Marriage Aforethought

Summary

1949 BBC live studio production of Gerald Savory’s comedy Marriage Aforethought.

Theatre play

Marriage Aforethought by Gerald Savory (1909-1996) [more information]

Play synopsis

A comedy. The action takes place in the homes of Mr Justice Marsden and Mr Pelham Fenchurch, in Boughton-le-Bois, Buckinghamshire.

Production history

Presented in 1948 by the Repertory Players.

Date of transmission

Sunday 19 June 1949

Time

8.30-10.00pm

Channel

BBC Television

Production company

BBC

Credits

Producer

Fred O’Donovan (1889-1952)

Playwright

Gerald Savory (1909-1996)

Sets / Settings

Barry Learoyd

Cast

Penelope Bartley	Jennifer Marsden
Graveley Edwards	Mr Justice Marsden
Ian Fleming	Pelham Fenchurch
Dermot Palmer	Bill Fenchurch
Anthony Sharp	Lister Biddle
Herbert C. Walton	Lawrence

Additional details

Origination

Live from studio

Vision original

Monochrome

Later transmissions

Presented again at 8.30pm on Thursday 23 June 1949.

Extant status

No archival copy is known to exist.

Play tags

comedy

Print sources

Title

Radio Times, 17 June 1949 (Magazine)

Linking notes

listing, p. 30; article, p. 29