The Shining Hour

Summary

1951 live BBC studio production of Keith Winter’s drama The Shining Hour.

Theatre play

The Shining Hour by Keith Winter [more information]

Play synopsis

Set in a farmhouse in Yorkshire. Newly-married Mariella arrives and falls in love with her husband’s brother.

Production history

Premiered at the Booth Theatre, New York on 13 February 1934.

Date of transmission

Tuesday 29 May 1951

Time

8.30-10.20pm

Channel

BBC Television

Production company

BBC

Credits

Producer

Matthew Forsyth

Playwright

Keith Winter

Sets / Settings

Stephen Bundy

Cast

Richard Bebb	Micky Linden
Ruth Dunning	Hannah Linden
Ronald Howard	David Linden
Carla Lehmann	Mariella Linden
Nova Pilbeam	Judy Linden
Campbell Singer	Henry Linden

Additional details

Origination

Live from studio

Vision original

Monochrome

Extant status

No archival copy is known to exist.

Play tags

north of England, as theme or setting

Print sources

Title

Radio Times, 25 May 1951 (Magazine)

Linking notes

listing, p. 42 and brief article by Lionel Hale, p. 40