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R3

★ 8.3 63 votes 1964–1966 2 seasons · 26 episodes Ended BBC One
Starring
John RobinsonOliver ReedMichael HawkinsElizabeth SellarsBrenda SaundersRichard Wordsworth
Starring
John RobinsonOliver ReedMichael HawkinsElizabeth SellarsBrenda SaundersRichard Wordsworth
Ratings per Episode
246810
Votes per Episode
02468
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About

R3 is a British television series produced by the BBC between 1964 and 1965. Full title was Ministry of Research Centre No.3. It was a 50-minute show, and the series starred John Robinson as Sir Michael Gerrard, Jeremy Young as Wilson, David Blake Kelly as Captain Rogers, and was set in a scientific research facility at the Ministry of Research. R3 is also notable for providing early TV exposure for a young Oliver Reed, cast as one of the scientists on the ministry staff, Dr. Richard Franklin. In "Experiment in Death", written by N J Crisp, Undersea exploration becomes an experiment in survival in a bathysphere. That show starred Edward Judd as Peters, Brigit Forsyth as a secretary, Donald Hoath as Turner and Stephen John as a meteorologist. It was produced by John Robins and directed by Paul Bernard.

All Seasons

Season 11964
013
Season 21965
7.2813

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

John Robinson Sir Michael Gerrard
Oliver Reed Dr. Richard Franklin
Michael Hawkins Philip Boult
Elizabeth Sellars Dr. May Howard
Brenda Saunders Miss Brooks
Richard Wordsworth Dr. Peter Travers
Edwin Richfield Mr. Pomeroy
Simon Lack Dr. Jack Morton
Moultrie Kelsall Dr. George Fratton
Betty Cooper Lady Nora Gerrard

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