Plot
The Mallens is a British television drama based on four Catherine Cookson novels, The Mallen Streak, The Mallen Girls, The Mallen Secret, and The Mallen Curse. Produced by Granada Television for ITV1, it ran for thirteen episodes from 10 June 1979 to 3 July 1980. A ruthless 19th-century Northumberland squire, Thomas Mallen of High Banks Hall, has a genetic white streak (poliosis) in his hair and fathers numerous illegitimate children, all of whom inherit the white streak and live disastrous lives.
Cast
as Anna Brigmore
as Harry Bensham
as Dan Bensham
as Sarah Waite
as Kate Bensham
as Jim Waite
as Constance Radlet
as Barbara Bensham (née Mallen)
as Michael Radlet
as Michael Radlet Sr
Creator
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Status
Ended
First Aired Date
June 10, 1979
Last Aired Date
July 3, 1980
Production Companies
Granada Television
Type
Scripted
Number of Season
2
Number of Episodes
13
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Series 2
1980|6 Episodes
Adaptations of The Mallen Secret and The Mallen Curse.
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