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The Owl Service is an eight-part television series based on the fantasy novel of the same name by Alan Garner. Produced in 1969 and televised over the winter of 1969–1970, the series was remarkably bold in terms of production. It was the first fully scripted colour production by Granada Television and was filmed almost entirely on location at a time when almost all TV drama was studio-bound. It used editing techniques such as jump cuts to create a sense of disorientation and also to suggest that two time periods overlapped. For the series, the book was adapted in seven scripts by Garner and was produced and directed by Peter Plummer. The direction was quite radical and seemed to be influenced by the avant-garde, a noted contrast to what might be expected of a children's serial.
Original Release
12/21/1969
Cast
Name | Character |
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Dorothy Edwards | Nancy |
Gillian Hills | Alison Bradley |
Michael Holden | Gwyn |
Francis Wallis | Roger Bradley |
Raymond Llewellyn | Huw |
Edwin Richfield | Clive Bradley |
Oswald Griffith | Villager |
W.H. Roberts | Villager |
W. Glyn Owen | Villager |
Sarah Vaughan | Villager |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | Episode #1.1 | Sunday, 21 December 1969 |
2 | The Mystery Deepens | Sunday, 28 December 1969 |
3 | A Strange Picture | Sunday, 04 January 1970 |
4 | The Plates Are Hidden | Sunday, 11 January 1970 |
5 | Betrayal | Sunday, 18 January 1970 |
6 | The Missing Key | Sunday, 25 January 1970 |
7 | Who Is There? | Sunday, 01 February 1970 |
8 | The Legend Unravels | Sunday, 08 February 1970 |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Dorothy Edwards | Nancy |
Gillian Hills | Alison Bradley |
Michael Holden | Gwyn |
Francis Wallis | Roger Bradley |
Raymond Llewellyn | Huw |
Edwin Richfield | Clive Bradley |
Oswald Griffith | Villager |
W.H. Roberts | Villager |
W. Glyn Owen | Villager |
Sarah Vaughan | Villager |
Gwenfron Jones | Child |
Phillip Roberts | Child |
Edwart Hedd Pu | Child |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Peter Plummer | Producer |