Shadow of the Vine

Summary

1958 Associated-Rediffusion production for ITV of Shadow of the Vine by Beverley Nichols.

Theatre play

Shadow of the Vine by Beverley Nichols (1898-1983) [more information]

Play synopsis

'There are times when a drunkard not only wrecks but creates, when the sheer force of his impact on the lives of others seems to call forth qualities which they hardly realised they possessed’ (TV Times, 16 May 1958, p. 31).

Production history

Published in 1949 and produced in London in 1954. Source: http://www.beverleynichols.com/chronology.php.

Date of transmission

Wednesday 21 May 1958

Time

8.45-10.15pm

Series

Play of the Week

Channel

ITV

Production company

Associated-Rediffusion (1955-1964)

Credits

Director

Peter Cotes

Playwright

Beverley Nichols (1898-1983)

Adapted for Television by

Peter Cotes

Designer

Fred Pusey

Cast

Richard Bird	Mark Heath
Hugh Cross	Arthur Heath
Jane Eccles	Lady Hackbridge
Monica Grey	Janet Forbes
Joan Miller (1910-1988)	Lilian Heath
Barry Warren	Julian Heath
Lockwood West	Doctor Staines
Jill Williams	Mary

Additional details

Extant status

No archival copy is known to exist.

Play tags

alcoholism

Print sources

Title

TV Times, 16 May 1958 (Magazine)

Linking notes

cover image; article by the playwright, ‘Why I Wrote a Play about Drink, p. 19; article by the director, p. 20; listing, p. 31