Nine Till Six

Summary

1952 BBC live studio production of Nine Till Six by Aimée Stuart and Philip Stuart.

Theatre play

Nine Till Six by Aimée Stuart (1885-1981) and Philip Stuart [more information]

Play synopsis

A day in a London dressmaker’s shop, performed by an all-female cast. Much of the play is concerned with attitudes to work and the relationships between employer and employee.

Production history

Produced at the Arts Theatre in 1930, then transferred to the Apollo and then the Criterion Theatre. Published: London, Samuel French Ltd. 1930.

Date of transmission

Tuesday 24 June 1952

Time

8.15-9.30pm

Channel

BBC Television

Production company

BBC

Credits

Director

Tatiana Lieven

Producer

Ian Atkins

Playwright

Aimée Stuart (1885-1981)

Playwright

Philip Stuart

Adapted for Television by

Tatiana Lieven

Sets / Settings

John Clements (1910-1988)

Cast

Diana Allen	Clara Pembroke
Faith Bailey	Helen
Sheila Beckett	Gwladys
Eleanore [or Eleanor] Bryan	Carry
Maureen Davis	Vilolet
Ilona Ference	Mrs Abbot
Eunice Gayson	Beatrice
Noël Hood	Lady Avonlaye
Betty Huntley-Wright	Mam’selle
Delphi Lawrence	Judy
Kathleen Michael	Freda
Marie Ney	Mrs Pembroke
Dandy Nichols	Miss Roberts
June Rodney	Gracie Abbot
Ann Summers	Bridgit Penarth
Iris Williams	Daisy

Additional details

Origination

Live from studio

Vision original

Monochrome

Extant status

No archival copy is known to exist.

Print sources

Title

Radio Times, 20 June 1952 (Magazine)

Linking notes

listing, p. 39; article by Lionel Hale, p. 37