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TV series

King of the River

1966 · Ended

Overview

A completely lost BBC1 drama series centred on the King family, who love, live, fight and work around a harbour in the Thames estuary.

Cast

152

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Bernard LeeJoss King

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Geraldine ShermanSusanna King

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Meg Wynn OwenRuth King

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Sandra DorneNel

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Gregory PhillipsSaul King

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Robert BrownBen King

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Wally PatchCharlie

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Richard JamesSaul King

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Frazer HinesBob Elliot

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George A. CooperReverend Ackroyd

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Paul WilliamsonCedric

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John GrahamGelder, Graham

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Denis ClearyRadio Operator, R/T Operator, Dan

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Reg LyeNat

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Mona BruceAlice King

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Patrick ScanlanRed Elliot

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Michael WynnePeter Salt

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Bart AllisonTom

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Kenneth KeelingHenry

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Peter MaddenJoe Elliot, George Elliot

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Fred HughJoe, Pub Regular

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Jane WalkerSecretary

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Douglas BlackwellPolice Constable, Red Elliot

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Edwin BrownBristol, Mr. Maybrick

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Robert DeanStonehouse, Mr. Poole

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Glynn EdwardsJack Elliot

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Richard MarnerThe Russian Captain

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David SpenserLeonov

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Ann WayJudy

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Matthew RobertonVisitor

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Leslie DwyerThe Ganger

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Katherine SchofieldBetty

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Brian CantTom

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Charles CarsonBrigham

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Will StampeClem

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George ToveyJim

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Joe GibbonsDocker

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Anthony ColbyYoung Docker

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Iain AndersDetective

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Peter Blair-StewartSusanna's Boyfriend

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Stacy DaviesJoe

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Jeffrey SegalItalian Captain

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Toni KanalItalian Girl

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Tony GoodsonItalian Radio Operator

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Eric McCaineRadio Operator

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Gino MelvazziItalian Sailor

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Guido AdorniPierre

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David BealeRoger

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Harold BennettOld Cockney

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Sidney GatcumPub Regular

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Edward KelseyPub Regular

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Bridget TerryBlonde

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Carlos PierreEtienne

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Freddy FooteSmall Boy

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Harry TierneyFrench Soldier

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Ernest C. JenningsFrench Soldier

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Tony MaddisonFrench Soldier

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Louis RaynesFrench Soldier

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Ian GrayFrench Soldier

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Peter HagerCaptain Van Der Donk

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Clive BlackwellDerek

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Eve PearceMolly Stoker

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Paul DawkinsMather

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Martin KendleWilly

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Fred FerrisWaterguard

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Esmond KnightDonner

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Donald PickeringSkinner

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Leslie SandsCaptain Abel Gasser

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Barry WilsherJock Craig

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Michael EarlVan Driver

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Kenneth WatsonPlater

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Elisabeth MurrayAngela Brigham

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Jimmy GardnerBaldy

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Michael BirdWentworth

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Donald PelmearProsser

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Theo AygarCharlie

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Kenneth J. WarrenRowlands

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John TateButters

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Mary ChirgwinBarmaid

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Stan JayDuty Officer

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Artro MorrisSam

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Veronica PurcellAnnie

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Sean ArnoldTim

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Tom BowmanSam Giles

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Malcolm PattonJoe Giles

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Erik ChittyCaptain Dan Farley

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Paul BaconJulian Pratt

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Diana KingSarah Shelley

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Don McKillopMacArthur

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Van BoolenBarton

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Walter HorsbrughRalph Quenell

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Katherine ParrHarriet

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Malcolm WatsonCouncillor Todman

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Julian SomersCouncillor Bigelow

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Anthony SheppardChauffeur

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Simon TaylorReporter

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Donald MorleyCouncillor Riches

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Geoffrey DentonBeaumont

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Richard DaviesSteward

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Ivor SalterAlf

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Declan MulhollandSam

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Derek FrancisMallory

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Gerald RowlandWillie

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Christopher BanksLancing

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Sydney ArnoldCharlie

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Hal JeayesReporter

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Billy CorneliusReporter

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John Boyd-BrentLes

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Anthony DawesSecretary

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David DakerJack Flynn

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Eddie ByrneSam Pelham

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Julian HollowayMick

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Tony SelbyJag

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Harry TowbIrishman

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Roland CurramWestern

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Christopher StephensYoung Man

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Ron WellingDocker

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Henry ManningDocker

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Joe QuigleyDocker

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Patrick MilnerQuartermaster

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Dyson LovellLofty

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Bill KenwrightSammy

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Howard LangCaptain Friar

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Richard ShawBosun

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Patrick McAlinneyDominic

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Peter ThomasTally Clerk

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Ralph NossekPilot

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John SlaterJack Elliot

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Walter SparrowBinns

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Paul ThompsonRonnie Binns

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Christopher HodgeSid

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Paul Whitsun-JonesMr. Jones

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David BauerJason

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Peter BrayhamTruck Driver

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John HalsteadWaiter

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Elaine PaigeNancy

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Terry BaleJoe Atkinson

Laurie WebbEngineer

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Jack SmethurstPeter

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John GillMr. Bell

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John WardenSam

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Meredith EdwardsDick Conway

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Georgina PattersonJoanne Conway

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Iris RussellElspeth Conway

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Arnold BellDr. Wirrel

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Bernadette MilnesSandra

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Robert McBainPeak

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Frederic LeesTerry

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Royston TicknerCrown

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Malcolm KayeMod

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TMDB ID: 9629 ↗
First aired: 1966-07-06
Last aired: 1967-02-19
Status: Ended
Episode runtime: 50 min
Genres: Drama
Creators: Colin Morris
Countries: GB
Languages: English

Ratings

TMDB audience7.0/101 votes

Family guidance

Age ratings

—Not rated in Switzerland (CH)

—Not rated in Spain (ES)

—Not rated in France (FR)

—Not rated in United States of America (US)

—Not rated in United Kingdom (GB)

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Seasons

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Series 117 episodes

Crew

Directing9

Eric HillsDirector Peter CregeenDirector Peter SasdyDirector Gerard GlaisterDirector Terence WilliamsDirector Brian ParkerDirector Eric PriceDirector Paul CiappessoniDirector Philip DudleyDirector

Writing7

Donald BullWriter Colin MorrisWriter Elaine MorganWriter Fred WatsonWriter Anthony CoburnWriter Cyril AbrahamWriter Alistair BellWriter

Production1

Colin MorrisProducer

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