King of the River

King of the River
GenreDrama
Created byColin Morris
StarringBernard Lee
Meg Wynn Owen
Geraldine Sherman
Robert Brown
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes17 (all missing)
Production
ProducerColin Morris
Running time50 minutes
Original release
NetworkBBC1
Release6 July 1966 (1966-07-06) –
19 February 1967 (1967-02-19)
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King of the River is a British television series transmitted by the BBC between 1966 and 1967.

The series centred on the King family and their efforts to maintain their sail-driven barge transport business. It starred Bernard Lee, otherwise known as M in the James Bond films.[1][2] No episodes are known to exist. Locations used for filming included the Old Neptune pub in Whitstable, Kent and Sheerness High Street, Kent.