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The Dark Island is a six-part British television miniseries, produced by Gerard Glaister for the BBC. It premièred on 8 July 1962. It was later adapted for radio, which was transmitted in 1969. It was set on the Outer Hebridean island of Benbecula, though the majority of the series was filmed on South Uist.
Original Release
07/08/1962 on BBC
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Robert Hardy | Nicolson |
| Francis Matthews | Grant |
| Angela Browne | Mary Somers |
| Cyril Luckham | Brigadier |
| Bryden Murdoch | Ian McLeod |
| Michael Golden | Swanson |
| William Sherwood | Colonel Jamieson |
| Edward Jewesbury | George Hammond |
| Denis Holmes | Major Williams |
| Walter Carr | Davy McNeil |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode #1.1 | Sunday, 08 July 1962 |
| 2 | Episode #1.2 | Sunday, 15 July 1962 |
| 3 | Episode #1.3 | Sunday, 22 July 1962 |
| 4 | Episode #1.4 | Sunday, 29 July 1962 |
| 5 | Episode #1.5 | Sunday, 05 August 1962 |
| 6 | Episode #1.6 | Sunday, 12 August 1962 |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Robert Hardy | Nicolson |
| Francis Matthews | Grant |
| Angela Browne | Mary Somers |
| Cyril Luckham | Brigadier |
| Bryden Murdoch | Ian McLeod |
| Michael Golden | Swanson |
| William Sherwood | Colonel Jamieson |
| Edward Jewesbury | George Hammond |
| Denis Holmes | Major Williams |
| Walter Carr | Davy McNeil |
| Angus Martin | Orderly |
| Arthur Boland | Foreign Seaman |
| Alex McCrindle | Mr. Stewart |
| Wallace Campbell | Donald MacAulley |
| Douglas Murchie | Alec Thomson |
| Morag Forsyth | Margaret |
| Ellen McIntosh | Katie Kennedy |
| Alistair Audsley | Fisherman |
| Michael Barrington | Doctor Glenville |
| Bill Simpson | Sergeant |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Gerard Glaister | Producer |
