Dry Rot

Summary

1964 BBC production of Dry Rot by John Chapman.

Theatre play

Dry Rot by John Chapman [more information]

Play synopsis

A farce about dishonest bookmakers who get into racehorse switching.

Production history

Dated to 1954, running for several years in the West End.

Date of transmission

Sunday 15 November 1964

Time

7.50-9.20pm

Series

Brian Rix Presents; Laughter from the Whitehall

Channel

BBC1

Production company

BBC

Credits

Director

Wallace Douglas

Playwright

John Chapman

Sets / Settings

Rhoda Gray

Cast

Charles Cameron	Colonel Wagstaff
John Chapman	Commentator
Hazel Douglas	Beth
Jacqueline Ellis	Susan Wagstaff
Leo Franklyn	Alfred Tubbe
Kerry Gardner	John Danby
Basil Lord	Flash Harry
Sheila Mercier	Sergeant Fire
Larry Noble	Albert-Polignac
Cicely Paget-Bowman	Mrs Wagstaff
Brian Rix (1924-)	Fred Phipps

Additional details

Extant status

No archival copy is known to exist.

Play tags

farce

Print sources

Title

Radio Times, 12 November 1964 (Magazine)

Linking notes

illustrated article, p. 17; listing, p. 22