Queenie's Castle
- TV sitcom
- ITV1
- 1970 - 1972
- 18 episodes (3 series)
Queenie Shepherd is the self-styled ruler of Buckingham Flats and any dissenters will find plenty of trouble from her and her three sons. Stars Diana Dors, Tony Caunter, Barrie Rutter, Freddie Fletcher, Brian Marshall and more.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 5 - Trial By Fury
Bunny is accused of driving over one of the neighbours' bicycles in his new van, and an informal community court is called to settle the matter.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 3rd December 1970
- Time
- 7pm
- Channel
- ITV1
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Diana Dors | Queenie Shepherd |
| Tony Caunter | Jack Shepherd |
| Barrie Rutter | Douglas Fairbanks Shepherd |
| Freddie Fletcher | Raymond Shepherd |
| Brian Marshall | Bernard 'Bunny' Shepherd |
| Lynne Perrie | Mrs. Petty |
| Antony Baird | Policeman |
| Bryan Mosley | Landlord |
| Danny O'Dea | Albert |
| Michael Atha | Edgar |
| Keith Waterhouse | Writer |
| Willis Hall | Writer |
| Graham Evans | Director |
| Graham Evans | Producer |
| John Duncan | Executive Producer |
| Tim Ritson | Editor |
| Mike Long | Production Designer |
Press
Queenie's Castle has a certain native vigour which is dissipated by the fact that the queen herself lacks natural authority. Diana Dors's basic gentility and backhanders with a handbag are no substitute for the required basilisk eye and blistering tongue.
Nancy Banks-Smith, The Guardian, 4th December 1970