The Ribbon

Summary

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

Theatre play

The Ribbon [Le Ruban] by Georges Feydeau (1862-1921) [more information]

Play synopsis

Comedy in which Paginet and Livergin both long for the Legion d’Honneur. The plot involves bribery and romantic attachments.

Production history

First performed at the Théâtre de l’Odéon, Paris in 1894.

Date of transmission

Friday 30 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

Judy Cornwell	Simone
Adrienne Corri	Madame Livergin
Kenneth Griffith	Livergin
Nicky Henson	Dardillon
Eric Hillyard	Clerk
Alfred Marks	Paginet
Henry McGee	Plumarel
Dennis Ramsden	Minister
Terence Soall	Joseph
Zena Walker	Madame Paginet
Paul Whitsun-Jones	Rasanville

Additional details

Play tags

19th-century setting; comedy; French drama

Print sources

Title

TV Times, 22 October 1964 (Magazine)

Linking notes

article, p. 17; listing, p. 57