The Onedin Line played "Charlotte Onedin" in "Month of the Albatross", "A Clear Conscience" and "Undercurrent". There are six novels based on the series. The first five are all by the series creator, Cyril Abraham: The books are not straightforward novelisations of the television episodes, since the author introduced additional material and also changed a number of details, though dialogue from the series that Abraham had penned himself is utilised. In print, Elizabeth's child is conceived in a private room above a restaurant, not on the "Charlotte Rhodes"; George Callon lasted considerably longer and died in bed after suffering a stroke, not in
The Regiment (TV series) The Regiment (TV series) The Regiment was a British television drama series produced by the BBC. First broadcast on BBC One in 1972 it starred Christopher Cazenove and followed the story of a British Army regiment from the view of two families. "The Regiment" was based on a single play broadcast in 1970 as part of the "BBC Drama Playhouse" series. The series followed the Cotswold Regiment from 1895 to 1904, and in particular the Gaunt and Bright families. The first series was broadcast in 1972 and related to the regiment's time in South Africa, fighting in the Boer War,