Blue Peter Special Assignment - Production & Contact Info

Blue Peter Special Assignment (1973–1981)
TV Series | 40 min

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Blue Peter Special Assignment (1973–1981)

TV Series | 40 min

The team go on location to film travelogues on a particular theme: Cities (twice); Historical figures and their homes (twice); Islands; Twin towns; Great rivers.

Seasons

7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 See all

Directors

Sarah Hellings | David Brown | Daniel Wolf | Harry Cowdy & 7 more

Writers

Edward Barnes | Dorothy Smith

Producers

Edward Barnes | David Hargreaves | Sarah Hellings | Alex Leger | David Turnbull

Cinematographers

Paul Wheeler | John Goodyer | Laurie Rush | Ian Hilton | Patrick Turley

Editors

Les Newman | Ian Pitch | Ian McKendrick | Colin Rae & 21 more

Production Designer

Derek Dodd

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Edit Released

Updated Jan 7, 1973

Release date (First episode)

Jan 7, 1973 (United Kingdom)

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Cast	+ Add Cast
62 cast members

Name	Episodes	Known for
Valerie Singleton Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	24	The Adventures of Brigadier Wellington-Bull (1959)
Peter Purves Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	14	Girl in a Black Bikini (1967)
Lesley Judd Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	6	Heidi (1959)
John Nettleton Actor Actor See fewer	5	A Man for All Seasons (1966)
Jonathan Scott Actor Actor See fewer	3	Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)
Mary Wimbush Actress Actress See fewer	2	K-9 and Company: A Girl's Best Friend (1981)
Geoffrey Matthews Vivaldi Vivaldi See fewer	2	The Day of the Triffids (1963)
Pope Paul VI Self Self See fewer	1	ITN News (1955)
The Vienna Boys' Choir Themselves Themselves See fewer	1	Jojo Rabbit (2019)
Louis Mountbatten Self Self See fewer	1	Nice and Friendly (1922)
Steve Ismay Cyclist Cyclist See fewer	1	Little Dorrit (1987)
Eleanor Bron Anna Pavlova Anna Pavlova See fewer	1	A Little Princess (1995)
Ronald Pickup John Keats John Keats See fewer	1	The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011)
Michael Hordern Charles Darwin Charles Darwin See fewer	1	Where Eagles Dare (1968)
Frank Finlay The Prince Regent The Prince Regent See fewer	1	Lifeforce (1985)
Alan Badel Benjamin Disraeli Benjamin Disraeli See fewer	1	The Day of the Jackal (1973)
Richard Pasco Sir Walter Raleigh Sir Walter Raleigh See fewer	1	Mrs. Brown (1997)
Ronald Markham Darwin (as a man) Darwin (as a man) See fewer	1	Queen & Slim (2019)
Stuart Myers The Prince (as a young man) The Prince (as a young man) See fewer	1	Sensitive Skin (2005)
Leonie Jessel Maria Fitzherbert Maria Fitzherbert See fewer	1	The Brothers Karamazov (1964)
Andy Sutcliffe Raleigh (as a man) Raleigh (as a man) See fewer	1	Blue Peter Special Assignment (1973)
Katie Evans Queen Elizabeth Queen Elizabeth See fewer	1	Emma (1972)
Claire Farnsworth Pavlova (as a student) Pavlova (as a student) See fewer	1	Pineapple Poll (1979)
Dennis Jennings The Prince (as an old man) The Prince (as an old man) See fewer	1	The Onedin Line (1971)
David Eynon Disraeli Disraeli See fewer	1	Matinee Theatre (1955)
Eileen Matthews Queen Victoria Queen Victoria See fewer	1	Miss Marple: Nemesis (1987)
Sandra Dainty Mary Anne Mary Anne See fewer	1	The Morecambe & Wise Show (1968)
Cheryl Campbell Duchess of Wellington Duchess of Wellington See fewer	1	Pennies from Heaven (1978)
Tom Bell Duke of Wellington Duke of Wellington See fewer	1	The L-Shaped Room (1962)
Angela Down Thérèse Martin Thérèse Martin See fewer	1	Emma (1996)
Blanche Ravalec Marie Antoinette Marie Antoinette See fewer	1	Moonraker (1979)
Anna Carteret Marie Antoinette Marie Antoinette See fewer	1	Poirot (1989)
James Greene Patrick Brontë Patrick Brontë See fewer	1	What a Girl Wants (2003)
Angela Morant Carrie Kipling Carrie Kipling See fewer	1	Iris (I) (2001)
Sean Barrett Actor Actor See fewer	1	Labyrinth (1986)
Colin Spaull Bramwell Brontë Bramwell Brontë See fewer	1	Great Expectations (1959)
Grégoire Aslan Pope Leo XIII Pope Leo XIII See fewer	1	Cleopatra (1963)
Julia Chambers Anne Brontë Anne Brontë See fewer	1	Sense and Sensibility (1981)
Peter Birrel Rudyard Kipling Rudyard Kipling See fewer	1	Sharpe (1993)
Gillian Bailey Charlotte Brontë Charlotte Brontë See fewer	1	Here Come the Double Deckers! (1970)
Elizabeth Bradley Elizabeth Gaskell Elizabeth Gaskell See fewer	1	An American Werewolf in London (1981)
Liz Goulding Emily Brontë Emily Brontë See fewer	1	Happy Endings (1981)
John Rowe Actor Actor See fewer	1	Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001)
Nicolette McKenzie Actress Actress See fewer	1	Horizon Zero Dawn (2017)
Roger Ostime Arthur Nicholls Arthur Nicholls See fewer	1	The Baker Street Boys (1983)
Paul Beech Sir Robert Peel Sir Robert Peel See fewer	1	Black Books (2000)
John Gabriel Actor Actor See fewer	1	The Rise and Fall of César Birotteau (1965)
Karin Fernald Harriet Arbuthnot Harriet Arbuthnot See fewer	1	The Scarlet and the Black (1965)
Leonard Fenton Lockwood Kipling Lockwood Kipling See fewer	1	EastEnders (1985)
Renée Faure Madame Etiquette Madame Etiquette See fewer	1	The Charterhouse of Parma (1948)
Béatrice Costantini Madame du Barry Madame du Barry See fewer	1	Une maison, une histoire (1980)
Yves Pignot Louis XVI Louis XVI See fewer	1	The Professional (1981)
Alan Penn Admiral Lord Nelson Admiral Lord Nelson See fewer	1	She Stoops to Conquer (1956)
Anna Da Malta Anna Giro Anna Giro See fewer	1	Americano rosso (1991)
Catherine Devitt Josephine Kipling Josephine Kipling See fewer	1	The Glittering Prizes (1976)
Jean-Pierre Lituac Chamberlain Chamberlain See fewer	1	Les grandes conjurations (1978)
John Deering Little Rudyard Little Rudyard See fewer	1	Blue Peter Special Assignment (1973)
Gian Campi Antonio Vivaldi Antonio Vivaldi See fewer	1	The Garden of Earthly Delights (2004)
Raoul Guillet Monsieur Martin Monsieur Martin See fewer	1	Noires sont les galaxies (1981)
Pascale Dubois Pauline Pauline See fewer	1	Lea Parker (2004)
Olwyn Hughes Queen Victoria Queen Victoria See fewer	1	Blue Peter Special Assignment (1973)
Peter Kenvyn Prince Albert Prince Albert See fewer	1	Gooner Ghana (1997)