The Springtime of Others

Summary

1957 Associated Television production for ITV of The Springtime of Others by Jean-Jacques Bernard.

Theatre play

The Springtime of Others [Le Printemps des autres] by Jean-Jacques Bernard (1888-1972) [more information]

Play synopsis

'The appearance of a strange man at a lakeside hotel in Italy dramatically changes the lives of a mother and daughter and creates an unusual situation in this moving and oddly haunting play’ (TV Times, 8 November 1957, p. 31).

Production history

Dated to 1924

Date of transmission

Wednesday 13 November 1957

Time

8.30-10.00pm

Series

Play of the Week

Channel

ITV

Production company

Associated Television (ATV, 1955-1982)

Credits

Director

Peter Potter

Producer

Peter Potter

Playwright

Jean-Jacques Bernard (1888-1972)

Adapted for Television by

Denis Webb

Translator

John Leslie Frith

Designer

Richard Negri

Cast

Madeleine Christie	Jeanne
Tom Criddle	Maurice Gardier
Geraldine McEwan	Gilberte
Diana Wynyard	Clarisse

Additional details

Extant status

No archival copy is known to exist.

Play tags

French drama; Italy, as theme or setting

Print sources

Title

TV Times, 8 November 1957 (Magazine)

Linking notes

listing, p. 31