What Say They?
- Summary
- BBC Television production of James Bridie’s comedy What Say They?
- Theatre play
- What Say They? by James Bridie (1888-1951) [more information]
- Date of transmission
- Tuesday 7 August 1956
- Time
- 8.15pm (60 mins)
- Channel
- BBC Television
- Production company
- BBC
Credits
- Director
- Lyon Todd
- Playwright
- James Bridie (1888-1951)
- Designer
- Roy Oxley
- Cast
Claude Bonser Zither Richard Burrell Adolphus Hayman Mark Daly Dan McEntee Mark Fabian Mr Milliken Barry Foster Mr Sheltie Hermione Gregory Miss Mere Jane Griffiths Ada Shore Eric Messiter Lord Carshennie Joseph O’Connor (1916-2001) Sir Archibald Asher Frederick Piper Professor Hayman Maureen Quinney Nellie Elizabeth Schofield Zeresh Hayman Desmond Scott Mr Mather Clare Welsh Delia Hayman
Additional details
- Play tags
- comedy; Scottish drama
Print sources
- Title
- A Better Medium for Fantasy: Bridie in a New Light (Newspaper review)
- Reference
- The Manchester Guardian, 8 August 1956, p. 3
- Title
- Radio Times, 3 August 1956 (Magazine)
- Linking notes
- listing and article
- Title
- What Say They? (Audience Research Report)
- Archive
- BBC Written Archives Centre (WAC) [more information]
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- Reference
- Report reference VR/56/414, held in file R9/7/23
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