The Brief (TVS)

The Brief
Developed by TVS Television
Starring Ray Lonnen
Isobel Black
Country of origin United Kingdom
No. of series 1
No. of episodes 13
Production
Executive producer(s) James Gatward
Producer(s) Rex Firkin
Running time 60 minutes
(including adverts)
Distributor Disney
Release
Original network ITV
Picture format 4:3
Original release 26 June (1984-06-26) – 18 September 1984 (1984-09-18)

The Brief is a British drama series produced for ITV by Television South (TVS) at its Southampton studios.[1]

The thirteen episodes were broadcast between 26 June and 18 September in 1984.[2]

Ray Lonnen played the role of barrister Lucas Hellier, who goes to Germany to defend a British soldier accused of defecting to the East. Other notable characters included Hellier's wife Samantha (Isobel Black) and his mistress Annika Newman (Sabine Postel).

The series was mostly written by Roy Jenkins, produced by Rex Firkin and executive produced by James Gatward. The directors were Frank Cox, Richard Martin, John Frankau and Mike Gibbon.

The Brief has never been repeated or released on DVD. This is possibly due to ongoing rights issues after the production company, TVS, dropped out of the ITV network in 1992 and subsequently went through a number of take-overs. This problem affects the majority of the TVS programme archive as much of the original production paperwork and sales documentation has been lost during the intervening years.

References

  1. British Film Institute (BFI), The Brief; retrieved 2012-11-4.
  2. MemorableTV.com, The Brief; retrieved 2012-11-4.


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