The House Under the Water (TV series)
| The House Under the Water | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Historical drama |
| Based on | The House Under the Water by Francis Brett Young |
| Written by | Barry Thomas |
| Directed by | Dafydd Gruffydd |
| Starring | Margaret Courtenay Richard Bebb Carole Mowlam |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Dafydd Gruffydd |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | BBC Wales |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Television |
| Release | 27 January – 17 March 1961 |
The House Under the Water is a British historical television drama series which originally aired on BBC One in eight parts during 1961. It is an adaptation of the 1932 novel The House Under the Water by Francis Brett Young, which portrays the late nineteenth century flooding of the Elan Valley in Wales to create a water supply for the rapidly growing city of Birmingham.
All eight episodes are now considered to be lost.