The read
The series ran 2 seasons across 13 episodes and has finished, so there is no cliffhanger risk.
Synopsis
The Mallens is a British television drama based on four Catherine Cookson novels, The Mallen Streak, The Mallen Girls, The Mallen Secret, and The Mallen Curse. Produced by Granada Television for ITV1, it ran for thirteen episodes from 10 June 1979 to 3 July 1980. A ruthless 19th-century Northumberland squire, Thomas Mallen of High Banks Hall, has a genetic white streak (poliosis) in his hair and fathers numerous illegitimate children, all of whom inherit the white streak and live disastrous lives.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
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Seasons
| 1 | Series 1 | 7 ep1979 |
| 2 | Series 2 | 6 ep1980 |
Key crew
- Jack RussellWriter
- Richard MartinDirector
- Ronald WilsonDirector
- Brian MillsDirector
- Mary McMurrayDirector
Cast
- Caroline BlakistonAnna Brigmore
- Matthew LongHarry Bensham
- Michael ThomasDan Bensham
- Julie ShipleySarah Waite
- Victoria WilliamsKate Bensham
- Jeremy ClayJim Waite
- June RitchieConstance Radlet
- Juliet StevensonBarbara Bensham (née Mallen)
- Gerry SundquistMichael Radlet
- John SouthworthMichael Radlet Sr
Stills
Themes
based on novel or bookillegitimate child19th centurysquirenorthumberland