ITV Play of the Week The Poisoned Earth (Season 6, Episode 26)
TV Episode | 90 min | Comedy, Drama

ITV Play of the Week

The Poisoned Earth (Season 6, Episode 26)

TV Episode | 90 min | Comedy, Drama

A new nuclear bomb is being developed which will explode but supposedly will produce no fall out afterwards, military chiefs are keen on the possibilities but the local town's residents close to the base are not.

Director

Casper Wrede (as Caspar Wrede)

Writer

Arden Winch

Production Designer

Richard Negri

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Edit Released

Updated Feb 28, 1961

Release date

Feb 28, 1961 (United Kingdom)

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20 cast members

Name	Known for
Michael Gough Rev. Claude Bell Rev. Claude Bell See fewer	Batman & Robin (1997)
Frederick Bartman James Whittier James Whittier See fewer	Six Shades of Black (1965)
Joseph Fürst Dr. Brockmeyer Dr. Brockmeyer See fewer	Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
James Maxwell Sayers Sayers See fewer	An Enemy of the State (1965)
Stratford Johns Insp. Matthews Insp. Matthews See fewer	Cromwell (1970)
J.G. Devlin Charlie Charlie See fewer	Far and Away (1992)
Barry Keegan Len Beckett Len Beckett See fewer	The Citadel (1960)
Frank Windsor Jack Jack See fewer	A for Andromeda (1961)
Jack May Barratt Barratt See fewer	The Man Who Would Be King (1975)
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Philip Locke Actor Actor See fewer	Thunderball (1965)
Robert Pointon Actor Actor See fewer	World Theatre (1959)
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