Huntingtower: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Set in south-west Scotland in the 1920s the series follows Dickson McCunn, a retired 55 year old grocer as he's taking a early retirement and ventures out to explore the world. He is soon swept out of his bourgeois rut into bizarre and outlandish adventures, and forced to become a reluctant hero.

Series details

• Title: Huntingtower
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Adventure
• Premiere date: 1978-10-22
• Final broadcast date listed: 1978-11-26
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 19085
• IMDb ID: tt0423670

Cast and credited roles

• Paul Curran — Dickson McCunn
• Peter Settelen — John Heritage

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1978-10-22; final listed air date 1978-11-26; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Huntingtower 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.