Seagulls over Sorrento

Summary: 1961 BBC production of Seagulls over Sorrento by Hugh Hastings. Ronald Shiner played the role he created in the theatre production of this play in London a decade earlier.
Theatre play: Seagulls over Sorrento by Hugh Hastings (1917-2004) [more information]
Play synopsis: 'Seagulls Over Sorrento [is] a British service comedy with an all-male cast. Five naval ratings volunteer for a special posting on a naval experimental base on a remote island off Scapa Flow. The work of the base is so secret that they themselves are not told what it is but they are warned it is highly dangerous’ (http://www.thestage.co.uk/people/obituaries/2005/01/hugh-hastings/; accessed 4 December 2014).
Production history: Opened in 1950 at the Apollo Theatre in London and ran for 1,551 performances.
Date of transmission: Saturday 1 April 1961
Time: 7.00-8.30pm
Series: Saturday Playhouse
Channel: BBC Television
Production company: BBC

Producer

Alan Bromly

Playwright

Hugh Hastings (1917-2004)

Designer

Stanley Morris

Cast

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