Half a Husband

Summary

1964 Granada Television production for ITV of Half a Husband by Georges Feydeau, presented in the Paris 1900 series.

Theatre play

Half a Husband by Georges Feydeau (1862-1921) [more information]

Play synopsis

A lover describes to a husband - without realising his identity - how he has been making a play for that gentleman’s wife. Fun and confusion ensue.

Production history

Likely to have been performed in the late 19th century. Information to be supplied.

Date of transmission

Friday 23 October 1964

Time

9.10-10.10pm

Series

Paris 1900

Channel

ITV

Production company

Granada Television (1956-)

Credits

Director

Silvio Narizzano

Producer

Philip Mackie

Playwright

Georges Feydeau (1862-1921)

Adapted for Television by

Philip Mackie

Music

Derek Hilton

Designer

Peter Phillips

Cast

Roger Booth	Gendarme
James Bree	Corporal
Judy Cornwell	Adrienne
Adrienne Corri	Angele
Ivor Dean	Sergeant Major
Kenneth Griffith	Saint-Florimund
David Kelsey	Joseph
Alfred Marks	Camaret
Henry McGee	Champignol
Ronald Scott-Dodd	Lafauchette
Terence Soall	Colonel
Zena Walker	Charlotte
D. A. Ware	Lavalanche
Paul Whitsun-Jones	Chamel

Additional details

Play tags

19th-century setting; French drama

Print sources

Title

TV Times, 15 October 1964 (Magazine)

Linking notes

listing, with image, p.17; listing, p. 53