Serjeant Musgrave’s Dance, Part 1

Summary
1965 BBC production of Serjeant Musgrave’s Dance by John Arden, transmitted in three parts for schools.
Theatre play
Serjeant Musgrave’s Dance by John Arden [more information]
Date of transmission
Tuesday 2 November 1965
Time
2.05-2.35pm
Series
Schools
Channel
BBC1
Production company
BBC

Credits

Director
Michael Simpson
Playwright
John Arden
Adapted for Television by
Michael Simpson
Designer
Gordon Roland
Introduced by
Geoffrey Whitehead
Cast
Bruno BarnabeThe Parson
Denis CareyPrivate Attercliffe
John CaterThe Bargee
Jessie EvansMrs Hitchcock
Andrew KeirSerjeant Musgrave
Rosemary LeachAnnie
Martin MatthewsPugnacious Officer
James MellorThe Constable
Ray MortSlow Collier
Derek NewarkPrivate Hurst
George SelwayWalsh
Eric ThompsonPrivate Sparky
Peter WoodthorpeThe Mayor

Additional details

Later transmissions
Repeated on 3 November 1965, 11.05-11.35am.
Play tags
19th-century setting; Cyprus, as theme or setting; north of England, as theme or setting
Programme context tags
schools television programming

Audiovisual sources

Title
Serjeant Musgrave’s Dance (BBC, 1965)
Archive
BBC Information and Archives [more information]
Address

White City
London
UK

Telephone

+44 (0)20 8008 2288

Website

http://www.bbc.co.uk/informationandarchives/

Access

BBC Information and Archives is not open to the public.

Print sources

Title
Radio Times, 28 October 1965 (Magazine)
Linking notes
listing, pp. 39 and 48

Associated programmes

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