The Mallens

• 1979 –1980
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• Ended
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• M

• Drama

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The Mallens is a British television drama based on four Catherine Cookson novels, The Mallen Streak, The Mallen Girls, The Mallen Secret, and The Mallen Curse. Produced by Granada Television for ITV1, it ran for thirteen episodes from 10 June 1979 to 3 July 1980. A ruthless 19th-century Northumberland squire, Thomas Mallen of High Banks Hall, has a genetic white streak (poliosis) in his hair and fathers numerous illegitimate children, all of whom inherit the white streak and live disastrous lives.

Created by

Catherine Cookson

Seasons

2

Episodes

13

Episode length

~1h

First aired

Jun 10, 1979

Networks

ITV1

Original language

English

Origin

United Kingdom