The Manor of Northstead

Summary

1959 Associated-Rediffusion production for ITV of The Manor of Northstead by William Douglas Home, given under the banner Peter Saunders Presents in the TV Times.

Theatre play

The Manor of Northstead by William Douglas Home (1912-1993) [more information]

Play synopsis

This comedy takes place during the 1950 General Election on an island off west Scotland. The tentacles of the election campaign are far-reaching. The prospective candidate for the Outer Isles is shipwrecked on the island, on the way to hand in his nomination papers, and Lord Lister and his butler Beecham hatch a plan...

Production history

Staged in Nottingham in March 1954 (http://www.doollee.com/PlaywrightsH/home-william-douglas.html#16999).

Date of transmission

Friday 27 November 1959

Time

9.35-10.35pm

Series

Television Playhouse

Channel

ITV

Production company

Associated-Rediffusion (1955-1964)

Credits

Director

Michael Westmore

Playwright

William Douglas Home (1912-1993)

Designer

Michael Wield

Cast

Ronald Adam (1896-1979)	Lord Cleghorn
Lorraine Clewes	Mrs Beechan
Bob Danvers-Walker	Voice of Radio Announcer
Charles Heslop	Beecham
Arthur Hewlett	Sir Ronald MacRonald
Marie Löhr	Countess of Lister
Viola Lyel	Lady Cleghorn
Leigh Madison	Lady Pym
A. E. Matthews	Earl of Lister
Jack Watling	Capt Lord Pym, MC

Additional details

Extant status

No archival copy is known to exist.

Play tags

comedy; politics; Scotland, as theme or setting

Print sources

Title

TV Times, 20 November 1959 (Magazine)

Linking notes

article, p. 17; listing, p. 43