The Lambert Affair

Summary

1964 Granada Television production for ITV of The Lambert Affair by Georges Feydeau, presented in the Paris 1900 series.

Theatre play

The Lambert Affair by Georges Feydeau (1862-1921) [more information]

Play synopsis

French farce. An adulterous couple’s romantic meal is interrupted by a plain-clothes police inspector. A court-case ensues, and much fun, too.

Production history

Probably first staged in the late 19c, but details have yet to come to light. Original french title not, as yet, known.

Date of transmission

Friday 16 October 1964

Time

9.20-10.20pm

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

Jolyon Booth	Court Official
Adrienne Corri	Miranda
Kenneth Griffith	Lambert
Eric Hillyard	Court Official
Patrick Jennings	Waiter
Alfred Marks	Charancon
Henry McGee	Gratin
Vincent Pearce	Court Official
Terence Soall	President
Aidan Turner	Samuel Bilson
Zena Walker	Gabrielle
Paul Whitsun-Jones	Caponot

Additional details

Play tags

19th-century setting; adultery / infidelity; French drama

Print sources

Title

TV Times, 8 October 1964 (Magazine)

Linking notes

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