Clara, The Maid of Durham; or, Home Sweet Home

Summary
1955 Associated-Rediffusion production for ITV of the melodrama Clara, The Maid of Durham; or, Home Sweet Home by John Howard Payne, presented under the Granville Melodramas banner.
Theatre play
Clara, The Maid of Durham; or, Home Sweet Home by John Howard Payne (1791-1852) [more information]
Date of transmission
Tuesday 6 December 1955
Time
9.30-10.00pm
Series
Granville Melodramas
Channel
ITV
Production company
Associated-Rediffusion (1955-1964)

Credits

Director
Cyril Butcher
Producer
Maurice Browning ('staged by’)
Playwright
John Howard Payne (1791-1852)
Adapted for Television by
Juan Cortez
Musician
Peter Moffatt (incidental music)
Musician
Ruth Pearl (incidental music)
Sets / Settings
Henry Federer
Cast
Daphne AbbottVillager
John BaileyJoseph
Thane BettanyVillager
Erik Chitty (1907-1977)Giles
Nuna DaveyMary
Leal DouglasWife
Kenneth GilbertNobleman
Victoria GraysonDaughter
Hattie JacquesVera
John Le MesurierSir John
Helen ShinglerClara
Peter TuddenhamGerald

Additional details

Play tags
19th-century setting; melodrama

Print sources

Title
TV Times, 2 December 1955 (Magazine)
Linking notes
listing, p. 21

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