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    Drama Kids TV TV Shows - 1970s 2 Mins Read

    Fortunes of Nigel, The

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    Based on the novel by Sir Walter Scott,Β The Fortunes of Nigel was a joint venture between the BBC, 20th Century-Fox Television and ABC Owned Television Stations.

    Relaying the adventures of Scotsman Nigel Olifaunt in the time of James I, the series was impressive for its sets and spectacular costumes, emphasising once again how skilled the BBC is at producing period drama.

    Young Nigel (Anthony Andrews) inherits the family title of Lord Glenvarloch on the death of his father in 1616, but unless he redeems a heavy mortgage, he will lose the ancestral estates. And so he travels to London to recover a large sum advanced to King James (Alfred Lynch) by his late father before the Union.

    Lord Dalgarno (Murray Head), a young nobleman, spreads fake rumours about Nigel, who finds himself a fugitive.

    Against a background of intrigue and skullduggery, he struggles to win his freedom and clear his name.

    He is eventually pardoned by the King, has his mortgage paid off by Martha Trapbois (Charmian May), and returns to Scotland with Margaret (Nina Thomas) as his bride.

    Aired in the UK at Sunday teatime during what was generally regarded as children’s hour, this adaptation also attracted an adult audience. The series aired on the ABC network in the US.

    Sadly, the tapes of the series were later wiped.

    Sir Nigel Olifaunt
    Anthony Andrews
    Lord Dalgarno
    Murray Head
    Margaret Ramsay
    Nina Thomas
    Jenkin Vincent
    Karl Howman
    King James I
    Alfred Lynch
    Maxwell
    Roger Hume
    Lady Hermione
    Denise Buckley
    Skurlie
    David Monico
    Nellie Christie
    Heather Canning
    Sir Mungo Malagrowther
    Michael Barrington
    Richard Moniplies
    Frank Wylie
    George Heriot
    Simon Lack
    Duke of Buckingham
    Dallas Adams
    Janet
    Christine Ozanne
    Lutin
    Martin Skinner
    Martha Trapbois
    Charmian May
    Ursula Suddlechop
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    Colepepper
    Robert Russell
    John Christie
    Arthur Cox
    Lowestoffe
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    Lord Huntinglen
    David King
    David Ramsay
    John Garrie
    Charles, Prince of Wales
    Mark Rogers
    Chevalier de Beaujeu
    David Ryall
    Anthea
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    Laurie Linklater
    Joseph Greig

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