TV series
John Halifax, Gentleman
1974 · 1 season
A gentle, sincere period adaptation that unfolds at a leisurely pace, rewarding patient viewers with quiet emotional weight.
- Created by
- Tristan de Vere Cole
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Robert Coleby, Gwen Taylor, Tony Calvin
- Overview
- John Halifax, Gentleman is a British drama television series which originally aired on the BBC in five episodes in 1974. It was an adaptation of the novel John Halifax, Gentleman by Dinah Craik. It was screened on the Sunday tea time slot on BBC One, which usually showed adaptations of classic novels.
- How it feels
- Earnest, warm and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Class, identity, friendship, ambition
- Content
- Mild violence and sexual content. No gore or swearing.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Created by
- Tristan de Vere Cole
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Robert Coleby, Gwen Taylor, Tony Calvin



