The War of Darkie Pilbeam

The War of Darkie Pilbeam was a three-part period drama set in the North of England during World War II, which originally aired on British television in 1968. It was written by Coronation Street creator Tony Warren and produced by Richard Everitt for Granada Television. The programme was broadcast on Friday nights.^[1]^[2]

The title character, Darkie Pilbeam, (Trevor Bannister), a none too successful petty crook, managed to rise to the top of his profession by running a profitable black-market operation. Inevitably, Pilbeam's world crashed and burned, but it was fun while it lasted.

The series was shown in three 60 minute episodes on ITV (with commercial breaks), which were titled:

Phase I – September 1939 (originally broadcast 12 July 1968)^[3]
Phase II – June 1942 (originally broadcast 19 July 1968)^[3]
Phase III – August 1945 (originally broadcast 26 July 1968)^[3]

Cast

Trevor Bannister as Darkie Pilbeam
Sheila Raynor as Vera Dobson
Christine Hargreaves as Marie Pilbeam
Rhoda Lewis as Laura Pilbeam
Terry Gilligan as Colin Pilbeam
George Waring as Tommy Dobson
Gabrielle Daye as Nell Perrott
Caroline Dowdeswell as Jeanette Perrott
Maggie Don as Louise Perrott
John Collin as Ted Pilbeam
Alan Browning as Ned Boston
Julie Goodyear as Waitress
Roy Barraclough as Bent Harry
Lynne Carol as Mrs Cloth
John Barrett as Toddy Bartholomew
David Jackson
as Civilian Policeman
Stephen Yardley as Wolfgang

External links

The War of Darkie Pilbeam at the British Film Institute website
The War of Darkie Pilbeam at
IMDb

References

^ "War of Darkie Pilbeam, The – Nostalgia Central". Nostalgia Central. 22 June 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
^ Marcus, Laurence. "The War of Darkie Pilbeam". Television Heaven. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Film & TV Database | The WAR OF DARKIE PILBEAM". BFI. 10 November 2009. Archived from the original on 10 November 2009. Retrieved 27 July 2022.

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[1] "War of Darkie Pilbeam, The – Nostalgia Central". Nostalgia Central. 22 June 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2022.

[2] Marcus, Laurence. "The War of Darkie Pilbeam". Television Heaven. Retrieved 27 July 2022.

[:0-3] "Film & TV Database | The WAR OF DARKIE PILBEAM". BFI. 10 November 2009. Archived from the original on 10 November 2009. Retrieved 27 July 2022.

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