The Will

Summary

1949 BBC live studio production of J. M. Barrie’s short play The Will, ‘based on Basil Dean’s stage production’ (Radio Times billing, 11 March 1949).

Theatre play

The Will by J. M. Barrie (1860-1937) [more information]

Play synopsis

A short, one-act play that that takes place in a lawyer office. A couple who were happy at the beginning of their relationship have seen their happiness destroyed by money.

Production history

First performed in 1913, published in 1914

Date of transmission

Wednesday 16 March 1949

Time

8.30-9.15pm

Channel

BBC Television

Production company

BBC

Credits

Producer

George More O’Ferrall (1907-1982)

Theatre Producer

Basil Dean

Playwright

J. M. Barrie (1860-1937)

Cast

Michael Denison	Mr Devizes, Jnr
John Fabian	Creed
Dulcie Gray	Mrs Ross
Jack Hawkins	Philip Ross
David Horne	Mr Devizes, Snr
R. Stuart [Stuart] Lindsell	Surtees
Meadows [or Meadow] White	Sennet

Additional details

Vision original

Monochrome

Extant status

No archival copy is known to exist.

Play tags

economic affairs

Print sources

Title

Radio Times, 11 March 1949 (Magazine)

Linking notes

listing, p. 31, brief article, p. 28