Editing The Caves of Steel (section)

===Television adaptation===
{{Infobox television
| alt_name = Story Parade – The Caves of Steel
| genre = [[Science fiction]]
| runtime = 75 minutes
| director = [[Peter Sasdy]]
| producer = Eric Tayler
| writer = [[Terry Nation]]
| starring = [[Peter Cushing]]<br />[[John Carson (actor)|John Carson]]
| music = [[BBC Radiophonic Workshop]]
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| network = [[BBC Two|BBC2]]
| released = {{start date|1964|6|5|df=y}}
}}
An adaptation of ''The Caves of Steel'' was produced by the BBC and broadcast on [[BBC Two|BBC2]] on 5 June 1964 as part of an [[anthology]] strand called ''Story Parade'', which specialized in adaptations of modern novels. It starred [[Peter Cushing]] as Elijah Baley and [[John Carson (actor)|John Carson]] as R. Daneel Olivaw. The adaptation was the brainchild of ''Story Parade'' [[script editor|story editor]] [[Irene Shubik]], who was an enthusiast of science fiction and once described Asimov as "one of the most interesting and amusing men I have ever met".{{sfn|Cutler|1999}} Shubik had previously devised and story edited the science fiction anthology series ''[[Out of This World (UK TV series)|Out of This World]]'', which had adapted Asimov's short story "[[Little Lost Robot]]" in 1962. The adaptation of the novel was handled by [[Terry Nation]], who by now had created the [[Dalek]]s for ''[[Doctor Who]]''.

The screenplay was generally faithful to the plot of the novel. The only major deviation was the conclusion – in the television version the murderer commits suicide when he is unmasked, although in the novel he agrees to work to convince the Medievalists to change their ways. The other major change is that the roboticist Dr. Gerrigel is a female character in the television version.

''The Caves of Steel'' garnered good reviews: ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' said the play "proved again that science fiction can be exciting, carry a message and be intellectually stimulating"{{sfn|Ward|2004|p=24}} while ''[[The Listener (magazine)|The Listener]]'', citing the play as the best of the ''Story Parade'' series, described it as "a fascinating mixture of science fiction and whodunit which worked remarkably well".<ref>{{cite web
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 |title       = Story Parade: The Caves of Steel – Press Coverage
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}}</ref> The play was repeated on [[BBC One|BBC1]] on 28 August 1964. As was common practice at the time, the master videotapes of ''The Caves of Steel'' were [[Lost television broadcast|wiped]] some time after broadcast and the play remains missing. A few short extracts survive: the opening titles and the murder of Sarton; Elijah and Daneel meeting Dr. Gerrigel (Naomi Chance) and Elijah and Daneel confronting the Medievalist Clousarr (John Boyd-Brent).

The success of ''The Caves of Steel'' led Irene Shubik to devise the science fiction anthology series ''[[Out of the Unknown]]'', during which she oversaw the adaptation of six more Asimov stories, including ''The Caves of Steel''{{'}}s sequel ''[[The Naked Sun]]''.

'''Cast of BBC 2 Adaptation:'''
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* [[Peter Cushing]] as Elijah Baley
* [[John Carson (actor)|John Carson]] as R Daneel Olivaw
* [[Kenneth J. Warren]] as Commissioner Julius Enderby
* [[John Wentworth (actor)|John Wentworth]] as Dr Han Fastolfe
* [[Ellen McIntosh]] as Jessie Baley
* [[Ian Trigger]] as R Sammy
* [[Stanley Walsh]] as Simpson
* [[John Boyd-Brent]] as Francis Cloussar
* [[Naomi Chance]] as Dr Gerrigel
* [[Hennie Scott]] as Bentley Baley
* [[Richard Beale (actor)|Richard Beale]] as Controller
* [[Richard Beint]] as Shop Manager
* [[Patsy Smart]] as Customer
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