Marching Song

Summary

1964 Associated-Rediffusion production for ITV of Marching Song by John Whiting.

Theatre play

Marching Song by John Whiting (1917-1963) [more information]

Play synopsis

The play is a discussion on whether an ageing general, who has just been released from a long stay in prison, should kill himself with a cyanide pill or face trial - a choice given to him by the chancellor of his country. The setting is a living-room in London. None of the other characters, who include a priest and a doctor, are morally perfect.

Production history

Premiered in 1954.

Date of transmission

Monday 3 February 1964

Time

9.10-10.40pm

Series

Play of the Week

Channel

ITV

Production company

Associated-Rediffusion (1955-1964)

Credits

Director

Toby Robertson

Playwright

John Whiting (1917-1963)

Adapted for Television by

Kitty Black

Designer

Barbara Bates

Cast

Maxine Audley	Catherine de Troyes
John Bailey	Matthew Sangosse
Geoffrey Bayldon	John Cadmus
André Charise	Father Anselm
Judi Dench	Dido Morgan
Alan Gifford	Harry Lancaster
Derek Godfrey	Rupert Forster
Colin Maitland	Man
Jeremy Spenser	Bruno Hurst

Additional details

Extant status

No archival copy is known to exist.

Play tags

prison

Print sources

Title

Radio Times, 31 January 1964 (Magazine)

Linking notes

short article, p. 2; listing, p. 31, with image