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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 BaileyTerrence Sullivan
Larry BurnsFlynn
Edward ByrnePatsy McGuire
Michael GoldenShinto
Louise HamptonMolly Phelan
Henry HewittJohn Truethorn, KC
John KellyTim Conolly
E. J. KennedyDr Cassidy
Victor MaddernJohnny Phelan
Robert [Bob] MooneyAnmbulance Attendant
Maureen PryorMaureen Phelan
Kevin StoneyInspector O’Rorke
Harry TowbMatt 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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