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Robin Redbreast

Norah Palmer (Anna Cropper) is a television script editor who temporarily moves to a remote English country village to rebuild her life. At first, she finds that the villagers are friendly, if a little eccentric. When she becomes pregnant to the handsome villager Rob, she begins to suspect the locals of conspiring against her, preventing her from leaving the village for her home in London. With its combination of unsettling folk rituals and insular regional communities, Robin Redbreast is considered to be an influence and precursor to The Wicker Man (1973), and has built up a cult following over the years since its original broadcast. Made during the golden age of British TV drama, and originally shown in the Play for Today strand, this provocative and unsettling drama was directed by the renowned producer / director James McTaggart from a script by John Bowen.

English
  • Originally Aired December 10, 1970
  • Runtime 75 minutes
  • Production Code 2140/350
  • Network BBC One
  • Created November 9, 2006 by
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  • Modified April 2, 2022 by
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Name Type Role
John Bowen Writer
Freda Bamford Guest Star
Anna Cropper Guest Star
Andrew Bradford Guest Star
Bernard Hepton Guest Star
Amanda Walker Guest Star
Cyril Cross Guest Star
Julian Holloway Guest Star
Robin Wentworth Guest Star
James MacTaggart Director