Deep Are the Roots

Summary: 1950 BBC live studio production of Deep Are the Roots, a post-war play of the Deep South by Arnaud d’Usseau and James Gow.
Theatre play: Deep Are the Roots by Arnaud d’Usseau (1916-1990) and James Gow [more information]
Play synopsis: 'A black war hero returns to his hometown in the South and is welcomed by the white family in which he was employed. All would have gone well if it were not that one of the women of the family has fallen deeply in love with him. On this fundamental basis, the authors show how the hero is overwhelmed by the prejudice that keeps him from being treated not only as a hero but as a man.' (source: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/deep-are-the-roots-arnaud-dusseau/1001796452?ean=9780822202967; accessed 11 September 2014)
Production history: Premiered in the United States in 1945.
Date of transmission: Sunday 7 May 1950
Time: 8.20-10.05pm
Channel: BBC Television
Production company: BBC

Producer

Ian Atkins

Playwright

Arnaud d’Usseau (1916-1990)

Playwright

James Gow

Sets / Settings

Stephen Bundy

Cast

Title: Radio Times, 5 May 1950 (Magazine)
Linking notes: listing, p. 46; article by Lionel Hale, ‘Black and White’, p. 49; article, p. 45

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