Private Lives

Summary

1976 BBC production of Private Lives by Noël Coward.

Theatre play

Private Lives by Noël Coward (1899-1973) [more information]

Play synopsis

A comedy of manners, Private Lives ‘focuses on a divorced couple who, while honeymooning with their new spouses, discover that they are staying in adjacent rooms at the same hotel. Despite a perpetually stormy relationship, they realise that they still have feelings for each other. Its second act love scene was nearly censored in Britain as too risqué' (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_Lives).

Production history

Performed in London in 1930, after touring the provinces.

Date of transmission

Tuesday 28 December 1976

Time

9.45-11.20pm

Channel

BBC1

Production company

BBC

Credits

Director

John Gorrie

Producer

Cedric Messina

Lighting

Dennis Channon

Playwright

Noël Coward (1899-1973)

Designer

Stuart Walker

Graphic Design

Tom Taylor

Costumes

Robin Fraser Paye

Cast

Polly Adams	Sibyl Chase
Penelope Keith	Amanda Prynne
Alec McCowen	Elyot Chase
Francoise Pascal	Louise
Donald Pickering	Victor Prynne

Additional details

Play tags

comedy; divorce

Audiovisual sources

Title

Private Lives (BBC, 1976)

Archive

BBC Information and Archives [more information]

Address

White City
London
UK

Telephone

+44 (0)20 8008 2288

Website

http://www.bbc.co.uk/informationandarchives/

Access

BBC Information and Archives is not open to the public.

Print sources

Title

Radio Times, 16 December 1976 (Magazine)

Linking notes

illustrated listing on p. 78