Death of a Private
- Summary
- 1967 BBC production of Death of a Private, Robert Muller’s adaptation of Woyzeck which was left unfinished by Georg Büchner. Muller sets the action in modern Britain, not 19th-century Germany.
- Theatre play
- Woyzeck by Georg Büchner (1813-1837) [more information]
- Date of transmission
- Wednesday 13 December 1967
- Time
- 9.05-10.25pm
- Series
- Wednesday Play
- Channel
- BBC1
- Production company
- BBC
Credits
- Director
- James Ferman (1930-2002)
- Producer
- Irene Shubik
- Playwright
- Georg Büchner (1813-1837)
- Adapted for Television by
- Robert Muller
- Music
- Ron Grainer
- Designer
- Chris Pemsel
- Cast
David Bedard The Clergyman Jack Bligh The Shopkeeper Kenneth Cranham The Young Intellectual Dev Douglas Andy Harry Fowler The Comedian Dennis Golding Boy Harry Hutchinson The Sandwich Man Godfrey James The Sergeant John Little The First Redcap John Nettleton The Captain Margaret Nolan Margie Liam Redmond The Doctor Geraldine Sherman Mary Charles Stuart The Pop Singer Dudley Sutton Private Watt Ralph Watson The Second Redcap
Additional details
Print sources
- Title
- Radio Times, 7 December 1967 (Magazine)
- Linking notes
- long, illustrated article, p. 47; listing, p. 50
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