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| genre                = Drama adaptation
| based_on             = {{Based on|''[[How Green Was My Valley]]''|[[Richard Llewellyn]]}}
| writer               = [[Elaine Morgan (writer)|Elaine Morgan]]
| director             = Ronald Wilson
| starring             = [[Stanley Baker]]<br>[[Siân Phillips]]<br>[[Nerys Hughes]]
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| country              = United Kingdom
| language             = English
| num_seasons          = 1
| num_episodes         = 6
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| producer             = [[Martin Lisemore]]
| camera               = multi-camera video/location film
| runtime              = 50 mins. (approx.)
| company              = BBC/[[20th Century Fox Television]]
| channel              = [[BBC Two|BBC 2]]
| first_aired          = {{Start date|df=y|1975|12|29}}
| last_aired           = {{End date|df=y|1976|02|02}}
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'''''How Green Was My Valley''''' is a BBC Television serial based on [[How Green Was My Valley|the novel]] by [[Richard Llewellyn]], and features one of the last performances by [[Stanley Baker]]. It was first shown in the UK from 29 December 1975 in six weekly parts. Producer [[Martin Lisemore]] also cast [[Siân Phillips]] in his next production, ''[[I, Claudius (TV series)|I Claudius]]'' (1976). Phillips won a [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts|BAFTA]] award for best actress in 1976 for her portrayal of Beth Morgan.<ref>[https://www.thestage.co.uk/features/interviews/2016/sian-phillips-things-have-changed-totally-in-theatre-for-the-better/ Interview with Siân Phillips]</ref> The series was co-produced by [[20th Century Fox]] as they owned the rights to the novel and had produced [[How Green Was My Valley (film)|the 1941 film]].<ref>[http://thespoilist.com/why-did-the-bbc-never-do-a-indiana-jones-knockoff/ The Spoilist]</ref>
==Plot synopsis==
Set in South Wales during the reign of Queen Victoria, the story of the Morgans, a coal-mining family, is told. The story centres around Huw, the youngest boy, whose academic ability enables him to consider a future away from the mines in which his father and five brothers toil. Huw has a life-changing experience after his father is trapped in a mine cave-in.
==Cast==
*[[Stanley Baker]] as Gwilym Morgan
*[[Siân Phillips]] as Beth Morgan
*[[Dominic Guard]] as Huw Morgan
*Rhys Powys as Young Huw Morgan
*[[Nerys Hughes]] as Bronwen Morgan
*Norman Comer as Ifor Morgan
*[[Keith Drinkel]] as Ianto Morgan
*[[Mike Gwilym]] as Owen Morgan
*[[Sue Jones-Davies]] as Angharad Morgan
*[[Gareth Thomas (actor)|Gareth Thomas]] as Rev. Gruffydd
*[[Sheila Ruskin]] as Blodwen Evans
*[[Clifford Rose]] as Mr. Jonas
*[[Aubrey Richards]] as Elias
*[[John Clive]] as Cyfartha
*[[Ray Smith (actor)|Ray Smith]] as Dai Bando
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*{{BBC programme}}
*{{IMDb title|id=0072513|title=How Green Was My Valley}}
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