Programme Guide

Outline:
BBC 1's twice weekly (Tuesday's and Friday's) soap about the Coopers, a London family who had moved to the country town of Angleton. The Coopers found that living on a new housing estate was not all what it was cracked up to be, with issues covering loneliness, boredom and rural lifestyles.

In 1968 the Robertsons moved in and the series shifted towards them during the latter half of ther series.

Broadcast Dates:
05/10/65-28/11/69

Details

• 430 x 30 minute episodes were made.
  
• Colin Morris created the series.
  
• Michael Collins, who alos appeared in the series, also contributed to some of the story lines.
  

Production Company:
BBC 1965-1969

Internet Pages:
IMDB - The Newcomers

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Soap Cross-over

• Alan Browning who played Ellis Cooper also appeared as Alan Howard in Coronation Street.
  
• Lynne Carol also played Martha Longhurst in Coronation Street.
  
• Michael Collins also played Ken Pound in The Archers.
  
• Gerald Cross who was Arnold Tripp also appeared in Waggoners Walk.
  
• Heather Chasen who played Caroline Kerr starred as Valerie Polard in the original Crossroads.
  
• Mary Kenton who played Olivia Robertson also played Edna Tilling in the original Crossroads.
  
• Sandra Payne who was Janet Cooper also appeared in Triangle.
  
• Conrad Philips played Robert Malcolm and also Christopher Meadows in Emmerdale.
  
• Wendy Richards who played Joyce Harker went on to play Pauline Fowler in the BBC hit soap EastEnders.
  

• Julia Smith who directed the show went on to produce Angles, Compact, EastEnders & Eldorado.
  

Cast:
Robin Bailey
Andrew Kerr

Robert Bartlett
Michael Robertson

Robert Brown
Bert Harker

Alan Browning
Ellis Cooper

Jeremy Bulloch
Philip Cooper

Heather Chasen
Caroline Kerr

Michael Collins
Jeff Langley

Beryl Cooke
Celia Stuart

Gerald Cross
Arnold Tripp

Maggie Fitzgibbon
Vivienne Cooper

Judy Geeson
Maria Cooper

Vanda Godsell
Mrs. Heenan

Neil Hallett
Charles Turner

Gladys Henson
Gran Hamilton

Raymond Hunt
Lance Cooper

David Janson
Jimmy Harker

Mary Kenton
Olivia Robertson

Sandra Payne
Janet Cooper

Conrad Phillips
Robert Malcolm

Wendy Richard
Joyce Harker

Campbell Singer
Henry Burroughs

Julian Somers
William Pargeter

Sally-Jane Spencer
Margot Kerr

Tony Steedman
Arthur Huntley

Anthony Verner
Sydney Huxley

Deborah Watling
Julie Robertson

Jack Watling
Hugh Robertson

with
Lynne Carol
Naomi Chance

Last Update: 28/08/06

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