The Honey Siege

The Honey Siege
GenreChildren's
Adventure
Based onThe Honey Siege by Gil Buhet
Written byDave Martin
Directed byJohn Jacobs
StarringNigel Harman
Lyndon Davies
Barbara Ewing
Belinda Sinclair
Kenny Ireland
Kevin Lloyd
Stephan Chase
Brian Miller
Martin Eales
Jim Dunk
Lee Ormsby
Natalie Morse
Stephen Bateman
John Stilwell
Dominic Arnold
ComposerPaul Lewis
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes7
Production
Executive producerPatrick Dromgoole
ProducerDerek Clark
Production locationsCrewkerne, Somerset, England, UK
Brouckerque, France
Running time29 minutes
Production companyHTV West
Original release
NetworkITV
Release7 June (1987-06-07) –
19 July 1987 (1987-07-19)

The Honey Siege is a British children's adventure television series based on a 1958 novel of the same name by Gil Buhet[1] and adapted for television by Dave Martin and directed by John Jacobs. It was made by HTV West for the ITV network and aired for one series and seven episodes between 7 June and 19 July 1987.

Cast

Episode list

All seven episodes were written by Dave Martin and directed by John Jacobs and were broadcast on ITV on Sundays at 16:30.[2]

No.TitleDirected byOriginal release date
1"The Blood Oath"John Jacobs7 June 1987 (1987-06-07)
The boys at Crowker school are threatened with the suspension of their Coronation Day holiday unless someone confesses to the wrecking of the beehives.[3]
2"The Traitor"John Jacobs14 June 1987 (1987-06-14)
The boys at Crowker school have their Coronation Day holiday cancelled, and decide to run away.[4]
3"The Disappearance"John Jacobs21 June 1987 (1987-06-21)
The boys of Crowker have run away, resulting in a search by their parents.[5]
4"Defiance"John Jacobs28 June 1987 (1987-06-28)
The boys of Crowker have barricaded themselves inside Crowker Castle. Their father's plan a way to break the siege[6]
5"Ghosts"John Jacobs5 July 1987 (1987-07-05)
The boys discover a secret passage after they have prevented their fathers from entering Crowker Castle.[7]
6"The Battering Ram"John Jacobs12 July 1987 (1987-07-12)
One day to go to the Coronation and the red flag is flying over Crowker Castle. To the mayor's fury a young reporter has got hold of the story.[8]
7"Victory!"John Jacobs19 July 1987 (1987-07-19)
It is Coronation Day 1953. The boys appear to have won the battle. But why is the flag flying at half must?[9]

The series survives complete on 1" videotape as part of the HTV collection which is now held by ITV plc.

Production

The series set in 1953, and they were both filmed in Crewkerne, Somerset, England, UK and Brouckerque, France.

References

  1. ↑ The Honey Siege: Amazon.co.uk: Buhet, Gil: 9780140013283: Books. ASIN 0140013288.
  2. ↑ "TV Times Thames/LWT and Channel Four Edition Programmes 6-12 June 1987". TV Times. Future plc. p. 64. Retrieved 29 April 2026.(subscription required)
  3. ↑ "The Blood Oath". BFI. 7 June 1987. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
  4. ↑ "The Traitor". BFI. 14 June 1987. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
  5. ↑ "The Disappearance". BFI. 21 June 1987. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
  6. ↑ "Defiance". BFI. 28 June 1987. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
  7. ↑ "Ghosts". BFI. 5 July 1987. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
  8. ↑ "The Battering Ram". BFI. 12 July 1987. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
  9. ↑ "Victory!". BFI. 19 July 1987. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
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