Hadleigh is a British television series that was produced by Yorkshire Television and originally ran from 1969 to 1976. Developed by Robert Barr, it was a sequel to the writer's earlier Gazette (1968) for the same company. The theme music was composed by Alan Moorhouse and, from series 3, Tony Hatch.
James Hadleigh, played by Gerald Harper, was "the perfect squire, paternalistically careful of his tenantry's welfare, beloved in the village, respected in the council." A "knight in a shining white Aston Martin V8 (actually a Monteverdi 375L), he sets about correcting local injustices". His wife, from a suburban middle-class background, was played by Hilary Dwyer. The series attracted around 17 million viewers at its peak.
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Cast
Gerald Harper as James Hadleigh
Ambrosine Phillpotts as Lady Helen Hadleigh
Alastair Hunter as Maxwell (S1, S2)
Peter Dennis as Sutton (S3, S4)
Gillian Wray as Susan Jackson (S1)
Jane Merrow as Anne Hepton (S2)
Hilary Dwyer as Jennifer Caldwell (S3)
Jenny Twigge as Joanna Roberts (S4)
Kathy Staff as Mrs. Brennan (S3)
Peter Sallis as Dakin, Strapper Starpton (S2, S4)
Garfield Morgan as Major Smith (S1)
Derek Benfield as Sergeant Moggs (S1)
Episodes
Gerald Harper appears as James Hadleigh in all 52 episodes.
Series 2: 1971
Note: Episodes 1, 2, 8, 9 and 13 of series two were shown in monochrome owing to the ITV Colour Strike.