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Caste [scenes]

Summary
1966 Rediffusion presentation of scenes from Caste by Thomas William Robertson for ITV’s Drama for Sixth forms season titled Conflict, introduced by John Gielgud.
Theatre play
Caste by Thomas William Robertson (1829-1871) [more information]
Date of transmission
Friday 2 December 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
Thomas William Robertson (1829-1871)
Adapted for Television by
Ivor Brown ('episodes selected and introduction written by’)
Design Operatives Supervisor
Trevor Paterson
Introduced by
John Gielgud
Cast
David BurkeSam Gerridge
Derek FowldsCaptain Hawtrey
Bill OwenEccles
Richard O’SullivanGeorge D’Alroy
Celestine RandallEsther Eccles
Lynn Redgrave (1943-2010)Polly Eccles

Additional details

Notes
The TV Times lists the playwright as James Robertson, not (as is correct) Thomas William.
Extant status
No archival copy is known to exist.
Play tags
class issues / differences; comedy
Programme context tags
schools television programming

Print sources

Title
TV Times, 24 November 1966 (Magazine)
Linking notes
p. 45

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