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French without Tears

Summary
BBC Television production of Terence Rattigan’s comedy French without Tears.
Theatre play
French without Tears by Terence Rattigan (1911-1977) [more information]
Date of transmission
Saturday 7 June 1958
Time
9.00pm (90 mins)
Series
Saturday Playhouse
Channel
BBC Television
Production company
BBC

Credits

Producer
Ronald Eyre
Playwright
Terence Rattigan (1911-1977)
Designer
Barry Learoyd
Cast
Colin BroadleyKenneth Lake
Petra DaviesJacqueline Maingot
Denholm ElliottThe Hon. Alan Howard
Kenneth FortescueKit Neilan
Elvi HaleDiana Lake
Andrew IrvineLord Heybrook
Alan MacNaughtan (1920-2002)Lt. Cmdr. Rogers
Nicholas ParsonsBrian Curtis
Eric PohlmannMonsieur Maingot
Sonia WindsorMarianne

Additional details

Play tags
comedy; France, as theme or setting; universities, as theme or setting

Print sources

Title
Broadcasting Programmes for Week-end (Newspaper listing)
Reference
The Irish Times, 7 June 1958, p. 10
Title
Radio Times, 30 May 1958 (Magazine)
Linking notes
pp. 18 and 19, article and listing

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