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The Mallens (1979–1980)

2 seasons13 episodes60 min per episode★ 7.1 · 112 votes

• Drama

The Mallens is a British television drama based on four Catherine Cookson novels, The Mallen Streak, The Mallen Girls, The Mallen Secret, and The Mallen Curse. Produced by Granada Television for ITV1, it ran for thirteen episodes from 10 June 1979 to 3 July 1980. A ruthless 19th-century Northumberland squire, Thomas Mallen of High Banks Hall, has a genetic white streak (poliosis) in his hair and fathers numerous illegitimate children, all of whom inherit the white streak and live disastrous lives.

First aired

June 10, 1979

Last episode

July 3, 1980

Network

ITV1

Country of origin

United Kingdom