The Haunted

Summary

1948 BBC live studio production of the supernatural drama The Haunted by Nicholas Stuart Gray.

Theatre play

The Haunted by Nicholas Stuart Gray (1922-1981) [more information]

Play synopsis

'The ghost in this case is tied by his own hatred to the scene of his murder a century before the story opens. While he has the leading role, his effect on the family party who come to holiday in the house may, if you like, be ascribed merely to something in the atmosphere of the place which brings out their inner thoughts and feelings. There is the successful surgeon who tries to analyse and help the ghost, his nervy ex- fighter pilot brother on whose fears the ghost can easily prey, and the apparently self- assured wife who feels nothing - at first.' (The Scanner, ‘Ghost Takes the Lead’, Radio Times, 22 October 1948, p. 24)

Production history

First produced in 1948.

Date of transmission

Tuesday 26 October 1948

Time

8.30-10.00pm

Channel

BBC Television

Production company

BBC

Credits

Producer

Jan Bussell

Playwright

Nicholas Stuart Gray (1922-1981)

Sets / Settings

Richard R. Greenough

Cast

P. H. Alexander	Rev. Eric Littledale
John Chandos	Andrew
Nicholas Stuart Gray (1922-1981)	Francis Cornwall
Jenny [Jeannie?] Laird	Erica
Anthony Nichols	Philip Shepley

Additional details

Origination

Live from studio

Vision original

Monochrome

Extant status

No archival copy is known to exist.

Play tags

supernatural

Print sources

Title

Radio Times, 22 October 1948 (Magazine)

Linking notes

listing, p. 26; article, p. 24