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The Unguarded Hour

Summary
1946 BBC live studio production of Bernard Merivale’s thriller The Unguarded Hour.
Theatre play
The Unguarded Hour by Bernard Merivale (1882-1939) [more information]
Date of transmission
Thursday 14 November 1946
Time
8.30-10.00pm
Channel
BBC Television
Production company
BBC

Credits

Producer
Fred O’Donovan (1889-1952)
Playwright
Bernard Merivale (1882-1939)
Cast
Alban BlakelockClerk of Court
Patrick BoxillMetcalfe
Richard CareySir Thomas Grainger
Alan CrawleyUsher
Basil CunardWallace
James DaleCol William Mason
Graveley EdwardsJudge
Harry FineSergeant Atkins
Betty HardyLady Henningway
Carleton HobbsSir Francis Dearden
Oliver JohnstonLord Henningway
Patricia LaffanDiana Lewis
Marjorie MarsLady Dearden
Arnold RidleyPewson
Sydney [or Sidney] TaflerDefending Counsel

Additional details

Origination
Live from studio
Vision original
Monochrome
Later transmissions
Presented again at 3.00pm on Friday 15 November 1946.
Extant status
No archival copy is known to exist.
Play tags
court-room drama

Print sources

Title
Radio Times, 8 November 1946 (Magazine)
Linking notes
listing, p. 36

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