https://www.arthur-conan-doyle.com/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Fairies Fairies - Revision history 2026-06-04T05:21:46Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.44.2 https://www.arthur-conan-doyle.com/index.php?title=Fairies&diff=121469&oldid=prev TCDE-Team at 14:03, 22 December 2024 2024-12-22T14:03:29Z <p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>&#039;&#039;Fairies&#039;&#039; is the 2nd episode of season 2 of the British TV series &quot;Play of the Week&quot;, produced by BBC, written by [[Geoffrey Case]] and directed by [[Moira Armstrong]], released on 27 september 1978 on BBC2, starring [[James Grout]] as [[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle]].<br /> <br /> The story of the Cottingley Fairies. See [[Arthur Conan Doyle]]&#039;s reports : [[Fairies Photographed]] (1920) and [[The Evidence for Fairies]] (1921).<br /> <br /> __TOC__<br /> <br /> <br /> == Photos ==<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed&quot; heights=&quot;150px&quot;&gt;<br /> File:1978-fairies-bbc-sir-arthur-conan-doyle.jpg|&#039;&#039;Sir Arthur Conan Doyle&#039;&#039; ([[James Grout]])<br /> File:1978-fairies-bbc-elsie-wright.jpg|&#039;&#039;Elsie Wright&#039;&#039; ([[Linda Searle]])<br /> File:1978-fairies-bbc-frances-griffiths.jpg|&#039;&#039;Frances Griffiths&#039;&#039; ([[Sarah Wright]])<br /> File:1978-fairies-bbc-edward-gardner-and-sacd.jpg|&#039;&#039;Edward Gardner&#039;&#039; ([[Hugh Burden]]) and &#039;&#039;Sir Arthur Conan Doyle&#039;&#039; ([[James Grout]])<br /> File:1978-fairies-bbc-annie-griffiths.jpg|&#039;&#039;Annie Griffiths&#039;&#039; ([[Maggie Ollerenshaw]])<br /> File:1978-fairies-bbc-arthur-wright.jpg|&#039;&#039;Arthur Wright&#039;&#039; ([[Charles Kay]])<br /> File:1978-fairies-bbc-george-parker.jpg|&#039;&#039;George Parker&#039;&#039; ([[Keith Marsh]])<br /> File:1978-fairies-bbc-polly-wright.jpg|&#039;&#039;Polly Wright&#039;&#039; ([[Helen Fraser]])<br /> File:1978-fairies-bbc-third-reporter.jpg|&#039;&#039;Third reporter&#039;&#039; ([[David Hatton]])<br /> File:1978-fairies-bbc-brian-grant-and-george-parker.jpg|&#039;&#039;Brian Grant&#039;&#039; ([[Nicholas Lyndhurst]]) and &#039;&#039;George Parker&#039;&#039; ([[Keith Marsh]])<br /> File:1978-fairies-bbc-elsie-wright-and-bradford-argus-reporter.jpg|&#039;&#039;Elsie Wright&#039;&#039; ([[Linda Searle]]) and &#039;&#039;Bradford Argus reporter&#039;&#039; ([[Fred Gaunt]])<br /> File:1978-fairies-bbc-george-parker-and-edward-gardner.jpg|&#039;&#039;George Parker&#039;&#039; ([[Keith Marsh]]) and &#039;&#039;Edward Gardner&#039;&#039; ([[Hugh Burden]])<br /> File:1978-fairies-bbc-snelling-and-edward-gardner.jpg|&#039;&#039;Snelling&#039;&#039; ([[Bill Stewart]]) and &#039;&#039;Edward Gardner&#039;&#039; ([[Hugh Burden]])<br /> File:1978-fairies-bbc-conan-doyle-leslie-toms-gardner.jpg|&#039;&#039;Sir Arthur Conan Doyle&#039;&#039; ([[James Grout]]), &#039;&#039;Leslie Toms&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[Tom Moxon]] and &#039;&#039;Edward Gardner&#039;&#039; ([[Hugh Burden]])<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> == Cast ==<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Sir Arthur Conan Doyle&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[James Grout]]<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Elsie Wright&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[Linda Searle]]<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Frances Griffiths&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[Sarah Wright]]<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Annie Griffiths&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[Maggie Ollerenshaw]]<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Edward Gardner&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[Hugh Burden]]<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Arthur Wright&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[Charles Kay]]<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;First Neighbour&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[Brenda Hall]]<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Second Neighbour&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[Pamela Austin]]<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Third Neighbour&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[Hope Johnstone]]<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;First photographer&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[James Tomlinson]]<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Second photographer&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[Steve Collins]]<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;First reporter&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[David Gooderson]]<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Second reporter&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[John Garvin]]<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Third reporter&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[David Hatton]]<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Bradford Argus reporter&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[Fred Gaunt]]<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Joan&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[Tracey Baron]]<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Janet&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[Angela Coates]]<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Barbara&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[Yvonne Fay]]<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Polly Wright&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[Helen Fraser]]<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Farmer&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[Brian Hayes]]<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Young man&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[Guy Hassan]]<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Jackson&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[Lloyd Lamble]]<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Brian Grant&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[Nicholas Lyndhurst]]<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;George Parker&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[Keith Marsh]]<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Leslie Toms&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[Tom Moxon]]<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Billy Day&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[Peter O&#039;Keefe]]<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Dawson&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[Reg Pritchard]]<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Snelling&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[Bill Stewart]]<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Miss Jones&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[Doremy Vernon]]<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Billy&#039;s mother&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[Pat Wallis]]<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Jill&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[Sally Wells]]<br /> <br /> <br /> == Crew ==<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Director&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[Moira Armstrong]] <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Screenplay&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[Geoffrey Case]]<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Producer&#039;&#039;&#039; : Anne Head<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Production Design&#039;&#039;&#039; : Susan Spence <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Studio Lighting&#039;&#039;&#039; : Dave Sydenham<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Script Editor&#039;&#039;&#039; : Alan Seymour<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ----<br /> * [[Conan Doyle on screen]]<br /> * [[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle]]<br /> <br /> [[category:Movies with Arthur Conan Doyle as a Character]]</div> TCDE-Team