Rule of Three [extract]

Summary: 1963 BBC presentation of an extract from Rule of Three, a series of three one-act plays in production at the Duchess Theatre, London. The first of the three plays, Afternoon at the Seaside, is shown in its entirety in this television presentation, but it is billed in the Radio Times under the title Rule of Three.
Theatre play: Afternoon at the Seaside [The Rule of Three, part 1 of 3] by Agatha Christie [more information]
Play synopsis: A summer afternoon at the beach at Little-Slippyng-on-Sea.
Production history: The Rule of Three is a collection of three short plays Afternoon at the Seaside, The Rats, and The Patient. The plays were first presented by Peter Saunders at the Duchess Theatre, London on 20 December 1962.
Date of transmission: Saturday 9 February 1963
Time: 9.10-9.50pm
Channel: BBC Television
Production company: BBC