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Cucumber Castle (1970)

Country of Origin: UK
Date(s) of Broadcast: 26 December 1970
Number of Seasons: n/a
Total Number of Episodes: 1
Average Episode Running Times: 56 min
Format: colour
Sound: mono

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Company: RSO
Executive Producer: Robert Stigwood
Producer: Mike Mansfield
Associate Producers: Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb

SCRIPT
Devised By: Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb

DIRECTION
Director: Hugh Gladwish

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Ben Knoll
Camera Operator: Ray Orton
Focus Puller: Vic Hughes

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: David Woodward

MUSIC
Musical Director: Bill Shepherd

SOUND
Sound: Colin Dandridge, Mike McDuffie
Sound Mixer: David Skilton

COSTUMES AND MAKE-UP
Costume Designer: Rog Samuels

OTHER CREW
Production Assistant: Victoria Ford

CAST
Ginger Baker (himself)
Peter Blythe (narrator)
Eleanor Bron (Lady Margerie Pee)
Blind Faith (real names: Eric Clapton, Ric Grech, Stevie Winwood) (themselves)
Pat Coombs (Nurse Sarah Charles Bottom)
Barry Gibb (Prince Frederick)
Maurice Gibb (Prince Mamaduke)
Frankie Howerd (dying king)
Lulu (Lulu the cook)
Spike Milligan (the court jester)
Julian Orchard (Julian the Lord Chamberlaine)
Vincent Price (Wicked Count Voxville)
Roger Daltrey (himself (uncredited))
Donovan (himself (uncredited))
Marianne Faithfull (herself (uncredited))
Mick Jagger (himself (uncredited))

AVAILABILITY

UK
Television Distributors: BBC

REFERENCES

BOOKS

Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy by Mark Lewisohn
credits, review

KEYWORDS

anachronisms, castles, medieval, musical, rock music, royalty

 


Last Updated: 15 October, 2008

 


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