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Oxbridge Blues is a 1984 British television series, produced and broadcast in the UK by the BBC. It is an anthology of seven approximately 75-minute television plays by Frederic Raphael, most of which focus on relationships of one kind or another. Most of the plays except one take place in England; "He'll See You Now" takes place in the U.S., and "Sleeps Six" takes place in England and France. The series was broadcast in the U.S. on A&E in 1986 and on PBS in 1988. In Australia, the series was broadcast on ABC in 1987.
Original Release
11/14/1984 on BBC
Cast
Name | Character |
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Malcolm Stoddard | Philip Geary / Michael / Crispin |
Norman Rodway | Narrator / Alec |
Ciaran Madden | Rachel / Laura |
Kate Fahy | Lizzie / Eileen |
Diane Keen | Sherry Craven / Carlotta |
Carol Royle | Tory / Ellen |
Christopher Good | James / Duncan |
Nancy Roberts | Mrs. Stein / Goldie Pinto |
Gavin Asher | Waiter |
Roger Hammond | Father / Bald don at party |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | Oxbridge Blues | Wednesday, 14 November 1984 |
2 | That Was Tory | Wednesday, 21 November 1984 |
3 | Similar Triangles | Wednesday, 28 November 1984 |
4 | He'll See You Now | Wednesday, 28 November 1984 |
5 | The Muse | Wednesday, 05 December 1984 |
6 | Cheap Day | Wednesday, 12 December 1984 |
7 | Sleeps Six | Monday, 26 November 1984 |
Directors
James Cellan Jones, Richard Stroud, Frederic Raphael
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Malcolm Stoddard | Philip Geary / Michael / Crispin |
Norman Rodway | Narrator / Alec |
Ciaran Madden | Rachel / Laura |
Kate Fahy | Lizzie / Eileen |
Diane Keen | Sherry Craven / Carlotta |
Carol Royle | Tory / Ellen |
Christopher Good | James / Duncan |
Nancy Roberts | Mrs. Stein / Goldie Pinto |
Gavin Asher | Waiter |
Roger Hammond | Father / Bald don at party |
Ben Kingsley | Geoff Craven |
Susan Sarandon | Natalie Carlsen |
David Suchet | Colin |
Ian Charleson | Victor Geary |
John Bird | Clive |
Joanna Lumley | Gigi |
Frances Tomelty | Angela Lane |
Barry Dennen | Dr Stein |
Amanda Redman | Maxine |
Geoffrey Palmer | Fred |
Producers
Name | Role |
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James Cellan Jones | Producer |