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==Broadcast history==
==Broadcast history==
The series was shown in the United States from 1956, and in the UK on [[ITV Network|ITV]] in 1957. It was shown in Australia on the ABC in 1958, in the afternoon Children's TV Club. It was also shown on commercial regional TV in the mid to late 70s in Australia. In 1985 the series was repeated in the United Kingdom in a Saturday afternoon slot on ITV.
The series was shown in the United States from September 22, 1955,<ref name="Woolery">{{cite book |last1=Woolery |first1=George W. |title=Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981, Part II: Live, Film, and Tape Series |date=1985 |publisher=The Scarecrow Press |isbn=0-8108-1651-2 |pages=20-22}}</ref> and in the UK on [[ITV Network|ITV]] in 1957. It was shown in Australia on the ABC in 1958, in the afternoon Children's TV Club. It was also shown on commercial regional TV in the mid to late 70s in Australia. In 1985 the series was repeated in the United Kingdom in a Saturday afternoon slot on ITV.


For much of its international audience, the series aired after the death of its star, Robert Newton, who had died of a heart attack in Hollywood in March 1956.
For much of its international audience, the series aired after the death of its star, Robert Newton, who had died of a heart attack in Hollywood in March 1956.

==See also==
==See also==
*[[List of live television plays broadcast on Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1950s)]]
*[[List of live television plays broadcast on Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1950s)]]

Revision as of 22:29, 3 April 2020

For other uses, see Long John Silver (disambiguation).

The Adventures of Long John Silver
Film poster
GenreAdventure
Created byMartin Rackin
Byron Haskin
Joseph Kaufman
Robert Louis Stevenson
Written byMartin Rackin
Kay Keavney
Directed byByron Haskin
Lee Sholem
StarringRobert Newton
Connie Gilchrist
Kit Taylor
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes26
Production
ProducerJoseph Kaufman
Running time30 minutes
Production companiesIsola del'Oro
Treasure Island Productions
Original release
NetworkABC
Release1958 –
1958

The Adventures of Long John Silver is a TV series about the Long John Silver character from Treasure Island. It was made in 1954 in colour in Australia for the American and British markets before the development of Australian television.

Cast and characters

Newton and several of the other actors had the same roles as in the 1954 film Long John Silver, also shot in Australia.[1]

Broadcast history

The series was shown in the United States from September 22, 1955,[2] and in the UK on ITV in 1957. It was shown in Australia on the ABC in 1958, in the afternoon Children's TV Club. It was also shown on commercial regional TV in the mid to late 70s in Australia. In 1985 the series was repeated in the United Kingdom in a Saturday afternoon slot on ITV.

For much of its international audience, the series aired after the death of its star, Robert Newton, who had died of a heart attack in Hollywood in March 1956.

See also

References

  1. ^ Stephen Vagg, Rod Taylor: An Aussie in Hollywood (Bear Manor Media, 2010) p40
  2. ^ Woolery, George W. (1985). Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981, Part II: Live, Film, and Tape Series. The Scarecrow Press. pp. 20–22. ISBN 0-8108-1651-2.


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