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Children's Television: Huckleberry Finn: 1: The Widow Douglas's

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by Mark Twain.
Adapted for television as a serial play in seven parts by W. S. Merwin.
The action takes place in St. Petersburgh on the Mississippi, in the widow's house, in the underground caves, and on the river. The time is about 1840.
(Jeremy Spenser is appearing in 'The Innocents' at Her Majesty's Theatre)
Vivian Milroy writes on page 44.
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Contributors

Author:
Mark Twain
Adapter:
W. S. Merwin
Producer:
Vivian Milroy
Settings:
Stephen Taylor
Huckleberry Finn:
Colin Campbell
Widow Douglas:
Janet Joye
Miss Watson:
Aimee Delamain
'Jim':
Orlando Martins
Judge Thatcher:
Shaun Sutton
Tom Sawyer:
Jeremy Spenser
Tommy Barnes:
John Levitt
Ben Rogers:
Robin Wheeler
Sid Silas:
Anthony Hine
Jo Harper:
William Strange
Bill Trout:
Thomas Conniffe
'Pap' Finn:
Kenneth Connor
Source: Radio Times

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