My Son, My Son is a British television drama series which first aired on BBC 1 between 18 March and 6 May 1979. It is an adaptation of the 1938 novel of the same title by Howard Spring.

Selected cast

Michael Williams as William Essex

Frank Grimes as Dermot O'Riorden

Kate Binchy as Sheila O'Riorden

Patsy Rowlands as Annie Suthurst

Patrick Ryecart as Oliver Essex

Ciaran Madden as Livia Vaynol

Prue Clarke as Maeve O'Riorden

Gerard Murphy as Rory O'Riorden

Maurice Denham as Captain Judas

Angela Harding as Maggie Donnelly

Grégoire Aslan as Josef Wertheim

Julian Fellowes as Pogson

Matthew Long as Sawle

Neale Goodrum as Martin

Alan MacNaughtan as Sir Charles Blatch

Patrick Waldron as Kevin Donnelly

Sherrie Hewson as Nellie Essex

Joy Nichols as Josie Wertheim

Elizabeth Seal as Mary Latter

Derek Fowlds as Newbiggen

Cyril Luckham as Reverend Oliver

Ivor Salter as Summerways

Willoughby Goddard as Mr. Moscrop

Joyce Carey as Mrs. Bendall

References

Bibliography

Ellen Baskin. Serials on British Television, 1950-1994. Scolar Press, 1996.

My Son, My Son (TV series)

External links

BBC television dramas

1979 British television series debuts

1979 British television series endings

1970s British drama television series

1970s British television miniseries

English-language television shows

Television shows based on British novels

My Son, My Son (TV series)