Daphne Laureola

Summary
BBC Television production of James Bridie’s Daphne Laureola, presented from the Midland television studio.
Theatre play
Daphne Laureola by James Bridie (1888-1951) [more information]
Date of transmission
Thursday 31 July 1958
Time
8.30pm (90 mins)
Channel
BBC Television
Production company
BBC

Credits

Producer
Peter Dews
Playwright
James Bridie (1888-1951)
Designer
Margaret Peacock
Cast
Felix AylmerSir Joseph
Geoffrey BayldonGeorge
Pamela BuckHelen
Diana ChurchillLady Pitts
Fred FaircloughGooch
Ronald FraserFirst Spiv
Joan GearyBored Woman
John GreenwoodBill
Harry LockartErnest
Alfred LynchBob
Arnold PetersManager
Michael RobbinsSecond Spiv
John SharpWatson
Geoffrey TaylorBored Man
Geoffrey TooneVincent
Dorothy WhiteMaisie

Additional details

Extant status
No archival copy is known to exist.
Play tags
ageing; morality play; tragicomedy

Print sources

Title
Daphne Down to Earth: Bridie Allegory in Televised Form (Newspaper review)
Reference
The Times, 1 August 1958, p. 11
Title
Radio Times, 25 July 1958 (Magazine)
Linking notes
pp. 4 (article) and 15 (listing)

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