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Tell Her the Truth

Summary
1948 BBC live studio production of the play with music Tell Her the Truth by Frederick S. Isham.
Theatre play
Tell Her the Truth by Frederick S. Isham [more information]
Date of transmission
Saturday 12 June 1948
Time
8.30-10.00
Channel
BBC Television
Production company
BBC

Credits

Producer
Michael Mills
Adapted for the Stage by
Bert Lee
Adapted for the Stage by
R. P. Weston
Playwright
Frederick S. Isham
Music
Joseph Tonbridge
Music
Jack Waller
Lyrics
Joseph Tonbridge
Lyrics
Jack Waller
Orchestra Directed by
Eric Robinson
Sets / Settings
Stephen Bundy
Dances Arranged by
Sheila Rawle
Cast
Roma BeaumontGwen
Ian CarmichaelDick Dennison
Rosemary DavisMartha
Diana DeckerPolly
Archie DuncanMaclean
Charles HawtreyBob Bennett
Joan HicksonEthel
Frances MarsdenHelen
Nelson Jnr. BillyThe Office Boy
Arthur RigbyRalston
Ruth TaylorMrs Ralston
Wylie WatsonParkin

Additional details

Origination
Live from studio
Vision original
Monochrome
Later transmissions
Presented again at 8.45pm on Friday 18 June 1948. Revived at 8.20pm on Saturday 19 April 1952.
Notes
In the 1952 television revival the following were the new cast members: Michael Medwin (Dick Dennison), James Hayter (Parkin), George Moon (Bob Bennett), Jean Carson (Gwen), Joan Harben (Ethel), Virginia Carol (Martha). Nancy and Molly Munks are also credited in the Radio Times listing as ‘Nancy and Molly’.
Extant status
No archival copy is known to exist.
Play tags
comedy; musical

Print sources

Title
Radio Times, 4 June 1948 (Magazine)
Linking notes
listing, p. 27; article, p. 24

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