The Moonstone is a British mystery television series adapted from the 1868 novel The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins. It aired on BBC 1 in five episodes between 16 January and 13 February 1972. Cast Vivien Heilbron as Rachel Verinder Robin Ellis as Franklin Blake Basil Dignam as Gabriel Betteredge Martin Jarvis as Godfrey Ablewhite Anna Cropper as Rosanna Spearman Maureen Morris as Penelope Betteredge Madhav Sharma as Indian Kathleen Byron as Lady Verinder Peter Sallis as Mr. Bruff John Welsh as Sergeant Cuff Bell McCallum as Nancy Brian Murphy as Septimus Luker Christopher Hancock as Ezra Jennings Michael Gover as Superintendent Seegrave Philip Ray as Dr. Candy Roy Macready as Tomlinson Tony Maiden as Conjuror's Boy Ali Baba as Indian Conjuror Azad Ali as Indian Conjuror Cynthia Etherington as Miss Clack Brian Badcoe as Mr. Murthwaite Douglas Mann as Gooseberry Dona Martin as Lucy Yolland Sheila Keith as Mrs. Yolland Norman Claridge as Dr. Richardson Timothy Craven as Chemist Colin Baker as John Herncastle Reginald Jessup as Purser Norman Mitchell as Mr. Ablewhite Mary Barclay as Mrs. Ablewhite Billy Cornelius as Landlord Stephen Rea as Major Frayne Derek Chafer as Sergeant Julie May as Cuff's Housekeeper David Simeon as Mechanic Pat Gorman as Baker, Plain Clothes Man Albert Moses as Treasury Guard Marguerite Young as Mrs. Threadgall Sherrie Hewson as Charity Ablewhite Georgina Simpson as Grace Ablewhite References Bibliography Baskin, Ellen. Serials on British Television, 1950-1994. Scolar Press, 1996. External links BBC television dramas 1972 British television series debuts 1972 British television series endings 1970s British drama television series 1970s British television miniseries English-language television shows Television shows based on British novels