The title character, Darkie Pilbeam, (Trevor Bannister), a none too successful petty crook, managed to rise to the top of his profession by running a profitable black-market operation. Inevitably, Pilbeam's world crashed and burned, but it was fun while it lasted.
The series was shown in three 60 minute episodes on ITV (with commercial breaks), which were titled:
Phase I – September 1939 (originally broadcast 12 July 1968)[3]
Phase II – June 1942 (originally broadcast 19 July 1968)[3]
Phase III – August 1945 (originally broadcast 26 July 1968)[3]
darkie, pilbeam, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, april, 201. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources The War of Darkie Pilbeam news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message The War of Darkie Pilbeam was a three part period drama set in the North of England during World War II which originally aired on British television in 1968 It was written by Coronation Street creator Tony Warren and produced by Richard Everitt for Granada Television The programme was broadcast on Friday nights 1 2 The title character Darkie Pilbeam Trevor Bannister a none too successful petty crook managed to rise to the top of his profession by running a profitable black market operation Inevitably Pilbeam s world crashed and burned but it was fun while it lasted The series was shown in three 60 minute episodes on ITV with commercial breaks which were titled Phase I September 1939 originally broadcast 12 July 1968 3 Phase II June 1942 originally broadcast 19 July 1968 3 Phase III August 1945 originally broadcast 26 July 1968 3 Cast editTrevor Bannister as Darkie Pilbeam Sheila Raynor as Vera Dobson Christine Hargreaves as Marie Pilbeam Rhoda Lewis as Laura Pilbeam Terry Gilligan as Colin Pilbeam George Waring as Tommy Dobson Gabrielle Daye as Nell Perrott Caroline Dowdeswell as Jeanette Perrott Maggie Don as Louise Perrott John Collin as Ted Pilbeam Alan Browning as Ned Boston Julie Goodyear as Waitress Roy Barraclough as Bent Harry Lynne Carol as Mrs Cloth John Barrett as Toddy Bartholomew David Jackson as Civilian Policeman Stephen Yardley as WolfgangExternal links editThe War of Darkie Pilbeam at the British Film Institute website The War of Darkie Pilbeam at IMDbReferences edit War of Darkie Pilbeam The Nostalgia Central Nostalgia Central 22 June 2014 Retrieved 27 July 2022 Marcus Laurence The War of Darkie Pilbeam Television Heaven Retrieved 27 July 2022 a b c Film amp TV Database The WAR OF DARKIE PILBEAM BFI 10 November 2009 Archived from the original on 10 November 2009 Retrieved 27 July 2022 nbsp This article related to a TV movie of the United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The War of Darkie Pilbeam amp oldid 1175852005, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
