Storm in a Teacup

Summary

1962 BBC production of Storm in a Teacup by James Bridie.

Theatre play

Storm in a Teacup by James Bridie (1888-1951) [more information]

Play synopsis

Based on the German comedy Stum in Wasserglas [Storm in a Waterglass] by Bruno Frank, this play tells the tale of Mrs Flanagan’s dog licence, unpaid for two years.

Production history

First staged in London, 1936.

Date of transmission

Sunday 18 March 1962

Time

7.25-8.30pm

Series

Sunday-Night Play

Channel

BBC Television

Production company

BBC

Credits

Producer

Pharic Maclaren

Playwright

James Bridie (1888-1951)

Designer

Douglas Duncan

Cast

Alistair Audsley	Court Officer
Jill Bennett	Victoria Thomson
Donald Blades	Clerk of the Court
Victor Carin	Frank Burdon
Denise Coffey	Maggie
Iain Cuthbertson	Provost Thomson
John Grieve	Procurator-Fiscal
Moultrie R. Kelsall (1901-1980)	Sheriff-Substitute
Alex McAvoy	Matthew Aloysius Cassidy
Douglas Murchie	Mr McKellar
Bryden Murdoch	Mr Menzies, QC
Ewan Roberts	Horace Skirving
Molly Urquhart	Mrs Flanagan
Elaine Wells	Lisbet Skirving

Additional details

Extant status

No archival copy is known to exist.

Play tags

comedy; Scottish drama

Print sources

Title

Radio Times, 15 March 1962 (Magazine)

Linking notes

illustrated article, p. 10; listing, p. 13