Just William

Summary

This BBC production of Just William by Alick Hayes was relayed as an outside broadcast from the Granville Theatre, Walham Green. The play is based on the Richmal Crompton series of books.

Theatre play

Just William by Alick Hayes [more information]

Play synopsis

Based on the character in Richmal Compton’s series of books. William and his friend Ginger succeed in capturing a jewel thief.

Date of transmission

Monday 23 December 1946

Time

7.00pm (135 mins)

Channel

BBC Television

Production company

BBC

Theatre company

[choose none of these]

Credits

Television Presentation by

Campbell Logan

Theatre Producer

Alick Hayes

Presented for the stage by

Jack Boyer

Adaptor of Script

Alick Hayes

Original Book by

Richmal Crompton

Cast

Michael Allison
Rosamond [or Rosamund] Barnes
Betty Bowman	Mrs Brown
Jacqueline Boyer	Violet Elizabeth
John Clark	William
Michael Dear
Jill Evans
John Le Mesurier
Harry Locke
Magini
Gordon McLeod	Mr Brown
Beryl Riggs
Honor Shepheard
Tony Stockman	Ginger

Additional details

Extant status

No archival copy is known to exist.

Play tags

adaptation of novel; children’s drama

Programme context tags

outside broadcast