"With the end of Gazette, the adventures of wealthy estate owner James Hadleigh continue in his own self-titled series. In the opening episode, Thanks For The Offer, James is meeting with the Shawcliffe group who have made a bid for the Westdale Gazette, the paper that he inherited from his father. He agrees to sell 75% of his shares in the paper, keeping a quarter share to ensure some degree of continuity.
It’s no great surprise in the great scheme of things that Hadleigh has decided to sell off most of the newspaper. Right from the start of Gazette he was unsure of whether he actually wanted to keep it or not despite getting quite friendly with editor Frank Walters and reporter Sue Jackson.
Hadleigh thinks that Shawcliffe may have ulterior motives for buying the Gazette and it turns out that Shawcliffe himself wants to groom Hadleigh to take over from him one day.
With the take over having happened Sue pays a visit to Hadleigh to tell him that she is thinking of trying her luck on a London magazine. She also offers a few words of wisdom on why his new job would not be the right fit for him. It quickly turns into a romantic moment as Hadleigh kisses Sue. She responds but then quickly makes her excuses and leaves. For Hadleigh it’s a pivotal moment and he realises he might actually be in love with Sue. He invites her to dinner and makes a shock marriage proposal. Sue, who is much younger than Hadleigh and comes from a working class background, tells him she is not ready for marriage yet. Hadleigh is pretty depressed over the refusal but promises to help Sue with her ideas of a job in London. By the end of the episode though Sue has decided to stay in Westdale for the time being and see where her relationship with Hadleigh takes here. She is still very unsure about marriage though!
An excellent opening episode to the all new Hadleigh, enough of the old Gazette vibe to keep fans of that show hooked in and leaving plenty of scope to explore the new direction the series will be going in.
First broadcast 16th Sep 1969.
Cast:
Gerald Harper as James Hadleigh
Gillian Wray as Sue Jackson
Alastair Hunter as Maxwell
Bill Fraser as Lord Shawcliffe
Ambrosine Phillpotts as Lady Helen
Wanda Ventham as Diana Reed
Margery Mason as Mrs Jackson
Morris Perry as Charles Barrington
Anthony Douse as Mr Cooper
Anne Kristen as Mrs Cooper
Betty Huntley-Wright as Mrs Clark
Maurice Hedley as Major Clark
Jane Evers as Jane Boyd
Terence Sewards as T.V. Reporter
Ann Syrett as Ward Sister
Peter Ellis as Photographer"
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Hadleigh is a British television series that was produced by Yorkshire Television and originally ran from 1969 to 1976. Developed by Robert Barr, it was a sequel to the writer's earlier Gazette (1968) for the same company.[2]The theme music was composed by Alan Moorhouse and, from series 3, Tony Hatch.
James Hadleigh, played by Gerald Harper, was "the perfect squire, paternalistically careful of his tenantry's welfare, beloved in the village, respected in the council." A "knight in a shining white Aston Martin V8 (actually a Monteverdi 375L), he sets about correcting local injustices".[3] His wife, from a suburban middle-class background, was played by Hilary Dwyer. The series attracted around 17 million viewers at its peak.
Cast
[edit]- Gerald Harper as James Hadleigh
- Ambrosine Phillpotts as Lady Helen Hadleigh
- Alastair Hunter as Maxwell (S1, S2)
- Peter Dennis as Sutton (S3, S4)
- Gillian Wray as Susan Jackson (S1)
- Jane Merrow as Anne Hepton (S2)
- Hilary Dwyer as Jennifer Caldwell (S3)
- Jenny Twigge as Joanna Roberts (S4)
- Kathy Staff as Mrs. Brennan (S3)
- Peter Sallis as Dakin, Strapper Starpton (S2, S4)
- Garfield Morgan as Major Smith (S1)
- Derek Benfield as Sergeant Moggs (S1)[4]
Episodes
[edit]Gerald Harper appears as James Hadleigh in all 52 episodes.
Series 1: 1969
[edit]Series 2: 1971
[edit]Note: Episodes 1, 2, 8, 9 and 13 of series two were shown in monochrome due to the ITV Colour Strike.
Series 3: 1973
[edit]Series 4: 1976
[edit]References
Hadleigh
GenreDramaCreated byRobert BarrStarringGerald Harper
Peter Denis
Ambrosine Phillpotts
Alastair Hunter
Hilary Dwyer
Gillian Wray
Gerald James
Jane Merrow
Jenny Twigge
Georgina Melville
Kathy Staff
Peter Sallis
Garfield Morgan
Derek Benfield[1]Country of originUnited KingdomOriginal languageEnglishNo. of series4No. of episodes52ProductionRunning time60 minutesProduction companyYorkshireOriginal releaseNetworkITVReleaseSeptember 16, 1969 –
May 28, 1976RelatedGazette
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Hadleigh is a British television series that was produced by Yorkshire Television and originally ran from 1969 to 1976. Developed by Robert Barr, it was a sequel to the writer's earlier Gazette (1968) for the same company.[2]The theme music was composed by Alan Moorhouse and, from series 3, Tony Hatch.
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