Margaret

Summary: 1961 BBC production of Margaret, a French play by Armand Salacrou which, for this television production, was relocated to a lonely farmhouse in Wales.
Theatre play: Margaret [La Marguerite] by Armand Salacrou (1899-1989) [more information]
Play synopsis: An old man will not believe that his son David drowned at sea three years earlier; he is determined not to die until his son returns. Marguerite, his daughter-in-law, is tired of nursing him; she seeks consolation and a new relationship with his young doctor. A stranger arrives at the house asking for food. The old man, believing the stranger to be his son, dies.
Production history: Dated to 1941.
Date of transmission: Thursday 19 January 1961
Time: 7.55-8.30pm
Channel: BBC Television
Production company: BBC

Producer

Naomi Capon

Playwright

Armand Salacrou (1899-1989)

Designer

Susan Spence

Cast

Title: Margaret (BBC, 1961)
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