The Secret Kingdom is a British television series which originally aired on BBC in eight episodes between 6 May and 24 June 1960. It is an adaptation of the 1938 novel of the same title by Walter Greenwood. The plot revolves around Paula Byron, from a working class family in Salford. It was directed and produced by Chloe Gibson.
All eight episodes are believed to be lost.
Main cast
Maureen Pryor as Paula Byron
Anthony Newlands as Henry Waring
Anne Godfrey as Viola Byron
Sheila Manahan as Anne Byron
John Stratton as Bert Treville
Kevin Stoney as Boyo Doyle
Malcolm Keen as William Byron
Ray Brooks as Figgins
David Phethean as Dick Marlowe
Douglas Ives as Alf Briggs
Richard Davies as Rigby
Marjorie Rhodes as Mrs. Lorimer
References
Bibliography
Baskin, Ellen . Serials on British Television, 1950-1994. Scolar Press, 1996.