AMERICAN PLAYHOUSE: ROANOAK {PART 1 OF 3} (TV)
Summary
One in this dramatic anthology series. The first of three parts in this historical recreation about Roanoak Island during the 16th century, which became known as the "lost colony" of North Carolina when the inhabitants vanished without a trace. The story is told in flashback by the governor of Roanoak, John White. In this episode, White and a ship of British soldiers, sponsored by Sir Walter Raleigh, make the first voyage to the shores of Roanoak, where they disrupt the lives of a local Native American tribe. Despite the language barrier, the Native Americans welcome the strange men in the hopes of trading with them. The British want to mine for gold and silver in a large bay that is rumored to be near Roanoak, and they return to England to plan another excursion to find the bay. Two Native Americans, Wanchese and Manteo, join them on the trip back to England to learn British customs; the British are eager to teach English to the Native Americans in order to learn the exact location of the bay. The scenes in which Native Americans appear are subtitled in English. The program ends with a preview of "Roanoak, Part Two." Continues with T:21271.
Details
- NETWORK: PBS
- DATE: May 26, 1986 9:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:57:42
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T:21270
- GENRE: Drama, historical
- SUBJECT HEADING: Drama, historical; North Carolina; Native Americans; U.S. History - Colonial period; Indigenous Peoples Collection
- SERIES RUN: PBS - TV series, 1982-
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Lindsay Law … Executive Producer
- Roger L. Downey … Coordinating Producer
- James K. McCarthy … Producer
- Timothy Marx … Producer
- Dina Harris … Co-Producer
- Robin Maw … Co-Producer
- Bill Chase … Associate Producer
- Jan Egleson … Director
- James K. McCarthy … Writer
- Dina Harris … Writer
- Paul Chihara … Music by
- Michael Small … Theme Music by
- William St. James … Announcer
- Victor Garber … Cast, John White
- Tino Juarez … Cast, Manteo
- Victoria Racimo … Cast, Appomosiscut
- Edward Benton-Banai … Cast, Tirchtough
- Will Sampson … Cast, Wingina
- Les Cooke … Cast, Ottahotin
- Walter White … Cast, Ensenore
- Joseph Runningfox … Cast, Wanchese
- Ralph Brannen … Cast, Cossine
- Patrick Kilpatrick … Cast, Amadas
- Larry Block … Cast, Lasie
- Sherry Blakey-Banai … Cast, Ascopo
- Jace Alexander … Cast, Sole
- Giancarlo Esposito … Cast, Fernandes
- Taryn Grimes … Cast, Eleanor
- James Eckhouse … Cast, Hakluyt
- J. Kenneth Campbell … Cast, Walter Raleigh
- John Horton … Cast, Grenville
- Andrew Davis … Cast, Harriot
- Richard Frank … Cast, Bailey
- Adrian Sparks … Cast, Lane
- Kerrie Linham … Cast, Chastity
- Hallie Foote … Cast, Agnes Wood
- Paul Guilfoyle … Cast, Vaughn
- Jon Thompson … Cast, Harvie
- Albert St. Dennis … Cast, Beggar
- Cory Tabachow … Cast, Beggar
- Bird Benton … Cast, Lookout