Village Hall (TV series)

Village Hall is a drama anthology series made by Granada Television between 1974 and 1975.[1] It is entirely set in a village hall, with each episode highlighting a different use to which the space is put by local people. Writers include Jack Rosenthal and the actor Kenneth Cope.

Village Hall
GenreDrama anthology
StarringRon Moody
Bernard Hepton
George Cole
Colin Welland
Patrick Troughton
Richard Griffiths
Michael Angelis
John Le Mesurier
Anton Rodgers
Ian Hendry
Sue Nicholls
Joan Hickson
Marjie Lawrence
Sydney Tafler
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes14
Production
Running time50 minutes
Production companyGranada Television
Original release
NetworkITV
Release16 July 1974 (1974-07-16) –
6 July 1975 (1975-07-06)

Episodes

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Series 1

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Produced by Michael Dunlop.

Ep. no. (overall) Ep. no. in series Title Directed by Written by Original air date
11"Mr. Ellis versus the People"June HowsonJack Rosenthal16 July 1974 (1974-07-16)
22"There'll Almost Always be an England"Quentin LawrenceJack Rosenthal30 July 1974 (1974-07-30)
33"Friendly Encounter"Alan GrintWillis Hall6 August 1974 (1974-08-06)
44"Mark Massy Is Dead"John BrucePeter Ransley13 August 1974 (1974-08-13)
55"Dancing In The Dark"Alan GibsonPeter Terson20 August 1974 (1974-08-20)
66"The Magic Sponge"Colin CantKenneth Cope27 August 1974 (1974-08-27)
77"Distant Islands"Alan GibsonDonald Churchill & Julia Jones13 September 1974 (1974-09-13)

Series 2

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Producer: Michael Dunlop.

Ep. No. (overall) Ep. No. in series Title Directed by Written by Original air date
81"Miss Health and Beauty"Baz TaylorTim Aspinall11 May 1975 (1975-05-11)
92"Pie in the Sky"Peter PlummerDonald Churchill18 May 1975 (1975-05-18)
103"The Rough and the Smooth"Alan GibsonPeter Terson8 June 1975 (1975-06-08)
114"Lot 23"Carol WilksCarey Harrison15 June 1975 (1975-06-15)
125"Old Scores"Colin CantKenneth Cope22 June 1975 (1975-06-22)
136"Silver Threads"Brian MillsPeter Whitbread29 June 1975 (1975-06-29)
147"Battleground"Quentin LawrenceH. V. Kershaw6 July 1975 (1975-07-06)

DVD release

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The complete first and second series was released on DVD by Network in 2012

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