La Citadelle

Original title: The Citadel

TV Mini Series
1983
8h 20m

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A young idealistic doctor, Andrew Mason, tries to improve the abysmal health conditions in a small Welsh mining town in the 1930s, but his ambitions sidetrack him.A young idealistic doctor, Andrew Mason, tries to improve the abysmal health conditions in a small Welsh mining town in the 1930s, but his ambitions sidetrack him.A young idealistic doctor, Andrew Mason, tries to improve the abysmal health conditions in a small Welsh mining town in the 1930s, but his ambitions sidetrack him.

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Ben Cross

Dr. Andrew Manson

Clare Higgins

Christine Manson…

Gareth Thomas

Philip Denny

John Welsh

Sir Robert Abbey

David Gwillim

David Hope

Michael Cochrane

Freddy Hamson

Niall Buggy

Con Boland

Carmen Du Sautoy

Frances Lawrence

Raymond Bowers

Dr. Llewellyn

Cynthia Grenville

Blodwen Page

Tenniel Evans

Dr. Page

Ray Smith

Mr. Owen

John Nettleton

Charles Ivory

Richard Davies

Dr. Watkins

Nicholas Day

Paul Deedman

Avril Elgar

Nurse Sharp

Beryl Nesbitt

Annie Hughes

James Copeland

Dr. Urquhart

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The popularity of the book that the series is based on strongly influenced the establishment of the National Health Service in the UK.

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Version of La Citadelle (1938)

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As others have noted, I would love to be able to stream this wonderful series or purchase a dvd. The scenery and acting were strong, and the story compelling. I have always enjoyed Ben Cross' work, and his performance here is equal to his better-known role in Chariots of Fire. He has a strength and dignity that immediately sparks and maintains interest. Given the time period it was depicting, I'm not even certain that it would be terribly dated. Perhaps if enough people chimed it, streaming services would take notice, particularly PBS. We lost a fine actor in 2020, and it would be wonderful if this could be included in re-released retrospective of his work.