TV series
King of the River
1966–1967 · 1 season
A gentle, salt-air slice of working life, all family squabbles and tide-bound struggles, told with quiet earnestness and a slow, steady rhythm.
- Created by
- Colin Morris
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Bernard Lee, Geraldine Sherman, Richard James
- Overview
- A completely lost BBC1 drama series centred on the King family, who love, live, fight and work around a harbour in the Thames estuary.
- How it feels
- Earnest, melancholic and warm. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Family, work, survival, loyalty
- Content
- Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Created by
- Colin Morris
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Bernard Lee, Geraldine Sherman, Richard James








