The Father

Summary

1968 Associated Television production for ITV of The Father by August Strindberg.

Theatre play

The Father [Fadren] by August Strindberg (1849-1912) [more information]

Play synopsis

Swedish tragedy in which an army scientist (the father of the title) and his wife disagree over the proper upbringing of their daughter. The core of the play is the struggle for power between these two. She fosters doubt in his sanity in the minds of others and drives him to the edge of actual madness by leading him to doubt that he is actually the father of their child.

Production history

Dated to 1887.

Date of transmission

Monday 4 March 1968

Time

8.30-10.00pm

Series

ITV Playhouse

Channel

ITV

Production company

Associated Television (ATV, 1955-1982)

Credits

Director

Dennis Vance

Producer

Cecil Clarke

Playwright

August Strindberg (1849-1912)

Translator

Michael Meyer

Sets / Settings

Lewis Logan

Cast

Nicola Jenkins	Bertha
John Malcolm	Nojd
Gil Sutherland	Captain’s Batman
Sybil Thorndike	Nurse
Dorothy Tutin	Laura
Brian Wilde	Pastor
David William	Dr Ostermark
Patrick Wymark	Captain

Additional details

Extant status

No archival copy is known to exist.

Play tags

19th-century setting; Swedish drama; tragedy

Print sources

Title

TV Times, 29 February 1968 (Magazine)

Linking notes

cover image; article, p. 10; listing, p. 33