The Citadel (1983 miniseries)

The Citadel
Directed by	Peter Jefferies Mike Vardy
Starring	Ben Cross Clare Higgins Tenniel Evans Gareth Thomas
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of episodes	10
Production
Running time	50 min. (per episode)
Broadcast
Original channel	BBC1
Original run	20 January 1983 – 24 March 1983

The Citadel is a 1983 BBC television adaptation written by Don Shaw from A. J. Cronin's novel The Citadel, which was originally published in 1937. It was produced by Ken Riddington. Other television versions include a British (1960) and two Italian (1964 & 2003) adaptations.

The BBC dramatisation stars Ben Cross as Dr. Andrew Manson and Clare Higgins as Christine Manson. It was broadcast in the US from November 1983 until January 1984 by PBS television as part of Masterpiece Theatre.

Cast

• Ben Cross as Dr. Andrew Manson
• David Gwillim as David Hope
• Clare Higgins as Christine Barlow
• Tenniel Evans as Dr. Page
• Gareth Thomas as Dr. Philip Denny
• Michael Cochrane as Freddie Hampton
• Cynthia Grenville as Blodwen Page
• Colin Baker as Richard Vaughn
• Jane How as Mrs. Vaughn
• Tim Wylton as Ben Chenkin
• Don Fellows as Richard Stillman
• Beryl Nesbitt as Annie Hughes
• John Nettleton as Charles Ivory
• Raymond Bowers as Dr. Llewellyn
• Dilys Price as Mrs. Llewellyn
• David Pugh as Joe Morgan
• Dyfed Thomas as Dai Jenkins
• Jack Walters as Old Thomas
• Richard Davies as Dr. Watkins
• Janet Davies as Mrs. Watkins
• Carmen du Sautoy as Frances Lawrence
• Avril Elgar as Nurse Sharp
• Oliver Ford Davies as Reverend Parry
• Michael Gough as Sir Jenner Halliday
• Charles Kay as Mr. Hopper
• Buster Merryfield as Professor Challis
• John Welsh as Sir Robert Abbey

Locations

The program was partly filmed on location in Tredegar, Wales, where A. J. Cronin practised as a doctor prior to writing the novel, as well as in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales and Prague.

External links

• The Citadel (1983) at the Internet Movie Database (BBC television programme)
• Article about Cronin and the NHS