Clayhanger: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Set in the Staffordshire Potteries in the late 19th century, Clayhanger stars Peter McEnery as Edwin Clayhanger, who leaves school dreaming of becoming an architect. But expectation weighs heavily upon him, and it is anticipated that Edwin will join the family's printing business, built up from scratch by his father, darius. The story follows Edwin as he takes over the running of the family business and falls in love with the beautiful Hilda Lessways.

Series details

• Title: Clayhanger
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 1976-01-01
• Final broadcast date listed: 1976-06-24
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 24362
• IMDb ID: tt0159857
• TVDB ID: 263045

Cast and credited roles

• Peter McEnery — Edwin Clayhanger
• Janet Suzman — Hilda Lessways
• Thelma Whiteley — Maggie Clayhanger
• Louise Purnell — Janet Orgreave

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1976-01-01; final listed air date 1976-06-24; episode order: 26.

Source and licence

Adapted from Clayhanger on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.