The Valiant Varneys
| The Valiant Varneys | |
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| Written by | David Cumming |
| Directed by | Peter Whitmore |
| Starring | Reg Varney |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 15 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | BBC Television |
| Original release | |
| Release | 9 July 1964 – 7 May 1965 |
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The Valiant Varneys is a British television children's comedy series produced by the BBC. It ran weekly for two seasons 1964–65, with 13 episodes in total.[1]
The show was broadcast from the BBC Television Theatre in front of a live audience.[2][3]
The TV archive organisation Kaleidoscope lists all episodes as lost.[4]
Synopsis
[edit | edit source]In each episode Reg Varney assumed the guise of one his fictional ancestors in a comic exploit, such as "The Incredible Adventures of Sherlock Varney" or "The Incredible Adventures of Dr Henry Varney and Mr Hyde".[2]
A comic strip titled "The Valiant Varneys" was printed in Buster 17 July 1965 – 12 February 1966.[5]
Cast
[edit | edit source]Each self-contained story featured a different supporting cast, with several notable actors appearing including Roger Delgado, Jerry Desmonde, Patricia Hayes, Arthur Hewlett, Cherie Lunghi, Bill Shine.[3]
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External links
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