''Melissa'' is a 1964 British
thriller television series
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which originally aired in six parts on
BBC 2 in 1964. It was shown under the umbrella title ''Francis Durbridge Presents'', and was one of a number of serials written by
Francis Durbridge during the period.
Cast
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Tony Britton
Anthony Edward Lowry Britton (9 June 1924 – 22 December 2019) was an English actor. He appeared in a variety of films (including '' The Day of the Jackal'') and television sitcoms (including '' Don't Wait Up'' and '' Robin's Nest'').
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as Guy Foster (6 episodes)
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Helen Christie as Paula Hepburn (6 episodes)
* Brian McDermott as Don Page (6 episodes)
* Kerry Jordan as Felix Hepburn (5 episodes)
* Norman Scace as Dr. Norman Swanley (5 episodes)
* Elizabeth Weaver as Joyce Dean (5 episodes)
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Brian Wilde as Chief Insp. Carter (5 episodes)
* Richard Wilding as Det. Sgt. Gibbs (3 episodes)
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Michael Collins as George Antrobus (2 episodes)
* Elizabeth Craven as Mrs. Long (2 episodes)
* Sydney Dobson as Chauffeur (2 episodes)
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Carole Mowlam
Carole Mowlam (20 December 1936 – 14 April 2012) was a British stage actress, stage and film actress.
She appeared in a recurring role in the early British soap opera ''The Grove Family''. In 1961 she starred in the BBC's ''The House Under the ...
as Mary Antrobus (2 episodes)
* Ian Norris as Jackson (2 episodes)
* Martin Norton as Peter Antrobus (2 episodes)
* John Marcus Powell as Man in car park (2 episodes)
* Reg Pritchard as Duncan (2 episodes)
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Petra Davies as Melissa Foster (1 episode)
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Lennard Pearce
Leonard "Lennard" Pearce (31 October 1915 – 15 December 1984) was an English actor who worked in theatre and television. He played Grandad in the BBC television sitcom ''Only Fools and Horses'' from its first episode in 1981 until his death ...
as Det. Sgt. Heston (1 episode)
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Anthony Sagar as George (1 episode)
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Patricia Marmont as Carol Stewart (1 episode)
DVD
The series has been released to DVD in an Australian box set, along with three other titles as ''Francis Durbridge Presents - Volume 1''.
References
Bibliography
*Ellen Baskin. ''Serials on British Television, 1950-1994''. Scolar Press, 1996.
External links
* {{IMDb title, 0396343
BBC television dramas
1964 British television series debuts
1964 British television series endings
British English-language television shows