The Mallens

50%|Jun 10, 1979|Drama

The Mallens is a British television drama based on four Catherine Cookson novels, The Mallen Streak, The Mallen Girls, The Mallen Secret, and The Mallen Curse. Produced by Granada Television for ITV1, it ran for thirteen episodes from 10 June 1979 to 3 July 1980. A ruthless 19th-century Northumberland squire, Thomas Mallen of High Banks Hall, has a genetic white streak (poliosis) in his hair and fathers numerous illegitimate children, all of whom inherit the white streak and live disastrous lives.

Cast
Caroline Blakiston
Caroline BlakistonAnna Brigmore
Matthew LongHarry Bensham
Michael ThomasDan Bensham
Julie ShipleySarah Waite
Victoria Williams
Victoria WilliamsKate Bensham
Jeremy ClayJim Waite
June RitchieConstance Radlet
Juliet Stevenson
Juliet StevensonBarbara Bensham (née Mallen)
Seasons
Series 1
Series 1|7 episodesAdaptations of The Mallen Streak and The Mallen Girls.
Series 2|6 episodesAdaptations of The Mallen Secret and The Mallen Curse.
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