The Middle Watch

Summary

1947 BBC live studio production of the naval comedy by Ian Hay and Stephen King-Hall.

Theatre play

The Middle Watch by Ian Hay (1876-1952) and Stephen King-Hall [more information]

Play synopsis

Naval comedy. The scene is laid in the Captain’s lobby and day cabin on board HMS Falcon, a cruiser on the China Station.

Production history

Premiered in 1929 at the Strand Theatre, London, and published by Hodder and Stoughton, 1934.

Date of transmission

Thursday 5 February 1948

Time

8.30-10.00pm

Channel

BBC Television

Production company

BBC

Credits

Producer

Ian Atkins

Playwright

Ian Hay (1876-1952)

Playwright

Stephen King-Hall

Cast

Gerald Campion	An Able Seaman
Rita Daniel	Charlotte Hopkinson
Olga Edwardes	Fay Eaton
Frank Forsythe	Corporal Duckett
Miki Hood	Mary Carlton
Philip Howard	Flag lieutenant
Richard Hurndall	Commander Baddeley
Lawrence O’Madden	Captain Maitland
Carol Peters	A Guest
Christopher Quest	Captain Randall
John [Johnnie] Schofield	Marine Ogg
Honor Shepherd	Nancy Hewitt
Milo Sperber	Ah Fung
H. G. Stoker	Admiral Sir Hercules Hewitt
Ruth Taylor	Lady Hewitt

Additional details

Origination

Live from studio

Vision original

Monochrome

Later transmissions

Presented again at 3.00pm on Friday 6 February 1948.

Extant status

No archival copy is known to exist.

Play tags

comedy; military / army / navy / air-force

Print sources

Title

Radio Times, 30 January 1948 (Magazine)

Linking notes

listing, p. 27; article, p. 24