The Martin’s Nest

Summary

1954 BBC tele-recording of a studio production of The Martin’s Nest by Joan Morgan.

Theatre play

The Martin’s Nest by Joan Morgan [more information]

Play synopsis

The mother’s ambitions in a family living in a semi-basement in east Putney push her children towards greater things but she finds that her illusions are shattered.

Production history

Frist presented at the Westminster Theatre, London in April 1951.

Date of transmission

Tuesday 27 April 1954

Time

9.15-10.45pm

Channel

BBC Television

Production company

BBC

Credits

Producer

Tatiana Lieven

Playwright

Joan Morgan

Sets / Settings

Michael Yates

Cast

Angela Baddeley	Ada Martin
Harry Hearne	Det. Sgt. Hughes
Mervyn Johns	Harold Martin
Victor Maddern	Tim Rogers
Lana Morris	Valerie Martin
Brian Roper	Brian Martin
Lance Secretan	Jeremy Martin
Peter Williams	Col. Trevor Bulstrode

Additional details

Origination

Recorded in studio

Vision original

Monochrome

Notes

Mervyn Johns took the role of Harold Martin in the first stage production of the play at the Westminster Theatre, London in 1951.

Extant status

No archival copy is known to exist.

Play tags

tragicomedy

Print sources

Title

Radio Times, 23 April 1954 (Magazine)

Linking notes

listing, p. 26