17 September

Behind the scenes

 * 1915 - Actor John Witty was born.
 * 1917 - Actors Peter Glaze and Peter Bennett were born.
 * 1920 - Actress Dinah Sheridan was born.
 * 1938 - Actor Richard Kane was born.
 * 1941 - Actress Maureen Morris was born.
 * 1952 - Actor Tomek Bork was born.
 * 1966 - Episode two of The Smugglers was first broadcast on BBC1.
 * 1972 - Actor Peter Stephens died.
 * 1977 - Part three of Horror of Fang Rock was first broadcast on BBC1.
 * 1987 - Actor Stephen Jack died.
 * 2010 - Writer Louis Marks died.