Pitfall

Summary

BBC Television production of Falkland L. Cary’s Pitfall, produced ‘from the BBC’s Midland Television studio’.

Theatre play

Pitfall by Falkland L. Cary [more information]

Play synopsis

Set in Birmingham, this story of a marriage heading for the rocks also has elements of a thriller: Keith Draycott is implicated in the murder of his wife’s close female friend whose marriage has also gone astray.

Production history

Premiered on the stage in 1954, Pitfall was produced on the Home Service of BBC Radio on 20 July 1955.

Date of transmission

Thursday 27 September 1956

Time

8.30pm (90 mins)

Channel

BBC Television

Production company

BBC

Credits

Producer

Peter Dews

Playwright

Falkland L. Cary

Designer

Margaret Peacock

Cast

Alison Bayley	Mrs Manby
Ysanne Churchman	Carol Armistead
Allan Cuthbertson	Keith Draycott
John Dexter	Archie Stevens
Leslie Dunn	Policeman
Jessica Dunning	Vi Draycott
Judith Hackett	Pat Holme
Ralph Hallett	Sergeant Harrison

Additional details

Play tags

adultery / infidelity; Midlands, as theme or setting; murder; thriller

Print sources

Title

Mixture as Before in BBC Play: Domesticity in Danger (Newspaper review)

Reference

The Manchester Guardian, 28 September 1956, p. 7

Title

Radio Times, 12 October 1956 (Magazine)

Linking notes

Letter to the Editor on p. 27

Title

Radio Times, 21 September 1956 (Magazine)

Linking notes

p. 38 has listing and image from the production