Release Date
04 Oct, 1965
Runtime
00:30: (HH:MM)
Total Episode/Season
147/4
Synopsis
United! was a British television series which was produced by the BBC between 1965 and 1967, and was broadcast twice-weekly on BBC1. The series followed the fortunes of a fictional second division football team, Brentwich United. The football scenes were filmed on the grounds of Stoke City with Jimmy Hill acting as a technical advisor, and the efforts to achieve authenticity saw the show being criticised by the then management of Wolverhampton Wanderers, who complained that the series was based on their team. United! was not a success, and was cancelled after two series. The programme was generally considered to be too soft to appeal to male viewers, and too male-oriented for the female soap opera audience. As was common television practice of the time, the series' episodes were wiped, and none of its 147 episodes are believed to have survived. Created by Anthony Cornish, other writers on the programme included Gerry Davis, Brian Hayles, Malcolm Hulke and John Lucarotti. The directors included Innes Lloyd and Derek Martinus. Aside from Cornish, all of these individuals also worked on Doctor Who concurrent with their involvement in United!.
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Season 1
04 Oct, 1965
Season 2
03 Jan, 1966
Season 3
06 Jul, 1966
Season 4
05 Jan, 1967
Actors
Kynaston Reeves
Hilary Mason
Paul Whitsun-Jones
Basil Dignam
Stephen Yardley
Harold Goodwin
Ken Jones
William Lucas
Richard Hurndall
Bryan Marshall
Ballard Berkeley
Rudolph Walker
Tony Caunter
Finlay Currie
George Layton
Jack Haig
David Lodge
John Lyons