– A Place of Execution (1953) 6 October – Heidi (1953) 7 November – Johnny, You're Wanted (1953) 11 November The Rose and the Ring (1953) Panorama (1953–present) 6 December – Wuthering Heights (1953) 18 December – Asian Club (1953–1961) 26 December – The Teckman Biography (1953–1954) Unknown – Before Your Very Eyes (1953–1956; ITV 1956–1958) Rag, Tag and Bobtail (1953–1965) 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) Television Newsreel (1948–1954) 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) Ending this year Kaleidoscope (1946–1953) Café Continental (1947–1953) How Do You View? (1949–1953) Robin Hood (1953) The Quatermass Experiment (1953) Births 11 January – John Sessions, actor (d. 2020) 24 January – Bruce Jones, actor 9 February – Ciarán Hinds, Irish actor (Rome) 17 February – Norman Pace, actor and comedian 27 February – Gavin Esler, author and television presenter 24 April – Tim Woodward, actor 1 May – Rob Spendlove, actor 16 May – Pierce Brosnan, Irish-born actor (Remington Steele) 19 May – Victoria Wood, comic performer (d. 2016) 22 May – Peter Bazalgette, English television executive 24 May – Alfred Molina, English actor 26 May – Michael Portillo, English politician, journalist and broadcaster 19 June – Hilary Jones, physician, television host and media personality 7 August – Lesley Nicol, actress 23 September – Nicholas Witchell, journalist 4 October – Christopher Fairbank, English actor 12 October – Les Dennis, game show host, actor 27 October – Peter Firth, actor 13 November – Diana Weston, actress 16 November – Griff Rhys Jones, comedian, actor and writer 13 December – Jim Davidson, comedian See also 1953 in British music 1953 in the United Kingdom List of British films of 1953 References