The Great Adventure

Summary: BBC Television production of Arnold Bennett’s comedy The Great Adventure.
Theatre play: The Great Adventure by Arnold Bennett (1867-1931) [more information]
Play synopsis: A world-famous painter assumes the identity of his valet upon his death during their visit to England. He is able to lead an inconspicuous married life with a widow from Putney.
Production history: The play The Great Adventure (1913) is adapted from his novel Buried Alive (1908); it had a long runs and has been revived (source: http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/60985/Arnold-Bennett). Quite a bit more about its afterlife at http://earnoldbennett.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/theatrical-adventures.html.
Date of transmission: Sunday 25 May 1958
Time: 8.30pm (90 mins)
Series: Sunday-Night Theatre
Channel: BBC Television
Production company: BBC

Producer

Harold Clayton

Playwright

Arnold Bennett (1867-1931)

Adaptor of Script

Eric Crozier (1914-1994)

Designer

Guy Sheppard

Cast

Nicholas Amer	Edward Horning, Doctor’s Assistant
Bruno Barnabe	Cyrus Carve, Ilam’s cousin
Laidman Browne	Lord Leonard Alcar
Alec Clunes	Ilam Carve, an illustrious painter
Ian Fleming	Dr Pascoe
Rosamund Greenwood	Honoria Looe
Walter Horsbrugh	A Hotel Reception Clerk
John King	Peter Horning, a journalist
Margaret Lockwood	Janet Cannot, a widow
Laurie Main	Father Looe
Brian Parker	John Shawn
Alan Penn	James Shawn
Robert Perceval	Texel, an American millionaire
Robin Ranson	A Page
Leonard Sachs	Ebag, a Picture Dealer
Norris Stayton	A Servant
Beatrice Varley	Mrs Albert Shawn
Neil Wilson	Albert Shawn, Ilam’s valet

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