''Time Riders'' is a 4-part 1991

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show directed by

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and starring

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as Dr. B. B. Miller, a motorbike riding time traveler. Location filming was carried out at the Polytechnic of Wales for scenes set in the modern day (Part One and the end of Part Four), whilst those set in the past (Parts Two, Three and the bulk of Part Four) occurred at Chepstow Castle. A novelisation of the series written by Eldridge (ISBN ) was published in 1991. It was illustrated by Mark Robertson.

Cast

as Dr. B. B. Miller * Kenneth Hall as Ben *

Ian McNeice Ian McNeice (born 2 October 1950) is an English film and television actor. On television, he has played government agent Harcourt in the 1985 television series ''Edge of Darkness'', Bert Large in the comedy-drama '' Doc Martin'', the Newsreade ...

as Leather Hardbones *

Paul Bown Paul Bown (born 11 October 1957) is an English actor. Bown is best known for playing Malcolm Stoneway in the Granada Television sitcom '' Watching'' (1987–1993). He also had major roles in other comedy series, including as Roger Bones in the ...

as Captain *

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as Professor Crow *

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as Hepworth * Julie T. Wallace as Lady Chalmerston * James Saxon as Lord Chalmerston

Episode List

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* {{IMDb title, id=0373635, title=Time Riders
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