The Gentle Gunman, or Johnny was a Hero
- Summary
- 1950 BBC live studio production of Robert MacDougall’s Irish comedy, The Gentle Gunman, or Johnny was a Hero, based on the Arts Theatre Club production.
- Theatre play
- The Gentle Gunman, or Johnny was a Hero by Roger MacDougall (1910-1993) [more information]
- Date of transmission
- Tuesday 26 September 1950
- Time
- 8.30-10.00pm
- Channel
- BBC Television
- Production company
- BBC
- Theatre company
- Arts Theatre Club
Credits
- Producer
- George More O’Ferrall (1907-1982)
- Theatre Director
- Roy Rich
- Playwright
- Roger MacDougall (1910-1993)
- Sets / Settings
- Barry Learoyd
- Cast
Robin Bailey Terrence Sullivan Larry Burns Flynn Edward Byrne Patsy McGuire Michael Golden Shinto Louise Hampton Molly Phelan Henry Hewitt John Truethorn, KC John Kelly Tim Conolly E. J. Kennedy Dr Cassidy Victor Maddern Johnny Phelan Robert [Bob] Mooney Anmbulance Attendant Maureen Pryor Maureen Phelan Kevin Stoney Inspector O’Rorke Harry Towb Matt Sullivan
Additional details
- Origination
- Live from studio
- Vision original
- Monochrome
- Extant status
- No archival copy is known to exist.
- Play tags
- comedy; IRA (Irish Republican Army); Irish drama; Second World War, as theme or setting
Print sources
- Title
- Radio Times, 22 September 1950 (Magazine)
- Linking notes
- listing, p. 42; article by Lionel Hale, ‘Pompey, The Noble Roman’, p. 40, and brief article, p. 40
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