The Confidential Clerk

Summary: BBC production of T. S. Eliot’s The Confidential Clerk.
Theatre play: The Confidential Clerk by T. S. Eliot (1888-1965) [more information]
Play synopsis: A comic verse play. ‘Sir Claude Mulhammer, a wealthy entrepreneur, decides to smuggle his illegitimate son Colby into the household by employing him as his confidential clerk. He hopes that his eccentric wife, Lady Elizabeth Mulhammer, will take a liking to the boy and allow him to live as her adopted son. She in fact becomes convinced that Colby is actually her own son. Meanwhile Lucasta Angel wants to marry B. Kaghan, but neither seems to have any parents at all. A drama of mistaken identity and confusion ensues’ (source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Confidential_Clerk).
Production history: Premiered at the Edinburgh Festival in 1953, before transferring to the West End. It played for almost a year at the Duke of York’s Theatre before embarking on a UK Tour. It was produced by Henry Sherek and directed by E. Martin Browne. (Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Confidential_Clerk).
Date of transmission: Sunday 24 July 1955
Time: 8.30-10.15pm
Channel: BBC Television
Production company: BBC

Producer

Peter Potter

Playwright

T. S. Eliot (1888-1965)

Designer

Lawrence [Laurence] Broadhouse

Cast

Title: The Confidential Clerk (BBC, 1955)
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Title: In Confidence (Magazine review)
Author/creator: Philip Hope-Wallace (Author)
Reference: The Listener, 28 July 1955, p. 159
Notes: 'Peter Potter’s production of The Confidential Cerk earned steady admiration.' Includes a production photograph.

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