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The Plough and the Stars, Part 1

Summary
1978 BBC production of The Plough and the Stars by Seán O’Casey, presented in three parts ‘for schools and colleges’.
Theatre play
The Plough and the Stars by Seán O’Casey (1880-1964) [more information]
Date of transmission
Tuesday 26 September 1978
Time
2.30-3.00pm
Series
Schools
Channel
BBC1
Production company
BBC

Credits

Producer
Ronald Smedley
Playwright
Seán O’Casey (1880-1964)
Designer
Ken Ledsham
Cast
Nora ConnollyMollser
Angela HardingNora
Dermot KellyUncle Peter
Doreen KeoghMrs Grogan
Oengus MacnamaraBrennan
Michael McClareDelivery Boy
Siobhan McKennaMrs Burgess
T. P. McKennaFluther
Gerard MurphyJack
Stephen ReaThe Covey

Additional details

Play tags
IRA (Irish Republican Army); Irish drama; Republic of Ireland, as theme or setting
Programme context tags
schools television programming

Audiovisual sources

Title
The Plough and the Stars (BBC, 1978)
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, 21 September 1978 (Magazine)
Linking notes
listing, p. 44

Associated programmes

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