HALLMARK HALL OF FAME: THE SHELL SEEKERS (TV)
Summary
One in this series of dramas presented by Hallmark. This drama concerns Penelope Keeling, a sixty-three-year-old British widow who begins a quest for self-discovery after suffering from a heart attack. Through flashbacks and a sojourn to Cornwall, her home during World War II, Keeling reflects on the relationships and defining moments of her life. She attempts to mend relations with her three adult, self-centered children, all of whom are leading joyless lives. The widow was always held responsible for the death of her own husband, Ambrose, by her mother-in-law, so Keeling confronts her. When paintings that had belonged to Keeling's late father become valuable, however, she is besieged by her offspring, who want her to sell the art and share the profits with them. She considers parting with the beloved artwork, but begins devoting attention to a young couple who are in a troubled relationship and in need of her guidance. Having enjoyed the gratitude of this couple, she realizes how she ought to handle the children whom she loves and the paintings and memories that she cherishes. Includes commercials and promos. This program is closed-captioned.
("Hallmark Hall of Fame" aired on NBC from 1952 to 1978; network affiliation varies after 1978.)
(Beginning with the live telecast of the opera "Amahl and the Night Visitors" on December 24, 1951, Hallmark has sponsored a series of dramatic specials which since 1952 have been titled "Hallmark Hall of Fame." From 1952 to 1955 Hallmark also presented "Hallmark Hall of Fame," a weekly half-hour dramatic anthology series hosted by Sarah Churchill. The first program, "Dr. Serocold," was televised in January 1952 under the title "Hallmark Television Theatre." This series also ran under the title "Hallmark Summer Theatre" in July and August 1952.)
Details
- NETWORK: ABC
- DATE: December 3, 1989 9:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 1:54:29
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T:29752
- GENRE: Drama
- SUBJECT HEADING: Drama; She Made It Collection (Marian Rees)
- SERIES RUN: ABC - TV, 1989
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - Hallmark cards, gift wrap, and ornaments
- TV - Promos - "MacGyver"
- TV - Promos - "Monday Night Football"
CREDITS
- Marian Rees … Executive Producer
- Anne Hopkins … Producer
- William Hill … Co-Producer
- Deborah Edell … Associate Producer
- Waris Hussein … Director
- John Pielmeier … Writer
- Rosamunde Pilcher … Based on the novel by
- James Di Pasquale … Music by
- Angela Lansbury … Cast, Penelope Keeling
- Sam Wanamaker … Cast, Richard
- Christopher Bowen … Cast, Noel
- Anna Carteret … Cast, Nancy
- Michael Gough … Cast, Roy
- Patricia Hodge … Cast, Olivia
- Denis Quilley … Cast, Cosmo
- Sophie Ward … Cast, Antonia
- Irene Worth … Cast, Dolly
- Mark Lewis Jones … Cast, Danus
- John Rowe … Cast, George
- Andrew Keir … Cast, Lawrence
- Serena Gordon … Cast, Annabel
- Tracy Childs … Cast, Penelope (age 20)
- William Hope … Cast, Young Richard
- Cornelia Hayes … Cast, Sophie
- Patrick Blackwell … Cast, Taxi Driver
- Gemma Hubbard … Cast, Penelope (age 5)
- Laura Goodwin … Cast, Melanie
- James Goodwin … Cast, Rupert
- David Simeon … Cast, Mr. Plackett