The Sullavan Brothers Explained

Genre:Drama
Creator:Ted Willis
Starring:Hugh Manning
Anthony Bate
Country:United Kingdom
Language:English
Num Series:3
Num Episodes:26 (1 missing)
Producer:Jack Williams
Runtime:60 minutes
Company:Associated Television
Channel:ITV

The Sullavan Brothers is a British television drama series which originally aired on ITV between 1964 and 1965, in 26 episodes.[1]

The series chronicles the adventures of four lawyer brothers.

One episode, "Insufficient Evidence", is believed to be lost.

Cast

Main cast

Supporting cast

Actors appearing in episodes of the series include John Alderton, George Baker, Peter Barkworth, John Barrie, Bruce Boa, Ray Brooks, Claire Davenport, Windsor Davies, Dulcie Gray, Mervyn Johns, Ronald Leigh-Hunt, T.P. McKenna, Ian McShane, Bryan Pringle, Wendy Richard, Michael Ripper, Jo Rowbottom, Peter Sallis, Bill Shine, Donald Sutherland.

Reception

Variety said of the first episode, "The Man from New York": "The whole thing was persuasive and thought-provoking. [...] Cliff Owen’s direction of Jack Williams’s production was purposeful and lucid."[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Vahimagi, Tise . British Television: An Illustrated Guide . . 1996 . 978-0198159261 . 132.
  2. 14 October 1964 . The Sullavan Brothers . . 236 . 8 . 38.