Campbell of Kilmhor

Summary

1939 BBC studio production of J. A. Ferguson’s one-act historical drama Campbell of Kilmhor.

Theatre play

Campbell of Kilmhor by J. A. Ferguson [more information]

Play synopsis

An incident in the pacification of the Highlands in the aftermath of the Rebllion of 1745. The full text of the play is available at http://www.scotsites.co.uk/ebooks/campbellofkilmhor.htm; accessed 26 March 2014.

Production history

Published London: Gowans & Gray, 1915. Performed at Birmingham Repertory Theatre in February-March 1921.

Date of transmission

Wednesday 11 January 1939

Time

9.25-9.45pm

Channel

BBC Television

Production company

BBC

Credits

Producer

Moultrie R. Kelsall (1901-1980)

Playwright

J. A. Ferguson

Cast

Morag Cameron	Dorothy Gibson
Alastair Hunter	Dugald Stewart
Desmond Llewellyn	Captain Sandeman
Elliot Mason	Mary Stewart
John Rae	James Mackenzie
Walter Roy	Archibald Campbell of Kilmhor

Additional details

Origination

Live from studio

Vision original

Monochrome

Extant status

No archival copy is known to exist.

Play tags

18th-century setting; historical drama; Scottish drama

Print sources

Title

Broadcasting: A Mozart Concert (Newspaper listing)

Reference

The Times, 11 January 1939, p. 8

Title

Radio Times, 6 January 1939 (Magazine)

Linking notes

listing p. 16