The_Citadel_(television)

The Citadel (television)

This article is about the television series. For the novel, see The Citadel (novel). For the film, see The Citadel (film).

The Citadel

Format	miniseries
Directed by	Peter Jefferies Mike Vardy
Starring	Ben Cross Clare Higgins Tenniel Evans Gareth Thomas
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of episodes	10
Production
Running time	50 min. (per episode)
Broadcast
Original channel	BBC
Original airing	January 20, 1983
External links
IMDb profile

The Citadel is a 1983 BBC television adaption written by Don Shaw from A. J. Cronin's novel The Citadel, which was originally published in 1937. It was produced by Ken Riddington. Other television versions include a British (1960), an American (1960), and two Italian (1964 & 2003) adaptations.

The BBC dramatisation stars Ben Cross as Dr. Andrew Manson and Clare Higgins as Christine Manson. It was broadcast in the US from November 1983 until January 1984 by PBS television as part of Masterpiece Theatre.

Cast

Ben Cross as Dr. Andrew Manson
David Gwillim as David Hope
Clare Higgins as Christine Barlow
Tenniel Evans as Dr. Page
Gareth Thomas as Dr. Philip Denny
Michael Cochrane as Freddie Hampton
Cynthia Grenville as Blodwen Page
Colin Baker as Richard Vaughn
Jane How as Mrs. Vaughn
Tim Wylton as Ben Chenkin
Don Fellows as Richard Stillman
John Nettleton as Charles Ivory
Raymond Bowers as Dr. Llewellyn
Dilys Price as Mrs. Llewellyn
David Pugh as Joe Morgan
Dyfed Thomas as Dai Jenkins
Jack Walters as Old Thomas
Richard Davies as Dr. Watkins
Janet Davies as Mrs. Watkins
Carmen du Sautoy as Frances Lawrence
Avril Elgar as Nurse Sharp
Oliver Ford Davies as Reverend Parry
Michael Gough as Sir Jenner Halliday
Charles Kay as Mr. Hopper
Buster Merryfield as Professor Challis
John Welsh as Sir Robert Abbey

Locations

The program was partly filmed on location in Tredegar, Wales, where A. J. Cronin practised as a doctor prior to writing the novel, as well as in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales and Prague.

External links

The Citadel (1960) at the Internet Movie Database (U.S. television program)
The Citadel (1960) at the Internet Movie Database (British television miniseries)
La Cittadella (1964) at the Internet Movie Database (Italian television miniseries)
The Citadel (1983) at the Internet Movie Database (BBC television programme)
La Cittadella (2003) at the Internet Movie Database (Italian television miniseries)
Article about Cronin and the NHS

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v • d • e Works by A. J. Cronin

Novels	Hatter's Castle • Three Loves • Grand Canary • The Stars Look Down • The Citadel • The Keys of the Kingdom • The Green Years • Shannon's Way • The Spanish Gardener • The Valorous Years • Beyond This Place • A Thing of Beauty/Crusader's Tomb • The Northern Light • The Native Doctor/An Apple in Eden • The Judas Tree • A Song of Sixpence • A Pocketful of Rye • The Minstrel Boy/Desmonde • Lady with Carnations • Gracie Lindsay

Selected Short Stories & Story Collections	"Kaleidoscope in 'K'" • Country Doctor • Vigil in the Night • Adventures of a Black Bag • The Innkeeper's Wife • Further Adventures of a Black Bag • Doctor Finlay of Tannochbrae

Play	Jupiter Laughs

Autobiography	Adventures in Two Worlds

UK/US Film Adaptations	Once to Every Woman • Grand Canary • The Citadel • Vigil in the Night • The Stars Look Down • Shining Victory • Hatter's Castle • The Keys of the Kingdom • The Green Years • The Spanish Gardener • Web of Evidence

Television Adaptations	Escape From Fear • Beyond This Place • Nicholas • The Citadel (1960 American) • The Citadel (1960 British) • Dr. Finlay's Casebook • The Ordeal of Dr. Shannon • Memorandum van een dokter • La Cittadella (1964) • Novi asistent • O Jardineiro Espanhol • E le stelle stanno a guardare • The Stars Look Down • Les Années d'illusion • The Citadel (1983) • Doctor Finlay • La Cittadella (2003)

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