The Castiglioni Brothers

Summary

This BBC Television production of the comedy The Castiglioni Brothers was transmitted from the BBC’s West of England television studio.

Theatre play

The Castiglioni Brothers [I Fratelli Castiglioni] by Alberto Colantuoni [more information]

Play synopsis

This comedy ‘centres on the search for a valuable piece of paper by the family of the dead, but still dominant, Uncle Pompeo. The setting is a farmhouse in northern Italy’ (Radio Times, 11 July 1958, p. 15).

Production history

To be added.

Date of transmission

Thursday 17 July 1958

Time

8.30pm (90 mins)

Channel

BBC Television

Production company

BBC

Theatre company

Bristol Old Vic Company

Credits

Producers

Brandon Acton-Bond (more precisely, the Radio Times credits read ‘Produced by Frank Dunlop in association with Brandon Acton-Bond’), Frank Dunlop

Playwright

Alberto Colantuoni

Designer

Desmond Chinn

Cast

Sheila Allen	Gisa
Valerie Gearon	Bibi
Terry Harding	Postman
Daphne Heard	Anna
Pat Heywood	Berta
Emrys James	Guido Guido
Peter Jeffrey	Camillo
David King	de Ambrosi
Robert Lang	Nico
Paul Lee	Primo
Lee Montague	Benito
Peter O’Toole	Mario
Celia Ryder	The Nurse
Wendy Williams	Ninetta
Barry Wilsher	Luigi

Additional details

Play tags

comedy; Italy, as theme or setting

Print sources

Title

Bristol Old Vic on Television (Newspaper article)

Reference

The Times, 22 July 1958, p. 11

Title

Radio Times, 11 July 1958 (Magazine)

Linking notes

brief illustrated article and listing on p. 15

Title

Revenge from the Grave: Cruel Joke as Theme of Play (Newspaper review)

Reference

The Times, 18 July 1958, p. 3