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    Kids TV TV Shows - 1950s 1 Min Read

    Adventures of Peter Simple, The

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    This early BBC series was aimed at family audiences and recounted the adventures of the titular young midshipman (played by Timothy Bateson) in the Napoleonic Wars.

    Thomas Heathcote co-starred as master’s mate O’Brien who befriends the foolish young midshipman and they become bosom friends who share many adventures.

    The story was based on a novel written by Captain Frederick Marryat in 1834.

    Peter Simple
    Timothy Bateson
    Terence O’Brien
    Thomas Heathcote
    Celeste 
    Evelyn Cordeau
    Peter’s uncle
    Michael Goodliffe
    Colonel O’Brien
    John Serret
    Prison guard
    Terry Baker
    Highwayman 
    Peter Diamond

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