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The Befrienders

The Befrienders

Description: The Befrienders is a British television series produced by the BBC in 1972. The series dealt with the work of the Samaritans organisation, and the individual cases its staff came across. The leading cast members were Megs Jenkins and Michael Culver. Wikipedia
Genre: Drama
Year Released: 1972
Number of seasons: 1
Number of episodes: 11
First episode air date: February 19, 1972
Program Creator: Harry W. Junkin
Networks: BBC, BBC One
Directors: Ken Hannam, Simon Langton
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