Ross [scenes]

Summary

1966 Rediffusion presentation of scenes from Ross by Terence Rattigan for ITV’s Drama for Sixth forms season titled Conflict, introduced by John Gielgud.

Theatre play

Ross by Terence Rattigan (1911-1977) [more information]

Play synopsis

A biographical play of T. E. Lawrence: ‘The play is structured with a framing device set in 1922, when Lawrence was hiding under an assumed name as "Aircraftman Ross" in the Royal Air Force, and is being disciplined by his Flight Lieutenant for alleged misconduct. No one seems to be aware of his identity, except for a man named Dickinson, who had seen Lawrence at the Paris Peace Conference of 1919 and quickly attempts to blackmail Lawrence to keep his identity secret.' The play uses flashback to tell stories of his experiences in the war. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_%28play%29.

Production history

'The original 1960 production starred Alec Guinness as Lawrence, Harry Andrews as Allenby and Gerald Harper as Dickinson and ran at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket in London’s West End.' Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_%28play%29.

Date of transmission

Friday 14 October 1966

Time

2.35-3.00pm

Series

Schools

Channel

ITV

Production company

Rediffusion (1964-68)

Credits

Director

George More O’Ferrall (1907-1982)

Producer

Donald Carter

Playwright

Terence Rattigan (1911-1977)

Adapted for Television by

Ivor Brown ('episodes selected and introduction written by’)

Introduced by

John Gielgud

Cast

Geoffrey Colvile	Flight Lieutenant Stoker
Murray Hayne	Aircraftman Dickinson
Peter Howell	Group Captain Wood
John Normington	Aircraftman Ross
Stuart Saunders	Flight Sergeant Thompson

Additional details

Extant status

No archival copy is known to exist.

Play tags

First World War, as theme or setting; military / army / navy / air-force; wartime, as theme or setting

Programme context tags

schools television programming

Print sources

Title

TV Times, 6 October 1966 (Magazine)

Linking notes

listing, p. 49