The Sullavan Brothers

The Sullavan Brothers is a British television drama series created by Ted [Willis, Baron Willis|Ted Willis] which originally aired 1964–1965 on ITV in 26 episodes.
The series chronicles the adventures of four lawyer brothers.
One episode, "Insufficient Evidence", is believed to be lost.

Cast

Main cast

Hugh Manning as Robert Sullavan
Anthony Bate as Paul Sullavan
David [Sumner (actor)|David Sumner] as Patrick Sullavan
Tenniel Evans as John Sullavan
Mary Kenton as Beth Sullavan
Wendy Varnals as Anne Welsh
A.J. Brown as Mr. Justice Ryner

Supporting cast

Actors appearing in episodes of the series include John Alderton, George Baker, Peter Barkworth, John Barrie, Bruce Boa, Ray Brooks, Claire Davenport, Windsor Davies, Dulcie Gray, Mervyn Johns, Ronald Leigh-Hunt, T. P. McKenna, Ian McShane, Bryan Pringle, Wendy Richard, Michael Ripper, Jo Rowbottom, Peter Sallis, Bill [Shine (actor)|Bill Shine], Donald Sutherland.

Reception

Variety said of the first episode, "The Man from New York": "The whole thing was persuasive and thought-provoking. ...Cliff Owen’s direction of Jack Williams’s production was purposeful and lucid."