Captain Carvallo

Summary

1964 BBC production of Captain Carvallo by Denis Cannan.

Theatre play

Captain Carvallo by Denis Cannan [more information]

Play synopsis

Comedy. The action of the play takes place in a farmhouse on disputed territory, in the last summer of a long war. The story is of a philandering young army officer.

Production history

First performed at the Bristol Old Vic in March 1950. It was a popular success when it opened at the St James Theatre, London on 9 August 1950.

Date of transmission

Thursday 8 October 1964

Time

9.45-11.05pm

Channel

BBC2

Production company

BBC

Credits

Director

Charles Jarrott

Producer

Cedric Messina

Playwright

Denis Cannan

Designer

Richard Hunt

Story Editor

Rodney Gedye

Cast

Laurence Hardy	Darde
Barbara Jefford	Smilja
Ronald Lacey	Gross
Patrick Macnee	Carvallo
Ron Moody	Winke
Hugh Paddick	The Baron
Jo Rowbottom	Anni

Additional details

Extant status

No archival copy is known to exist.

Play tags

comedy; military / army / navy / air-force; wartime, as theme or setting

Print sources

Title

Radio Times, 1 October 1964 (Magazine)

Linking notes

illustrated article, p. 52; listing, p. 55