Plaintiff in a Pretty Hat

Summary

This BBC presentation of a 45-minute excerpt from the new comedy Plaintiff in a Pretty Hat was a transmission of a special performance from the St Martin’s Theatre, London.

Theatre play

Plaintiff in a Pretty Hat by Margaret Williams and Hugh Williams [more information]

Play synopsis

The play concerns the efforts of an impoverished peer to save the family name from a scandal arising from a breach of promise.

Production history

The play opened at the Duchess Theatre, London in October 1956; this may have been the premiere.

Date of transmission

Monday 17 December 1956

Time

7.45pm

Channel

BBC Television

Production company

BBC

Credits

Director

Jack Minster

Television Presentation by

John Vernon

Playwright

Hugh Williams

Playwright

Margaret Williams

Sets / Settings

Hutchinson Scott

Cast

Shirley Cain	Lady Susan Creel
Eynon Evans	Watkyn
Richard Johnson	Lord Plynlimmon
Andrée Melly	Jennifer Wren
Hugh Williams	The Earl of Hewlyn, who introduces the excerpt

Additional details

Play tags

comedy

Print sources

Title

Radio Times, 14 December 1956 (Magazine)

Linking notes

p. 20 (listing)