The Bagthorpe Saga (1981)

Overview

Follows the eccentric Bagthorpe family – ineffective advice columnist Laura, frustrated and emotionless comedy writer Henry, Scrabble cheating Grandma, 16-year-old electronics whizz and tennis champion William, artistic 14-year-old Tess, and twelve-year-old 'ordinary' Jack, who decides to train their mongrel dog Zero into a super dog.

Cast

Angela Thorne
as Laura Bagthorpe

Edward Hardwicke
as Henry Bagthorpe

Phillada Sewell
as Grandma

Ceri Seel
as William Bagthorpe

Ruth Potter
as Tess Bagthorpe

Richard Orme
as Jack Bagthorpe

Dandy Nichols
as Mrs Fosdyke

Crew

Anna Home
Producer

Alan Roper
Original Music Composer

Maurice Fisher
Director of Photography

Elizabeth Thoyts
Editor

Ian Rawnsley
Production Design

Anne Barfield
Costume Design

Jackie Hodgson
Makeup Artist

John Davies
Film Processor

Helen Cresswell
Novel

Seasons

Miniseries

Follows the eccentric Bagthorpe family – ineffective advice columnist Laura, frustrated and emotionless comedy writer Henry, Scrabble cheating Grandma, 16-year-old electronics whizz and tennis champion William, artistic 14-year-old Tess, and twelve-year-old 'ordinary' Jack, who decides to train their mongrel dog Zero into a super dog.

Episodes: 6

The Bagthorpe Saga