The Luck of the Game

Summary

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

Theatre play

The Luck of the Game by Georges Feydeau (1862-1921) [more information]

Play synopsis

French farce with extra-marital exploits.

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 6 November 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

Judy Cornwell	Marthe
Adrienne Corri	Sophie Baines
Robert Dorning	Planteloup
Kenneth Griffith	Massenay
Eric Hillyard	Etienne
Alfred Marks	Chanal
Henry McGee	Coustouillou
Hugh Morton	Inspector
Zena Walker	Francine
Paul Whitsun-Jones	Hubertin

Additional details

Play tags

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

Print sources

Title

TV Times, 29 October 1964 (Magazine)

Linking notes

article, p. 15; listing, p. 57