King Cinder

King Cinder (1977)

Overview

King Cinder is a six-part British children's television serial made by the BBC in 1977. It was first shown between 2 November and 7 December 1977 on BBC1.

A gritty series, King Cinder by John Foster, pitches two teenagers, played by Peter Duncan a speedway bike rider and Lesley Manville his girlfriend against a criminal gang running an extortion racket run by nasty Todd Edwards and Hells Angel Daniel Abineri in a South Coast fictional seaside town called Barton. Possibly one of the best final chase scenes on children's British television in the 1970s where Edwards driving a red Austin Maxi chases a running Kerry through a quarry only to see Edwards crash over a cliff.

The executive producer was Anna Home.

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    Jeremy Arnold

    Trevor Hutson (6 episodes)

    Peter Duncan

    Peter Duncan

    Kerry Hutson (6 episodes)

    Lesley Manville

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    Nikki (6 episodes)

    Michael Hawkins

    Michael Hawkins

    Todd Edwards (6 episodes)

    Daniel Abineri

    Daniel Abineri

    Lacey (6 episodes)

    Tony Caunter

    Tony Caunter

    Richard Hutson (6 episodes)

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