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Country of origin United Kingdom Running time 60 minutes First episode date 9 September 1975 Network ITV | 8.1/10 IMDb No. of episodes 18 Original network ITV Final episode date 10 February 1976 Number of episodes 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Starring John Gielgud
Leo McKern
Virginia McKenna
Paul Scofield
Roy Kinnear Original release 9 September 1975 (1975-09-09) – 10 February 1976 (1976-02-10) Nominations British Academy Television Award for Best Actress, British Academy Television Award for Best Single Play Cast Paul Scofield, John Gielgud, Virginia McKenna, Leo McKern, Roy Kinnear Similar No – That's Me Over Here!, Cider with Rosie, The Gold Robbers, Will Shakespeare, The Dick Emery Show | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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, and Roy Kinnear.
Contents
The series began on 9 September 1975 and ran for two seasons.
Overseas sales
The series was broadcast by the Nine Network in Australia.
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