Saturday Special - Production & Contact Info

Saturday Special (1951–1953)
TV Series | Family

Saturday Special (1951–1953)

TV Series | Family

Seasons

2 | 1 See all

Writers

Peter Ling (script) (writer: Hooray for Humpty Dumpty segment) (writer: Tom Tiddler's Ground segment) | Robert Tronson (script) | Hazel Adair (script) | Michael Westmore (devised by) & 5 more

Producers

Douglas Hurn | Michael Westmore | Dicky Leeman

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Updated Oct 13, 1951

Release date (First episode)

Oct 13, 1951 (United Kingdom)

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Cast	+ Add Cast
35 cast members

Name	Episodes	Known for
Peter Hawkins Porterhouse / Various characters Porterhouse / Various characters See fewer	35	The Big Spender (1965)
Peter Butterworth The Captain / The Boss The Captain / The Boss See fewer	31	Carry on Screaming! (1966)
Harry Corbett Self - with Sooty, Ship's mascot Self - with Sooty, Ship's mascot See fewer	16	Sooty (2011)
Martin Lukins Ship's cook Ship's cook See fewer	16	The Ken Dodd Show (1959)
Christopher Hodge Cabin boy / Sea lawyer Cabin boy / Sea lawyer See fewer	9	The Secret Garden (1960)
Richard Baker Sir Anthony Fairfax Sir Anthony Fairfax See fewer	8	Jackanory Playhouse (1972)
Angela Monk Angela Fairfax Angela Fairfax See fewer	8	At Your Service, Ltd. (1951)
Tony Wager Ginger Ginger See fewer	7	Great Expectations (1946)
Rufus Cruickshank Ship's bosun Ship's bosun See fewer	6	Kidnapped (1952)
David Garth Stephen Loftus Stephen Loftus See fewer	6	Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Victor Platt Amos Hobbs Amos Hobbs See fewer	6	The Escape of R.D.7 (1961)
Wilfrid Lawson Trefusis Trefusis See fewer	5	War and Peace (1956)
Maurice Colbourne Merridew Merridew See fewer	5	Arms and the Man (1932)
Anthony Rea Peter Peter See fewer	5	ITV Play of the Week (1955)
David Seth-Smith Self - Pet Talk segment / Self - Plants and Pets segment Self - Pet Talk segment / Self - Plants and Pets segment See fewer	5	Leviathan (1939)
Graham Stark George Washington Jones George Washington Jones See fewer	4	The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
Colin Douglas Chief Inspector Bourne Chief Inspector Bourne See fewer	4	The Children of the New Forest (1964)
Peter Akister Self - and his Quintet Self - and his Quintet See fewer	4	Discoveries (1939)
Jill Freud Jane Jane See fewer	4	Love Actually (2003)
John Le Mesurier Actor Actor See fewer	4	The Italian Job (1969)
John Hewer Actor Actor See fewer	4	Assassin for Hire (1951)
Eddie Joseph Sutch Bill Roberts Bill Roberts See fewer	4	BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
Terence Alexander Tony Lord Tony Lord See fewer	4	Waterloo (I) (1970)
Hugh Griffith The tramp The tramp See fewer	4	Ben-Hur (1959)
Glyn Dearman Nigel Nigel See fewer	4	A Christmas Carol (1951)
Harold Smart Self Self See fewer	3	Father's Doing Fine (1952)
Spencer Hale Logan Douglas Logan Douglas See fewer	3	It's a Great Day! (1955)
Hester Paton-Brown Dr. Jocelyn Skye Dr. Jocelyn Skye See fewer	2	George and Margaret (1948)
Ferdy Mayne Cassavetti Cassavetti See fewer	2	Where Eagles Dare (1968)
Patrick Westwood Boris Boris See fewer	2	The Crime of the Century (1956)
Elwyn Brook-Jones Colonel Hunter Colonel Hunter See fewer	2	Odd Man Out (1947)
Campbell Copelin Mr. Pike Mr. Pike See fewer	2	Timberland Terror (1937)
Burl Ives Self Self See fewer	1	The Big Country (1958)
Dorothy Gordon Jane Jane See fewer	1	Hobson's Choice (1954)
Frank Coburn Dick Dick See fewer	1	Boys in Brown (1947)