Capsule Description:

Author Peter Nichols wrote one of the most successful Wednesday Plays, The Gorge, also the stage plays A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, which is being made into a film, and the prizer-winning National Health. © Radio Times 1970

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Credits

Duration: 74'40". Archive: Monochrome optical negative and positive 16mm telerecording (2 reels), timecoded VHS cassette.

Written by Peter Nichols. Directed by Christopher Morahan.
Produced by Irene Shubik.
Designer: Martin Collins, Producer's assistant: Hermione Stewart, Production Assistant: Terry Coles, Assistant Floor Manager: Carol Robertson, Costumes: Ian Adley, Make-up: Cherry Alston, T.M.1: John Treays, T.M.2: Ron Koplick, Sound: Chick Anthony, Grams: Linton Howell Hughes, Vision Mixer: Fred Law, Floor Assistant: Ian Pleeth, Crew: 2.

Cast: Anthon Hopkins (Bob), Donald Churchill (Tony), Priscilla Morgan (Jean), Colin Cunningham (Harry), Constance Chapman (Marie), Christopher Banff [Banks in PasB] (Doctor), Jeffrey Segal (Witts), Terence Denville (Morley), April Wilding (Woman at station), Grace Arnold (Mrs Fowler), Martin Wyldeck (Mr Fowler), Maryann Turner (Linda), Eric Francis (Lionel), Leon Cortez (Will), Betty Baskcomb (Phyllis), Sheila Keith (Una), Freda Bamford (Vera), Clifford Parrish (Eric), Bill Horsley (Vicar), Bill Gosling (Usher), Roy Hepworth (Mr Brittain).

Others/Walk-Ons: April Wilding, Roy Helworth, Stanley Jacombe, Rosina Stewart, Leslie Nye, Kathleen Heath, Margaret Brady, Betty Richards, Sam Mansurry, Brychan Powell, Alex Hood, Ron Tingley, Bert Rogers, John Cannon, Richard Lawrence, Peter Holmes, Sydney Woolf, Rene Roberts, Aileen Lewis, Vi Kane, Stan Hollingsworth.

(Constance Chapman is now appearing in 'The Contractor' at the Fortune Theatre, London)

Production Information

Project Number: 2140/3503
Recording Number: VTC/6HT/63073/ED (from PasB), VTC/6HT/65773 (Camera Script)
Recording Studio: TC1
Recording Rehearsals: 02:00pm - 10:00pm 7 November 1970, 11:00am - 06:00pm 8 November 1970
Recording: 07:30pm - 10:30pm 8 November 1970
VTR Editing: 09:00am - 04:00pm 12 and 13 November 1970
Transmitted: 09:22:00pm - 10:35:40pm 3 December 1970

Film sequences:

• 22' silent 16mm (Play for Today titles)

• 825' sound 16mm

Music used:

• An ad hoc orchestra conducted by Joseph Horovitz playing the Play for Today Theme (00'35")

• Two extracts from Elgar's Salute d'Amour played by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (00'56" and 01'25")

• Two church organ pieces by W. Warren: Solemn Hymnal (00'33") and Prelude No. 1 (00'10")

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