Trelawny of the Wells

Summary

1985 BBC production of Pinero’s Victorian comedy Trelawny of the Wells.

Theatre play

Trelawny of the Wells by Arthur W. Pinero (1855-1934) [more information]

Play synopsis

This Victorian comedy tells the story of a theatre star who attempts to give up the stage for love, but is unable to fit into conventional society.

Production history

First staged at the Royal Court Theatre in London in January 1898, and then in a heavily revised version at the Old Vic in 1925.

Date of transmission

Sunday 20 October 1985

Time

8.35-10.30pm

Series

Theatre Night

Channel

BBC2

Production company

BBC

Credits

Director

Tom Kingdon

Producers

Louis Marks, Cedric Messina

Lighting

Sam Barclay

Playwright

Arthur W. Pinero (1855-1934)

Designer

Colin Shaw

Costumes

Verity Lewis

Introduced by

Michael Hordern

Cast

Avril Angers	Miss Trafalgar Gower
Samantha Bond	Rose Trelawny
Patricia Brake	Imogen Parrott
Richard Bremmer	Ferdinand Gadd
Mary Chilton	Clara de Foenix
Tom Coulthard	Charles
Arthur Cox	Ablett
Cate Fowler	Avonia Bunn
Brian Hewlett	Augustus Colpoys
Niki Hodges	Miss Brewster
Michael Hordern	Sir William Gower
Nicholas Jones	Tom Wrench
Philip Locke	Mr Telfer
Terry McGinity	O’Dwyer
James Newall	Arthur Gower
Vivian Pickles	Mrs Telfer
Linda Polan	Mrs Mossop
Jonathan Stephens	Captain de Foenix
Peter Waddington	Mr Denzill

Additional details

Play tags

19th-century setting; comedy; theatre or acting, as theme; Victorian play

Audiovisual sources

Title

Trelawny of the Wells (BBC, 1985)

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, 17 October 1985 (Magazine)

Linking notes

listing, p. 33