Nothing but the Truth

Summary: BBC Television production of James Montgomery’s comedy Nothing but the Truth. The Radio Times announces that ‘There will be one short interval, when Miss Hattie Jacques, in company with Mr John Heawood, will fill the screen’ (29 August 1958, p. 9).
Theatre play: Nothing but the Truth by James Montgomery [more information]
Play synopsis: The play ‘tells the story of Bob Bennett, a young stockbroker with a City firm, who believes, in all his innocence, that there is no reason why the truth should not always be spoken. As his fiancée needs money quickly for a charity, he accepts a bet with his partners that he will not tell a lie for twenty-four hours...' (Radio Times, 29 August 1958, p. 9).
Production history: Radio Times, 29 August 1958, p. 9: this comedy was first performed over forty years ago, and subsequently turned into a musical, a film, etc.
Date of transmission: Sunday 31 August 1958
Time: 8.00pm (90 mins)
Series: Brian Rix Presents
Channel: BBC Television
Production company: BBC

Director

Jack Williams

Television Presentation by

Mary Evans

Playwright

James Montgomery

Musical Arrangements by

Tommy Watt

Sets / Settings

Rhoda Gray

Cast

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