The Rossiters

Summary: 1948 BBC live outside broadcast from the ‘Q’ Theatre in Chiswick of Kenneth Hyde’s production of the thriller that he had written, The Rossiters. Broadcast by permission of Jack de Leon.
Theatre play: The Rossiters by Kenneth Hyde [more information]
Play synopsis: Rivalry and jealousy mark the relationship sisters Liz and Honor. Liz is confined to a wheelchair while Honor pays court to Liz’s husband, Peter, with whom she suggests she is pregnant. Liz,confronts Honor who is revealed to have a gun. Honor is shot dead as the women argue, and Peter is the chief suspect. The drama turns on whether Liz will reveal the true events to the police.
Production history: Premiered at the ‘Q’ Theatre, Chiswick in 1948, and filmed as The Rossiter Case in 1951.
Date of transmission: Friday 3 September 1948
Time: 7.45-9.45pm
Channel: BBC Television
Production company: BBC

Presented for Television by

Campbell Logan

Theatre Producer

Kenneth Hyde

Playwright

Kenneth Hyde

Cast

Title: Radio Times, 27 August 1948 (Magazine)
Linking notes: listing, p. 27; article by J. C. Trewin, ‘Plays from London’s Outer Circle’, p. 25

Title: TV OB: ‘Q’ Theatre, 1948-1953 (Archive file)
Archive: BBC Written Archives Centre (WAC) [more information]
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Reference: T14/881
Notes: Contains background information on the production and outside broadcast.

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