"United!" (1965) TV series 1965-1967

Creator:

Anthony Cornish

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

4 October 1965 (UK)

Genre:

Drama | Sport

Plot:

Twice-weekly saga of life at Second Division football club Brentwich.

Plot Keywords:

Exclamation Point In Title | One Word Title | Soccer

Cast

Peter Craze	...	Kevin Barford (1 episode, 1965-1966)
Harold Goodwin	...	Horace Martin (1 episode, 1965-1966)
George Layton	...	Jimmy Stokes (1 episode, 1965-1966)
David Lodge	...	Gerry Barford (1 episode, 1965-1966)
Bryan Marshall	...	Jack Birkett (1 episode, 1965-1966)
Arnold Peters	...	Frank Silby (1 episode, 1965-1966)
Linda Polan	...	Betty Birkett (1 episode, 1965-1966)
Mitzi Rogers	...	Jean Jones (1 episode, 1965-1966)
Stephen Yardley	...	Kenny Craig (1 episode, 1965-1966)
Joyce Latham	...	Clara Dawson (1 episode, 1965)
Ursula O'Leary	...	Mary Barford (1 episode, 1965)
Armine Sandford	...	Brenda South (1 episode, 1965)
Robin Wentworth	...	Ted Dawson (1 episode, 1965)

Runtime:

30 min (147 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Filming Locations:

Stoke City Football Ground, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Trivia:

Despite attracting audiences of six million, the series was viewed as a disappointment by the BBC and it was cancelled in March 1967 after 147 episodes. It is believed that all 147 episodes were subsequently wiped and none survive to the present.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Comedy Connections: Don't Wait Up (#5.5)" (2007)