Shades of Greene
{{Short description|British TV drama series (1975–1976)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2014}}
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| runtime = 60 minutes
| creator =
| starring = John Gielgud
Leo McKern
Virginia McKenna
Paul Scofield
Roy Kinnear
| country = United Kingdom
| network = ITV
| first_aired = {{Start date|1975|9|9|df=y}}
| last_aired = {{End date|1976|2|10|df=y}}
| num_episodes = 18
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Shades of Greene is a British television series based on short stories written by the author Graham Greene. The series began in 1975, with each hour-long episode featuring a dramatisation of one of Greene's stories, many of which dealt with issues such as guilt and the Catholic faith, as well as looking at life in general. Actors to have appeared in the series include John Gielgud, Leo McKern, Virginia McKenna, Paul Scofield, Lesley Dunlop, John Hurt and Roy Kinnear.
The series began on 9 September 1975 and ran for two seasons.
List of episodes
=Season 1=
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|Episode |Title |Dramatised by |Original air date |
Episode 1
|When Greek Meets Greek |9 September 1975 |
Episode 2
|Cheap in August |16 September 1975 |
Episode 3
|The Invisible Japanese Gentlemen |23 September 1975 |
Episode 4
|Special Duties |23 September 1975 |
Episode 5
|Two Gentle People |30 September 1975 |
Episode 6
|The Root of All Evil |7 October 1975 |
Episode 7
|A Little Place off the Edgware Road |14 October 1975 |
Episode 8
|14 October 1975 |
Episode 9
|21 October 1975 |
=Season 2=
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|Title |Dramatised by |Original air date |
Episode 1
|6 January 1976 | |
Episode 2
|Chagrin in Three Parts |6 January 1976 | |
Episode 3
|A Chance for Mr. Lever |13 January 1976 | |
Episode 4
|20 January 1976 | |
Episode 5
|Mortmain |20 January 1976 | |
Episode 6
|A Drive in the Country |27 January 1976 | |
Episode 7
|The Over-night Bag |2 February 1976 | |
Episode 8
|Dream of a Strange Land |2 February 1976 | |
Episode 9
|Under the Garden |10 February 1976 |
Overseas sales
The series was broadcast by the Nine Network in Australia.{{when|date=March 2016}}
Book
These 18 short stories were re-published in their original form, with cast list and names of dramatiser and director, in the collection Shades of Greene jointly by The Bodley Head and William Heinemann, London, in 1975. {{ISBN|0 370 10604 0}}
External links
- {{IMDb title|0164285}}
{{Graham Greene}}
Category:1970s British drama television series
Category:1975 British television series debuts
Category:1976 British television series endings
Category:Adaptations of works by Graham Greene
Category:ITV television dramas
Category:Television shows produced by Thames Television
Category:Television series by Fremantle (company)
Category:British English-language television shows
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