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The Chester Mystery Plays

Summary
1976 BBC production of The Chester Mystery Plays from the 14th century, with the choir of New College, Oxford.
Theatre play
The Chester Mystery Plays by Anon.
Date of transmission
Sunday 18 April 1976
Time
4.55-7.25pm
Series
Play of the Month
Channel
BBC1
Production company
BBC

Credits

Director
Piers Haggard
Producer
Cedric Messina
Lighting
Dennis Channon
Adapted for Television by
Maurice Hussey ('modern English text by’)
Composer
Guy Woolfenden
Musical Direction
David Lumsden
Conductor
Guy Woolfenden
Designer
Stuart Walker
Artist
Bernard Blatch ('painting by’)
Artist
Brian Pike ('painting by’)
Artist
Tom Taylor ('painting by’)
Costumes
Juanita Waterson
Script Editor
Alan Shallcross
Cast
Alun Armstrong
Hilda Braid
Keith Chegwin
Kenneth Colley
Paul Copley
Tom CourtenayJesus Christ
Joe Gladwin
Brian Glover
Fiona Gray
Christopher Guard
Kim Hardy
Christine Hargreaves
Tony Haygarth
James Hazeldine
Ronald Herdman
Michael HordernGod
David Jackson
Philip Jackson
Sam Kelly
Ashley Knight
Kevin McNally
John Normington
Antonia Pemberton
Candida Prior
John Quarmby
Helen Raye
Terry Scully
Derek Smith
Nina Thomas
Sophie Ward
Raymond Westwell

Additional details

Play tags
15th-century setting; biblical stories; Medieval drama; mystery play

Audiovisual sources

Title
The Chester Mystery Plays (BBC, 1976)
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

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Print sources

Title
Radio Times, 15 April 1976 (Magazine)
Linking notes
brief mention, p. 3; article, pp. 4-5; image, p. 20

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