The Bachelor Brothers

Summary

1960 BBC production of The Bachelor Brothers by Eynon Evans, from the Welsh studio.

Theatre play

The Bachelor Brothers by Eynon Evans [more information]

Play synopsis

The bachelor brothers of the title are in conflict over the future of their adopted son, Gareth. Mark encourages him in his ambition to become a writer, but Ellis has other plans for him.

Production history

Published by Samuel French in 1953, although more concrete evidence of its life on stage has yet to be located.

Date of transmission

Saturday 22 October 1960

Time

8.40-10.10pm

Series

Saturday Playhouse

Channel

BBC Television

Production company

BBC

Credits

Producer

Dafydd Gruffydd

Playwright

Eynon Evans

Designer

David Butcher

Cast

Shirley Cain	Betty Bryant
Wyn Calvin	An Errand Boy
D. L. Davies	Ossie
Howell Evans
Roddy Hughes	Daniel Pugh
Brinley Jenkins
Mervyn Johns	Ellis Lloyd
Patricia Mort	Maire Bruin
Philip Ray	Mark Lloyd
Ray Smith	Gareth
Madoline Thomas	Annie
Ieuan Rhys Williams
Prysor Williams

Additional details

Extant status

No archival copy is known to exist.

Play tags

Welsh drama

Print sources

Title

Radio Times, 20 October 1960 (Magazine)

Linking notes

article, p. 5; illustrated listing, p. 9