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The War of Darkie Pilbeam

The War of Darkie Pilbeam

1968 British TV drama series

The War of Darkie Pilbeam was a three-part period drama set in the North of England during World War II, which originally aired on British television in 1968. It was written by Coronation Street creator Tony Warren and produced by Richard Everitt for Granada Television. The programme was broadcast on Friday nights.[1][2]

The title character, Darkie Pilbeam, (Trevor Bannister), a none too successful petty crook, managed to rise to the top of his profession by running a profitable black-market operation. Inevitably, Pilbeam's world crashed and burned, but it was fun while it lasted.

The series was shown in three 60 minute episodes on ITV (with commercial breaks), which were titled:

  • Phase I – September 1939 (originally broadcast 12 July 1968)[3]
  • Phase II – June 1942 (originally broadcast 19 July 1968)[3]
  • Phase III – August 1945 (originally broadcast 26 July 1968)[3]

Cast

References

  1. [1]
    "War of Darkie Pilbeam, The – Nostalgia Central". Nostalgia Central. 22 June 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  2. [2]
    Marcus, Laurence. "The War of Darkie Pilbeam". Television Heaven. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  3. [3]
    "Film & TV Database | The WAR OF DARKIE PILBEAM". BFI. 10 November 2009. Archived from the original on 10 November 2009. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
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