King Cinder is a six-part British children's television serial made by the BBC in 1977. It was first shown between 2 November and 7 December 1977 on BBC1.[1]
| King Cinder | |
|---|---|
| Written by | John Prowse |
| Directed by | John Prowse |
| Starring | Peter Duncan Lesley Manville |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Anna Home |
| Production locations | Rye House Speedway, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, also Beauchamps Comprehensive, Wickford, Essex |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC1 |
| Release | 2 November – 7 December 1977 |
A gritty series, King Cinder by John Foster, pitches two teenagers, played by Peter Duncan (Kerry) a speedway bike rider and Lesley Manville (Nicky) his girlfriend against a criminal gang running an extortion racket run by nasty Todd Edwards (Michael Hawkins) and Hells Angel Daniel Abineri in a South Coast fictional seaside town called Barton. The series concludes with a climatic ending where Edwards driving a red Austin Maxi chases a running Kerry through a quarry only to see Edwards crash over a cliff.[2][1]
The executive producer was Anna Home.
Cast edit
- Kerry Hutson – Peter Duncan
- Nikki – Lesley Manville
- Todd Edwards – Michael Hawkins
- Richard Hutson – Tony Caunter
- Trevor Hutson - Jeremy Arnold
- Lacey – Daniel Abineri
References edit
- ^ a b Fiction, Speedway. "King Cinder". speedwayfiction.co.uk.
- ^ "SpeedwayPlus | King Cinder". speedwayplus.com.
External links edit
- King Cinder at IMDb
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