The Befrienders (series)
- Production country: GB
- Creator: Harry W. Junkin
- Genre: Drama
- Release date: 2/19/1972
- Release date of last episode: 4/29/1972
- Series status: Ended
- Seasons count: 1 ( List of episodes )
- Episodes count: 11
- Run time: 50 min.
Series description
The Befrienders is a British television series produced by the BBC in 1972. The series dealt with the work of the Samaritans organisation, and the individual cases its staff came across. The leading cast members were Megs Jenkins and Michael Culver. The Befrienders was first aired as a single play as part of the Drama Playhouse strand in 1970, which was followed by one series of eleven episodes.
