The Adventures of Peter Simple

*The Adventures of Peter Simple*
The Adventures of Peter Simple
Genre	Historical
Based on	Peter Simple; by Frederick Marryat
Written by	Naomi Capon
Directed by	Naomi Capon
Starring	Timothy Bateson
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Producer	Naomi Capon
Running time	25 minutes
Production company	BBC
Original release
Network	BBC One
Release	13 January –; 17 February 1957
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The Adventures of Peter Simple is a British period adventure television series which aired in six parts on BBC 1 in 1957.^[1] It stars Timothy Bateson in the title role, a midshipman in the Royal Navy at the time of the Napoleonic Wars. It is based on the 1834 novel Peter Simple by Frederick Marryat.