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Shades of Greene

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Shades of Greene
StarringJohn Gielgud
Leo McKern
Virginia McKenna
Paul Scofield
Roy Kinnear
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of episodes18
Production
Running time60 minutes
Original release
NetworkITV
Release9 September 1975 (1975-09-09) –
10 February 1976 (1976-02-10)

Shades of Greene is a British television series based on short stories written by the author Graham Greene. The series began in 1975, with each hour-long episode featuring a dramatisation of one of Greene's stories, many of which dealt with issues such as guilt and the Catholic faith, as well as looking at life in general. Actors to have appeared in the series include John Gielgud, Leo McKern, Virginia McKenna, Paul Scofield, Lesley Dunlop, John Hurt and Roy Kinnear.

The series began on 9 September 1975 and ran for two seasons.

List of episodes

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Season 1

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Episode Title Dramatised by Original air date
Episode 1 When Greek Meets Greek Clive Exton 9 September 1975
Episode 2 Cheap in August Philip Mackie 16 September 1975
Episode 3 The Invisible Japanese Gentlemen John Mortimer 23 September 1975
Episode 4 Special Duties John Mortimer 23 September 1975
Episode 5 Two Gentle People William Trevor 30 September 1975
Episode 6 The Root of All Evil Clive Exton 7 October 1975
Episode 7 A Little Place off the Edgware Road John Mortimer 14 October 1975
Episode 8 The Blue Film John Mortimer 14 October 1975
Episode 9 The Destructors John Mortimer 21 October 1975

Season 2

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Episode Title Dramatised by Original air date
Episode 1 The Case for the Defence John Mortimer 6 January 1976
Episode 2 Chagrin in Three Parts John Mortimer 6 January 1976
Episode 3 A Chance for Mr. Lever Clive Exton 13 January 1976
Episode 4 Alas, Poor Maling Graham Greene 20 January 1976
Episode 5 Mortmain John Mortimer 20 January 1976
Episode 6 A Drive in the Country Philip Mackie 27 January 1976
Episode 7 The Over-night Bag Clive Exton 2 February 1976
Episode 8 Dream of a Strange Land Robin Chapman 2 February 1976
Episode 9 Under the Garden Robin Chapman 10 February 1976

Overseas sales

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The series was broadcast by the Nine Network in Australia.[when?]

Book

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These 18 short stories were re-published in their original form, with cast list and names of dramatiser and director, in the collection Shades of Greene jointly by The Bodley Head and William Heinemann, London, in 1975. ISBN 0 370 10604 0

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