Portrait of Alison (TV series) explained

Runtime:	30 minutes
Creator:	Francis Durbridge
Producer:	Alan Bromly
Country:	United Kingdom
Language:	English
Network:	BBC
Num Series:	1
Num Episodes:	6 (all missing)

Portrait of Alison was a 1955 British television series featuring Patrick Barr, Lockwood West, Anthony Nicholls and Brian Wilde.^[1] A crime-based thriller written by Francis Durbridge, it aired in six half-hour episodes between February and March 1955.^{[2] [3]}

It is unknown if the live broadcasts were ever telerecorded. The series is missing from the archives.^[4]

Film version

A feature film Portrait of Alison based on the series was released in cinemas in 1956, starring Robert Beatty and Terry Moore.^[5] A similar cinematic release had followed a previous Durbridge serial The Broken Horseshoe in 1952.^[6]

References

1. Web site: Portrait of Alison: Episode 1. 16 February 1955. 1631. 32. BBC Genome.
2. Web site: Portrait of Alison. 16 February 1955. 5 July 2016. IMDb.
3. Web site: Portrait of Alison (TV series) | BFI . https://web.archive.org/web/20090203065011/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/series/28104 . dead . 2009-02-03 . Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk . 2016-07-05.
4. Web site: Lost UK TV Shows Search Engine . Lostshows.com . 2016-07-05.
5. Web site: Variety (January 1956). 30 March 1956. New York, NY: Variety Publishing Company. Internet Archive.
6. Web site: The Broken Horseshoe. https://web.archive.org/web/20120713142747/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b79cd708e. dead. 2012-07-13. BFI.