The First Gentleman
- Summary
- 1961 Southern Television production for ITV of The First Gentleman by Norman Ginsbury.
- Theatre play
- The First Gentleman by Norman Ginsbury (1902-1991) [more information]
- Date of transmission
- Saturday 1 July 1961
- Time
- 9.50-11.20pm
- Channel
- ITV
- Production company
- Southern Television (1958-1981)
Credits
- Director
- Philip Dale
- Producer
- Michael Benthall
- Playwright
- Norman Ginsbury (1902-1991)
- Adapted for Television by
- Norman Ginsbury (1902-1991) ('by arrangement with the Old Vic’)
- Designer
- Reece Pemberton
- Cast
John Barcroft Dr Stockmar Margaret Courtenay Lady Conyngham Gerald Cross Henry Brougham Charles Gray Prince Regent of England Jack Gwillim Edward, Duke of Kent Edward Harvey Sir Richard Croft Mary Hignett Princess Augusta Dudley Jones Bishop of Salisbury Diana King Lady Hertford Viola Lyel Miss Cornelia Knight Michael Meacham Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg Madeleine Newbury Mrs Griffiths Hana Pravda Caroline, Princess of Wales Ann Tirard Princess Mary Marda Vanne Queen Charlotte John Wood William, Prince of Orange Susannah York Princess Charlotte
Additional details
- Extant status
- No archival copy is known to exist.
- Play tags
- 19th-century setting; marriage; royalty
Print sources
- Title
- TV Times, 23 June 1961 (Magazine)
- Linking notes
- article, p. 15; listing, p. 41
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