The Newcomers (TV series)

The Newcomers
GenreSoap opera
Created byColin Morris
Theme music composerJohn Barry (Fancy Dance, 1963)
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes430
Production
Producers
Production locationsRiverside 1, BBC Birmingham
Camera setupVideo, multiple-camera setup
Running time25 minutes
Original release
NetworkBBC One
Release5 October 1965 (1965-10-05) –
13 November 1969 (1969-11-13)
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The Newcomers was a late 1960s BBC soap opera which dealt with the subject of a London family, the Coopers, who moved to a housing estate in the fictional country town of Angleton. It was broadcast in bi-weekly half-hour episodes from October 1965 until November 1969. It was initially produced by Verity Lambert.[1]