The Affair at Assino

Summary

1957 H. M. Tennent and Associated Television production for ITV of The Affair at Assino by N. C. Hunter.

Theatre play

The Affair at Assino by N. C. [Norman Charles] Hunter (1908-1971) [more information]

Play synopsis

Italy, 1938. At the Ministry of the Interior a call is received informing the military adviser, Colonel Passamonte, that the Minister of the Interior tried to drive hurriedly through a holy procession in a small hill town. Angry locals overturned his car and insulted the Minister. Fascist militia are dispatched to the town with results that are both comic and tragic.

Production history

First performed at the Royal Theatre, Windsor, 13 November 1950.

Date of transmission

Thursday 14 February 1957

Time

8.00-9.00pm

Series

Television Playhouse

Channel

ITV

Production company

Associated Television (ATV, 1955-1982)

Credits

Director

Leonard Brett

Producer

Leonard Brett

Playwright

N. C. [Norman Charles] Hunter (1908-1971)

Adapted for Television by

Denis Webb

Cast

Clare Austin	Sister Teresa
Bruno Barnabe	Sergeant Savoldo
Barry Barnett	Boy
Michael Brennan	Lieut. Sacchi
Gloria Dolskie	Anna-Maria
Timothy Grey	Sentry
Shaun O’Riordan	Peppino Rossi
Philip Ray	Pietro Pacetti
Evelyn Roberts	Colonel Ginesillo de Passamonte
Peter Sallis	Pasquale Sanzio
Eileen Way	Tina
Douglas Wilmer	Count Tibaldi

Additional details

Extant status

No archival copy is known to exist.

Play tags

fascism; Italy, as theme or setting

Print sources

Title

TV Times, 8 February 1957 (Magazine)

Linking notes

listing, p. 21