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The Father

Summary
1985 BBC production of The Father by August Strindberg, with Dorothy Tutin playing opposite her daughter who, in the role of Laura, was playing the role that her own mother had played in the 1968 ATV production of the play.
Theatre play
The Father [Fadren] by August Strindberg (1849-1912) [more information]
Date of transmission
Sunday 22 September 1985
Time
8.35-10.35pm
Series
Theatre Night
Channel
BBC2
Production company
BBC

Credits

Director
Kenneth Ives
Producer
Louis Marks
Lighting
Clive Thomas
Playwright
August Strindberg (1849-1912)
Translator
Michael Meyer
Composer
Derek Bourgeois
Designer
Tim Harvey
Introduced by
Colin Blakely
Script Editor
Stuart Griffiths
Cast
Colin BlakelyThe Captain
John CordingNojd
Edward FoxDoctor
John GranthamBatman
Irene Handl (1901-1987)Nurse
Robert LangPastor
Dorothy TutinLaura
Amanda WaringBertha

Additional details

Play tags
19th-century setting; Swedish drama; tragedy

Audiovisual sources

Title
The Father (BBC, 1985)
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, 19 September 1985 (Magazine)
Linking notes
article, with image, p. 16; listing, p. 42

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