Way Upstream

Summary

1988 BBC production of Way Upstream by Alan Ayckbourn.

Theatre play

Way Upstream by Alan Ayckbourn [more information]

Play synopsis

'Ideally set on a water-filled stage, the play follows a trip down the River Orb on a river cruiser, which is hijacked by modern day pirates. Only an ordinary couple can save the day by taking extraordinary steps.' Source: http://wayupstream.alanayckbourn.net.

Production history

Premiere: 2 October 1981, Scarborough.

Date of transmission

Friday 1 January 1988

Time

10.00-11.40pm

Channel

BBC1

Production company

BBC

Credits

Director

Terry Johnson

Producer

Andrée Molyneux

Photography

Peter Hall

Playwright

Alan Ayckbourn

Adapted for Television by

Terry Johnson

Designer

Geoff Powell

Film Editor

Howard Billingham

Cast

Marion Bailey	June
Veronica Clifford	Mrs Hatfield
Nick Dunning	Alistair
Lizzy McInnerny	Fleur
Joanne Pearce	Emma
Barrie Rutter	Keith
Stuart Wilson	Vince

Additional details

Play tags

sea-faring

Audiovisual sources

Title

Way Upstream (BBC, 1988)

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

BBC Information and Archives is not open to the public.

Print sources

Title

Radio Times, 17 December 1987 (Magazine)

Linking notes

listing, p. 136, with image

Title

Way Upstream: Adaptations in Other Media (Website)

Reference

http://wayupstream.alanayckbourn.net/styled-9/page17.html