The Winslow Boy

Summary: 1989 BBC production of The Winslow Boy by Terence Rattigan, presented in the Theatre Night strand.
Theatre play: The Winslow Boy by Terence Rattigan (1911-1977) [more information]
Play synopsis: 'Set against the strict codes of conduct and manners of the age, The Winslow Boy is based on a father’s fight to clear his son’s name after the boy is expelled from Osborne Naval College for stealing a five-shilling postal order. To clear the boy’s name was imperative for the family’s honour; had they not done so, they would have been shunned by their peers and society. Similarly, the boy’s life would have been wrecked by an indelible stain on his character which would have followed him throughout adulthood. The play was inspired by an actual event, which set a legal precedent: the case of Stonyhurst College alumnus George Archer-Shee, a cadet at Osborne in 1908, who was accused of stealing a postal order from a fellow cadet.' Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Winslow_Boy.
Production history: London premiere staged in 1946.
Date of transmission: Sunday 30 April 1989
Time: 7.55-10.25pm
Series: Theatre Night
Channel: BBC2
Production company: BBC

Director

Michael Darlow

Producer

Shaun Sutton

Lighting Designer

Alan Horne

Playwright

Terence Rattigan (1911-1977)

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Play tags: court-room drama; military / army / navy / air-force; schools, as theme or setting

Title: The Winslow Boy (BBC, 1989)
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