R3 (1964)

R3
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R3
November 20, 1964 - September 28, 1965
Ended
|2 Seasons, 26 episodes
England
English
BBC One

R3 is a British television series produced by the BBC between 1964 and 1965. Full title was Ministry of Research Centre No.3. It was a 50-minute show, and the series starred John Robinson as Sir Michael Gerrard, Jeremy Young as Wilson, David Blake Kelly as Captain Rogers, and was set in a scientific research facility at the Ministry of Research. R3 is also notable for providing early TV exposure for a young Oliver Reed, cast as one of the scientists on the ministry staff, Dr. Richard Franklin.

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Episode Guide

Cast & Characters

John Robinson

Sir Michael Gerrard

Oliver Reed

Dr. Richard Franklin

Derek Benfield

Tom Collis

Edwin Richfield

Mr. Pomeroy

Elizabeth Sellars

Dr. May Howard

Michael Hawkins

Philip Boult

Moultrie Kelsall

Dr. George Fratton

Richard Wordsworth

Dr. Peter Travers

Brenda Saunders

Miss Brooks

Simon Lack

Dr. Jack Morton

Mary Holder

Mrs. Tennant