The Adventures of Peter Simple is a British period adventure television series which aired in six parts on BBC 1 in 1957. It stars Timothy Bateson in the title role, a midshipman in the Royal Navy at the time of the Napoleonic Wars. It is based on the 1834 novel Peter Simple by Frederick Marryat.
Other actors who appeared in the series include Sam Kydd, Ronald Adam, Patrick Cargill, Nadia Cattouse, Barry Letts, Andre Charisse, Rosamund Greenwood, André Maranne, John Phillips, Kynaston Reeves, Sally Travers, George Woodbridge, Wilfrid Brambell, Peter Bull, Robert Raglan and Willoughby Goddard.
Main cast
Timothy Bateson as Peter Simple
Thomas Heathcote as Terence O'Brien
Evelyn Cordeau as Celeste
Michael Goodliffe as Peter's Uncle
John Serret as Colonel O'Brien
References
Bibliography
Ellen Baskin. Serials on British Television, 1950-1994. Scolar Press, 1996.