Flat Spin

Summary

1961 BBC production of Flat Spin, a farcical comedy by Derek Royle.

Theatre play

Flat Spin by Derek Royle [more information]

Play synopsis

Subtitled a ‘farcical comedy in three acts’, this play concerns a young married couple who are struggling to make ends meet. Jane, the wife, decides to take a job with a photographer, while her actor-husband David lands a film part. Chaos reigns in their flat, with chases, concealments and misunderstandings galore.

Production history

Published in 1962, this work has a stage history, but it is not yet known for sure that it was originally written for the stage and performed on the stage prior to the 1961 BBC television production.

Date of transmission

Sunday 12 November 1961

Time

7.30-8.55pm

Series

Brian Rix Presents; Sunday-Night Play

Channel

BBC Television

Production company

BBC

Credits

Director

Darcy Conyers

Television Presentation by

Mary Evans

Playwright

Derek Royle

Sets / Settings

Rhoda Gray

Cast

Ann Beach	Miss Chatham
Charles Cameron	Brigadier Sir Richard Kenway
John Chapman	Michael Carter
Hubert Cross	A Man
Elspeth Gray	Jane Kenway
Helen Jessop	Virginia Lord
Larry Noble	Joe Fitch
Brian Rix (1924-)	David Kenway
Andrew Sachs	Dino Giovanni
Terry Scott	Mr Drake
John Sharp	Police Sergeant

Additional details

Extant status

No archival copy is known to exist.

Play tags

comedy; farce

Print sources

Title

Radio Times, 9 November 1961 (Magazine)

Linking notes

illustrated article, p. 13; listing, with photograph, p. 17