King Cinder

King Cinder
Written by John Prowse
Directed by John Prowse
Starring Peter Duncan
Lesley Manville
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
No. of series 1
No. of episodes 6
Production
Producer(s) Anna Home
Release
Original network BBC1
Original release 2 November – 7 December 1977

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.[1]

A gritty series, King Cinder by John Foster, pitches two teenagers, played by Peter Duncan (Kerry) a speedway bike rider and Lesley Manville (Nicky) his girlfriend against a criminal gang running an extortion racket run by nasty Todd Edwards (Michael Hawkins) and Hells Angel Daniel Abineri in a South Coast fictional seaside town called Barton. The series concludes with a climatic ending where Edwards driving a red Austin Maxi chases a running Kerry through a quarry only to see Edwards crash over a cliff.[2][1]

The executive producer was Anna Home.

Cast

References

  1. 1 2 Fiction, Speedway. "King Cinder". www.speedwayfiction.co.uk.
  2. "SpeedwayPlus | King Cinder". www.speedwayplus.com.
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