United! 59 years old
United! was a British television series which was produced by the BBC between 1965 and 1967, and was broadcast twice-weekly on BBC1. The series followed the fortunes of a fictional second division football team, Brentwich United. The football scenes were filmed on the grounds of Stoke City with Jimmy Hill acting as a technical advisor, and the efforts to achieve authenticity saw the show being criticised by the then management of Wolverhampton Wanderers, who complained that the series was based on their team. United! was not a success, and was cancelled after two series. The programme was generally considered to be too soft to appeal to male viewers, and too male-oriented for the female soap opera audience. As was common television practice of the time, the series' episodes were wiped, and none of its 147 episodes are believed to have survived. Created by Anthony Cornish, other writers on the programme included Gerry Davis, Brian Hayles, Malcolm Hulke and John Lucarotti. The directors included Innes Lloyd and Derek Martinus. Aside from Cornish, all of these individuals also worked on Doctor Who concurrent with their involvement in United!.
Credits
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Ken Jones He was 29 , 78 years old when he died | |
| Ballard Berkeley He was 61 , 83 years old when he died | |
| Tony Caunter He was 28 , now 87 years old | |
| Finlay Currie He was 87 , 90 years old when he died | |
| Basil Dignam He was 59 , 73 years old when he died | |
| Paul Whitsun-Jones He was 42 , 50 years old when he died | |
| William Lucas He was 40 , 91 years old when he died | |
| Bryan Marshall He was 27 , 81 years old when he died | |
| Hilary Mason She was 48 , 89 years old when she died | |
| Richard Hurndall He was 54 , 73 years old when he died | |
| Jean Kent She was 44 , 92 years old when she died | |
| George Layton He was 22 , now 81 years old | |
| David Lodge He was 30 , 68 years old when he died | |
| Rudolph Walker He was 26 , now 85 years old | |
| Kynaston Reeves He was 72 , 78 years old when he died | |
| Michael Billington He was 23 , 63 years old when he died |
Crew
| Name | Job title |
|---|
United! (59 years)
Ended
- First Air Date: 1965-10-04
- Runtime: [30] minutes
- Number of Episodes: 147