Beauty and the Beast, Part 1

Summary

1961 BBC production of Beauty and the Beast by Nicholas Stuart Gray, presented in two parts.

Theatre play

Beauty and the Beast by Nicholas Stuart Gray (1922-1981) [more information]

Play synopsis

A fairy tale in which a handsome young prince is turned into a beast, because of his bad temper. He is banished to a desolate castle where for five hundred years he sees no-one. Beauty masters her fear of the Beast and comes to love him.

Production history

Written and performed in 1951.

Date of transmission

Sunday 1 January 1961

Time

5.00-5.40pm

Channel

BBC Television

Production company

BBC

Credits

Producer

Kevin Sheldon

Playwright

Nicholas Stuart Gray (1922-1981)

Composer

Lawrence Leonard

Conductor

Lawrence Leonard

Designer

Fanny Taylor

Special Effects

Bob Bura

Special Effects

John Hardwick

Special Effects

Jack Kine

Special Effects

Bernard Wilkie

Cast

Jeremy Brett	The Prince
Heron Carvic	The Wizard
Denise Coffey	Mikey, a Young Dragon
Jennifer Daniel	Beauty
Hal Dyer	Jessamine
Patricia Garwood	Jonquiline
Walter Horsbrugh	Mr Clement

Additional details

Play tags

fairy tale

Print sources

Title

Radio Times, 29 December 1960 (Magazine)

Linking notes

two production shots, p. 12; article, p. 13; listing, p. 17

Associated programmes

Beauty and the Beast, Part 2 (BBC, 1961)
Beauty and the Beast by Nicholas Stuart Gray (1922-1981)
BBC Television