The Sullavan Brothers

*The Sullavan Brothers*
The Sullavan Brothers
Genre	Drama
Created by	Ted Willis
Starring	Hugh Manning ; Anthony Bate
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	3
No. of episodes	26 (1 missing)
Production
Producer	Jack Williams
Running time	60 minutes
Production company	Associated Television
Original release
Network	ITV
Release	3 October 1964 –; 22 September 1965

The Sullavan Brothers is a British television drama series created by Ted Willis which originally aired 1964–1965 on ITV in 26 episodes.^[1]^[2]

The series chronicles the adventures of four lawyer brothers.

One episode, "Insufficient Evidence", is believed to be lost.^{[citation needed]}

Cast

Main cast

Hugh Manning as Robert Sullavan
Anthony Bate as Paul Sullavan
David Sumner as Patrick Sullavan
Tenniel Evans as John Sullavan
Mary Kenton as Beth Sullavan
Wendy Varnals as Anne Welsh
A.J. Brown as Mr. Justice Ryner

Supporting cast

Actors appearing in episodes of the series include John Alderton, George Baker, Peter Barkworth, John Barrie, Bruce Boa, Ray Brooks, Claire Davenport, Windsor Davies, Dulcie Gray, Mervyn Johns, Ronald Leigh-Hunt, T. P. McKenna, Ian McShane, Bryan Pringle, Wendy Richard, Michael Ripper, Jo Rowbottom, Peter Sallis, Bill Shine, Donald Sutherland.^{[citation needed]}

Reception

Variety said of the first episode, "The Man from New York":^[3] "The whole thing was persuasive and thought-provoking. ...Cliff Owen’s direction of Jack Williams’s production was purposeful and lucid."^[4]

References

^ "The Sullavan Brothers". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
^ Vahimagi, Tise (1996). British Television: An Illustrated Guide. Oxford University Press. p. 132. ISBN 978-0198159261.
^ "The Sullavan Brothers". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
^ "The Sullavan Brothers". Variety. 236 (8): 38. 14 October 1964.

External links

The Sullavan Brothers at IMDb

[BFIsearch-1] "The Sullavan Brothers". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 11 September 2024.

[2] Vahimagi, Tise (1996). British Television: An Illustrated Guide. Oxford University Press. p. 132. ISBN 978-0198159261.

[BFIsearch2-3] "The Sullavan Brothers". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 11 September 2024.

[4] "The Sullavan Brothers". Variety. 236 (8): 38. 14 October 1964.

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