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The Warden (1951)

The Warden poster
Genre
drama
Country
United Kingdom
Length
1 season, 6 episodes
Elsewhere
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How it feels

A clergyman runs an almshouse funded by a centuries-old trust and faces a public scandal challenging his right to the income. This adaptation from a novel shows a quiet man caught between generosity and public criticism.

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What happens

The Warden is a British television mini-series broadcast by the BBC in 1951 in six parts. An adaptation by Cedric Wallis of Anthony Trollope's 1855 novel The Warden, it was produced by Campbell Logan and sets were designed by Roy Oxley. Cast included J.H. Roberts, Thea Holme, Lockwood West, Avice Landone, David Markham, Arthur Hambling, Christopher Steele, Arthur Wontner, Lucille Lisle and Horace Sequiera, with Leonard Sachs as the narrator. The series was broadcast live and is lost. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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