy | Jenny Fenwick / Jenny Sunley |
Barbara Hickmott | Hilda Barras |
Anne Raitt | Annie Macer / Annie Fenwick |
James Bate | Sammy Fenwick |
Alan Hockey | Armstrong |
Malcolm Terris | Harry Nugent |
Catherine Terris | Grace Barras / Grace Teasdale |
Geoffrey Davion | Stanley Millington |
Norah Fulton | Aunt Carrie |
Steven Grives | Dan Teasdale |
James Garbutt | Hudspeth |
Norman Jones | Robert Fenwick |
Ronald Radd | Tom Heddon |
Rod Culbertson | Hughie Fenwick |
Valerie Georgeson | Laura Millington / Laura Todd |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Howard Baker | Producer |