Lovers’ Leap

Summary

1948 BBC live studio production of Philip Johnson’s comedy Lovers’ Leap.

Theatre play

Lovers’ Leap by Philip Johnson [more information]

Play synopsis

A country house comedy with two couples and a butler. Roger has spent the last seven years in Egypt, preferring the land of the Pyramids to the company of his wife, Helen. Helen’s sister is contemplating marriage to Cedric, but is concerned about the example of the other couple.

Production history

First staged in 1934.

Date of transmission

Tuesday 13 April 1948

Time

9.00-10.00pm

Channel

BBC Television

Production company

BBC

Credits

Producer

Ian Atkins

Playwright

Philip Johnson

Cast

William Mervyn	Cedric Norreys
Lawrence O’Madden	Roger Storer
Ambrosine Phillpotts	Helen Storer
Keith Pyott	Poynter
Winifred Shotter	Sarah Traille

Additional details

Origination

Live from studio

Vision original

Monochrome

Later transmissions

Presented again at 3.00pm on Friday 16 April 1948.

Extant status

No archival copy is known to exist.

Play tags

comedy

Print sources

Title

Radio Times, 9 April 1948 (Magazine)

Linking notes

article, p. 24; listing, p. 27