The War of Darkie Pilbeam

The War of Darkie Pilbeam written by Tony Warren, produced by Richard Everitt, was first a 3-part period drama set in the North of England. It originally aired on British television in 1968.

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 episodes titled:

• Phase I – September 1939
• Phase II – June 1942
• Phase III – August 1945

Cast

• Trevor 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 Wolfgang

External links

• The War of Darkie Pilbeam at the British Film Institute website
• The War of Darkie Pilbeam at the Internet Movie Database