The Six Wives of Calais

Summary

1949 BBC live studio production of L. du Garde Peach’s historical comedy The Six Wives of Calais.

Theatre play

The Six Wives of Calais by L. [Lawrence] du Garde Peach (1890-1974) [more information]

Play synopsis

A comic historical drama set in Calais, which in 1347 is under seige by the English. The wives of six city elders sew a tapestry depicting the event, waiting for news of the latest developments.

Production history

Performed at the Highbury Little Theatre in the autumn of 1946; first published by Samuel French in 1945.

Date of transmission

Monday 4 April 1949

Time

8.45-9.15pm

Channel

BBC Television

Production company

BBC

Credits

Producer

Kevin Sheldon

Playwright

L. [Lawrence] du Garde Peach (1890-1974)

Cast

Peggy Cameron	Anne
Barbara Everest	Marguerite
Diane Hart	Susanne
Tonia Hildreth	Maidservant
June Moir	Claire
Elizabeth Stewart	Jeanne
Jane Whiting	Katherine

Additional details

Origination

Live from studio

Vision original

Monochrome

Extant status

No archival copy is known to exist.

Play tags

14th-century setting; comedy; French drama; historical drama

Print sources

Title

Radio Times, 1 April 1949 (Magazine)

Linking notes

listing, p. 30