The Scandalous Affair of Mr Kettle and Mrs Moon [excerpt]

Summary: A BBC presentation of a 45-minute excerpt from a current production of J. B. Priestley’s new comedy The Scandalous Affair of Mr Kettle and Mrs Moon performed ‘before an invited audience from the Duchess Theatre, London’ (Radio Times, 9 September 1955, p. 20).
Theatre play: The Scandalous Affair of Mr Kettle and Mrs Moon by J. B. Priestley (1894-1984) [more information]
Play synopsis: The action of this three-act comedy takes place on a wet Monday in November in the sitting-room of George Kettle’s flat in Brickmill, a Midlands town: the middle-aged bank manager George Kettle gives up his job to pursue an affair with Delia Moon.
Production history: The Scandalous Affair of Mr Kettle and Mrs Moon had its UK premiere at the Pleasure Gardens, Folkestone on 22 August 1955; it transferred to the Duchess Theatre, London on 1 September 1955. But it was earlier than year staged in Copenhagen (Source: TV Times, 26 April 1947, p. 6).
Date of transmission: Monday 12 September 1955
Time: 8.15pm (45 mins)
Channel: BBC Television
Production company: BBC