The Befrienders
Season 1
S1 · E1 · Feb 19, 1972
Allenby and Son, Limited Episode 1
S1 · E2 · Feb 26, 1972
Mister Marland's Revolt Episode 2
S1 · E3 · Mar 4, 1972
Hunted Episode 3
S1 · E4 · Mar 11, 1972
Dense Forest, Hungry Wolves Episode 4
S1 · E5 · Mar 18, 1972
A Case of No Resolution Episode 5
S1 · E6 · Mar 25, 1972
Nobody Understands Miranda Episode 6
S1 · E7 · Apr 1, 1972
Lots Of Friends In The Big City Episode 7
S1 · E8 · Apr 8, 1972
Next Patient, Please Episode 8
S1 · E9 · Apr 15, 1972
Wedding March Episode 9
S1 · E10 · Apr 22, 1972
Odds Against Episode 10
S1 · E11 · Apr 29, 1972
Fallen Star Episode 11
11 episodes in Season 1
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The Befrienders is a British television series produced by the BBC in 1972. The series dealt with the work of the Samaritans organisation, and the individual cases its staff came across. The leading cast members were Megs Jenkins and Michael Culver. The Befrienders was first aired as a single play as part of the Drama Playhouse strand in 1970, which was followed by one series of eleven episodes.
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Cast
8 people
Megs Jenkins
Janet
Known for
The Innocents
Murder Most Foul
Michael Culver
Jerry
Known for
A Passage to India
Neverwhere
Jenny Till
Frances Ricks
Known for
The Masque of the Red Death
Peter Armitage
Chuck
Known for
Jack the Ripper
The Parole Officer
Jennifer Wilson
Monica
Also in
The Brothers
A Man of our Times
Robert Arnold
Sgt. Grant
Known for
Fawlty Towers
Natalie Kent
Mrs. Hilliers
Also in
The Growing Pains of PC Penrose
Scoop
Jane Wellow
Harry W. Junkin Creator · Raymond Menmuir Director Simon Langton Director
Total runtime 9h 10m · Episode length 50 min · Country United Kingdom
Show info
Premiered
February 19, 1972
Final episode
April 29, 1972
Status
Ended
Network
BBC One
Country
United Kingdom
Type
Scripted
Episode length
50 min
Total runtime
9h 10m
Original language
English
Languages
Spoken on screen
English
Some details come from TheTVDB.