– The Three Musketeers (1954) 12 December – Nineteen Eighty-Four (1954) 21 December – Zoo Quest (1954–1963) 24 December – Carols From Kings (1954–present) Unknown – Sportsview (1954-1968) Walk in the Air (1954–1955) Independent productions The Halls of Ivy (produced by ITC Entertainment) The Vise (produced by Danziger Productions) Continuing television shows 1920s BBC Wimbledon (1927–1939, 1946–2019, 2021–2024) 1930s The Boat Race (1938–1939, 1946–2019) BBC Cricket (1939, 1946–1999, 2020–2024) 1940s Muffin the Mule (1946–1955, 2005–2006) Come Dancing (1949–1998) 1950s Andy Pandy (1950–1970, 2002–2005) Flower Pot Men (1952–1958, 2001–2002) Watch with Mother (1952–1975) The Appleyards (1952–1957) All Your Own (1952–1961) Rag, Tag and Bobtail (1953–1965) The Good Old Days (1953–1983) Panorama (1953–present) Ending this year Television Newsreel (1948–1954) Births 6 January – John Sparkes, comedian 20 February – Anthony Head, actor 16 March – Jimmy Nail, actor and singer 17 March – Lesley-Anne Down, actress 28 April - Mary Jo Randle, actress 9 May – Nicholas Crane, geographer and TV presenter 21 June – Anne Kirkbride, actress (Deirdre Barlow in Coronation Street) (died 2015) 16 July – Nicholas Frankau, actor 26 August – Steve Wright, broadcaster 27 August – Andrew Marshall, scriptwriter 8 September – Anne Diamond, journalist and television presenter 24 September Helen Lederer, comedian and actress Martin Sixsmith, journalist, author and radio and television presenter 3 October – Jeff Randall, journalist and television presenter 14 October – Carole Malone, journalist and presenter 19 October – Ken Stott, actor 24 November – Susan Gilmore, actress (Avril Rolfe in Howards' Way) 1 December – Alan Dedicoat, newsreader and the National Lottery's "Voice of the Balls" 5 December – Hanif Kureishi, novelist and screenwriter 22 December – Hugh Quarshie, actor See also 1954 in British music 1954 in the United Kingdom List of British films of 1954 References