The Drunkard; or, The Sins of the Parents Shall be Visited . . .
- Summary
- 1965 BBC production of the 19th-century American melodrama The Drunkard; or, The Fallen Saved by W. H. Smith, in an adaptation by Alec Clunes titled The Drunkard; or, The Sins of the Parents Shall be Visited . . .
- Theatre play
- The Drunkard; or, The Fallen Saved by William H. Smith [more information]
- Date of transmission
- Saturday 28 August 1965
- Time
- 7.00-8.00pm
- Series
- Gaslight Theatre
- Channel
- BBC2
- Production company
- BBC
Credits
- Producer
- Bryan Sears
- Playwright
- William H. Smith
- Adapted for Television by
- Alec Clunes
- Conductor
- Maurice Arnold
- Musician
- Maurice Arnold (pianoforte)
- Musician
- Martia Eitler (violin)
- Advisor
- Alec Clunes
- Cast
Ronnie Barker William Middleton / Glanville Wing-Bird / Mrs Joybell Janet Wilson Belinda Carroll Julia / Neighbour Spindlenarrow Alan Foss Alphonse / Policeman Vicar of Cedarville / Warder Leslie French Arden Rancelaw / Harvey Cartwright John Gower Frank Green / A New York Loafer Eira Heath Madge Wilson Warren Mitchell Lawyer Cribbs Kate O’Mara Patience / Romp Cartwright Denis Quilley Edward Middleton
Additional details
- Extant status
- No archival copy is known to exist.
- Play tags
- 19th-century setting; alcoholism; American drama; melodrama
Print sources
- Title
- Radio Times, 26 August 1965 (Magazine)
- Linking notes
- listing, p. 7; article, p. 4
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