Queenie's Castle
Queenie's Castle | |
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Genre | Sitcom |
Written by | Keith Waterhouse Willis Hall |
Starring | Diana Dors Freddie Fletcher Brian Marshall Barrie Rutter Tony Caunter Lynne Perrie Bryan Mosley |
Theme music composer | Cliff Twemlow |
Opening theme | "The Greatest Show on Earth" |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 3 |
No. of episodes | 18 |
Production | |
Producers | Graham Evans (Series 1) Ian Davidson (Series 2-3) |
Editor | Tim Ritson |
Production company | Yorkshire Television |
Original release | |
Network | ITV |
Release | 5 November 1970 5 September 1972 | –
Queenie's Castle is a British
Plot
Starring Diana Dors as the eponymous Queenie Shepherd, the series revolved around the lives and, often illegal, activities of the residents of a
Queenie shared her flat with four men - her shady brother-in-law Jack, and her sons: labourer Raymond, van driver Bunny, and the unemployed Douglas.
The family's
Production
Produced by Yorkshire Television, the scripts were written by Keith Waterhouse (author of Billy Liar) and Willis Hall.[3] The remaining four episodes of series one were recorded in black and white due to the ITV colour strike.
Although the location was unspecified on screen, parts of the series were filmed in
Cast
- Diana Dors - Queenie Shepherd
- Freddie Fletcher - Raymond Herbert Shepherd
- Brian Marshall - Bernard Anthony "Bunny" Shepherd
- Barrie Rutter - Douglas Fairbanks Shepherd
- Tony Caunter - Jack Henry Shepherd
- Lynne Perrie - Mrs Edith Petty
- Bryan Mosley - Jeremy, the landlord
- Kathy Staff - Mrs Blakely
Episodes
Series 1
- We Humbly Beseech (5 November 1970)
- The Great Debate (12 November 1970)
- They Also Served (19 November 1970)
- Just Good Friends (26 November 1970)
- Trial By Fury (3 December 1970)
- Unaccustomed As I Am (10 December 1970)
Series 2
- Sweetness And Light (3 June 1971)
- The Ladykillers (10 June 1971)
- The Breadwinner (17 June 1971)
- Industrial Relations (24 June 1971)
- On The Wagon (1 July 1971)
- Castles In The Air (8 July 1971)
Series 3
- The Prowler (1 August 1972)
- New Broom (8 August 1972)
- The One That Got Away (15 August 1972)
- England Expects (22 August 1972)
- Mr Faintheart (29 August 1972)
- The Patter Of Tiny Feet (5 September 1972)
Reception
According to the BFI, "Dors proved so popular as the brassy Queenie that after the third and final series, she and Caunter essentially reprised their characters under different names for the rugby league sitcom All Our Saturdays (ITV, 1973)."[2]
DVD releases
All three series of Queenie's Castle were released (separately) by Simply Media in May 2009. Network has released a three-disc box set of the complete series in August 2009.
DVD | Year(s) | Release date |
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The Complete Series 1 | 1970 | 18 May 2009 |
The Complete Series 2 | 1971 | 18 May 2009 |
The Complete Series 3 | 1972 | 18 May 2009 |
The Complete Series 1 to 3 Box Set | 1970- 1972 |
10 Aug 2009 |
References
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (7 September 2020). "A Tale of Two Blondes: Diana Dors and Belinda Lee". Filmink.
- ^ a b c Michael Brooke. "BFI screenonline: Queenie's Castle (1970-72)". Retrieved 7 July 2009.
- ^ Wroe, Nicholas (14 April 2001). "The Guardian profile: Keith Waterhouse". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 July 2009.
External links
- Queenie's Castle at IMDb
- Queenie's Castle at British Comedy Guide