Victoria Regina, Part 1: Spring

Summary

1964 Granada Television production for ITV of Victoria Regina by Laurence Housman, presented in four weekly parts.

Theatre play

Victoria Regina by Laurence Housman (1865-1959) [more information]

Play synopsis

A dramatic biography of Queen Victoria, presented in a series of short scenes.

Production history

Written in 1934 but, because of restrictions imposed by the Lord Chamberlain, first staged in London only on 21 June 1937 at the Lyric. The premiere had been in New York. Housman published a prose version entitled Happy and Glorious in 1943.

Date of transmission

Friday 13 November 1964

Time

9.10-10.05pm

Channel

ITV

Production company

Granada Television (1956-)

Credits

Director

Stuart Latham

Producer

Peter Wildeblood

Playwright

Laurence Housman (1865-1959)

Adapted for Television by

Peter Wildeblood

Composer

Peter Greenwell

Designer

Dan Snyder

Costume Supervisor

Nandi Routh

Cast

Michael Bilton	Footman
Nicholas Courtney	Mr Tudor
Marianne Deeming	Duchess of Kent
Geoffrey Dunn	Archbishop of Canterbury
Joachim Hansen	Prince Albert
Cyril Luckham	Lord Melbourne
Miles Malleson (1889-1969)	Lord Conyngham
Humphrey Morton	Secretary
Patricia Routledge	Queen Victoria
Ann Way	Maid
Michael Wolf	Prince Ernest

Additional details

Play tags

biographical play; royalty

Print sources

Title

TV Times, 5 November 1964 (Magazine)

Linking notes

long article, with photographs, pp. 14-15; illustrated listing, p. 53

Associated programmes

Victoria Regina, Part 2: Summer (Granada Television, 1964)
Victoria Regina by Laurence Housman (1865-1959)
ITV

Victoria Regina, Part 3: Autumn (Granada Television, 1964)
Victoria Regina by Laurence Housman (1865-1959)
ITV

Victoria Regina, Part 4: Winter (Granada Television, 1964)
Victoria Regina by Laurence Housman (1865-1959)
ITV