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Release year: 1964

Storyline

Long-running early evening serial about the lives of a motel owner and her son, daughter and staff. Drama, comedy and tragedy were never far away from the ringing of the reception bell.

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Cast

Noele Gordon — Meg Richardson, Meg Mortimer
Roger Tonge — Sandy Richardson
Susan Hanson — Diane Lawton, Diane Hunter, Diane Parker
Jane Rossington — Jill Harvey, Jill Richardson, Jill Chance, Jill Crayne

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Did you know

• ATV's budget for the show was so slender that some cast members were seen on-screen in their own clothes that they'd worn to attend the studio recordings.

• A consequence of the ongoing storyline of Sandy Richardson - who became a paraplegic after a car crash in August 1972 (a plot developed with input from Stoke Mandeville's spinal injuries unit) - and one the following June exploring the daily practicalities of helping the disabled, in May 1974 the series helped form the genuine Crossroads charity. Echoing a fictional idea of Meg Richardson's, ATV donated £10,000 to fund the pilot scheme in Rugby. The organisation, which provides support for carers, has considerably outlived the series and remains an active service today, now under the name Crossroads Together.

• Jill Harvey had an eleven-month pregnancy: Jane Rossington became pregnant in real-life, which was quickly written in to the show. Sadly she miscarried, but consented to be "padded up" so that her character's pregnancy could continue, since viewer feedback to Jill's news had been so positive. She then became pregnant again, and finally gave birth nearly a year after her character announced on-screen that she was expecting a baby.