One for the Pot [excerpt]

Summary: 1962 BBC presentation of an excerpt from the farce One for the Pot by Raymond Cooney and Tony Hilton from the Whitehall Theatre, London, by arrangement with Rix Theatrical Productions.
Theatre play: One for the Pot by Ray Cooney and Tony Hilton [more information]
Play synopsis: This ‘farce revolves around a young man, Hickory Wood, who has to prove he is the only child of a former business associate of a rich mill owner in order to receive 10,000 pounds. Unfortunately, his efforts are thwarted and complicated by the arrival of the other claimants, creating some first class and uproariously funny situations’ (source: http://www.samuelfrench.com/p/9389/one-for-the-pot).
Production history: Opened at the Whitehall Theatre, London in 1961, but possibly elsewhere earlier (http://www.raycooneyplays.plus.com/plays.htm).
Date of transmission: Sunday 11 March 1962
Time: 8.25-9.10pm
Channel: BBC Television
Production company: BBC

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