Smilings
01-01-2014, 04:13 AM
I'd love to trade for this British cruise ship comedy. ALL ABOARD.
It sounds like a forerunner of THE LOVE BOAT.
ALL ABOARD
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0164242/
below from LOST Dinosaur TV Programmes?
All Aboard
The story of the Adriana cruise ship. During the run of 26 episodes there were several crossings of the Atlantic plus a tour of the Med- in the studio at least!
This series started on 6th December 1958 in the ABC region only, but was networked from 24th January 1959, replacing Southern TV's Mary Britten MD.
The regular stars were Susan Shaw as assistant purser Janet Fraser, Avril Angers as stewardess Joan Harrison, Richard Coleman as radio operator Mark Rogers, and the then little known Arthur Lowe as a steward, Sydney Barker. Included in familiar faces on the passenger list was Susannah Yorke (see picture) who falls in love with a violinist (seated next to her). Others on board for some stories were Gordon Jackson, Gerald Flood/ Annette Karel (Feb 28th 1959), Richard O'Sullivan, and Terence Alexander/ Julie Stevens (on May 23rd 1959).
The script was by Gerald Kelsey and Dick Sharples, and directors included ABC's regular, Guy Verney, and, later stories, Anthony Finnigan who had been floor manager at the commencement of the series. Also seen here is an ad in a trade paper by the producer- who applied, and who got the part?
Details of the first fully networked story:
Saturday January 24th 1959, 6.30-7pm. The ship's company prepare to cross the Atlantic from New York. Steward Syd Barker is in trouble already. Peter Norton has had more adventures ashore than he bargained for. Full cast: Avril Angers, Arthur Lowe, Susan Shaw, Richard Coleman, John Gale (Third Officer Peter Norton), Charles Morgan (Bill Stafford), Marion Mathie (Betty Masters), Richard Thorp (John Caldwell), Peter Greenspan (Bell Boy), Leslie Sands (Austin Carter), Elizabeth Wallace (Penelope Smith), and David Kelly (Terry O'Brien).
It sounds like a forerunner of THE LOVE BOAT.
ALL ABOARD
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0164242/
below from LOST Dinosaur TV Programmes?
All Aboard
The story of the Adriana cruise ship. During the run of 26 episodes there were several crossings of the Atlantic plus a tour of the Med- in the studio at least!
This series started on 6th December 1958 in the ABC region only, but was networked from 24th January 1959, replacing Southern TV's Mary Britten MD.
The regular stars were Susan Shaw as assistant purser Janet Fraser, Avril Angers as stewardess Joan Harrison, Richard Coleman as radio operator Mark Rogers, and the then little known Arthur Lowe as a steward, Sydney Barker. Included in familiar faces on the passenger list was Susannah Yorke (see picture) who falls in love with a violinist (seated next to her). Others on board for some stories were Gordon Jackson, Gerald Flood/ Annette Karel (Feb 28th 1959), Richard O'Sullivan, and Terence Alexander/ Julie Stevens (on May 23rd 1959).
The script was by Gerald Kelsey and Dick Sharples, and directors included ABC's regular, Guy Verney, and, later stories, Anthony Finnigan who had been floor manager at the commencement of the series. Also seen here is an ad in a trade paper by the producer- who applied, and who got the part?
Details of the first fully networked story:
Saturday January 24th 1959, 6.30-7pm. The ship's company prepare to cross the Atlantic from New York. Steward Syd Barker is in trouble already. Peter Norton has had more adventures ashore than he bargained for. Full cast: Avril Angers, Arthur Lowe, Susan Shaw, Richard Coleman, John Gale (Third Officer Peter Norton), Charles Morgan (Bill Stafford), Marion Mathie (Betty Masters), Richard Thorp (John Caldwell), Peter Greenspan (Bell Boy), Leslie Sands (Austin Carter), Elizabeth Wallace (Penelope Smith), and David Kelly (Terry O'Brien).