The Rent Day

Summary: 1963 Granada Television production for ITV of the 19th-century play The Rent Day by Douglas Jerrold, presented in the eight-play series The Victorians. All eight plays were performed by the Company of Seven, a group especially formed for the series.
Theatre play: The Rent Day: A Domestic Drama by Douglas Jerrold (1803-1857) [more information]
Play synopsis: Set in the English countryside, the play opens with Crumbs, the rascally steward for an absentee landlord, extracting rents from the tenants. The action centres on the struggles of a farmer to raise enough money to avoid eviction.
Production history: Dated to 1832.
Date of transmission: Friday 31 May 1963
Time: 9.15-10.15pm
Series: Victorians
Channel: ITV
Production company: Granada Television (1956-)
Theatre company: Company of Seven

Director

Herbert Wise

Producer

Philip Mackie

Playwright

Douglas Jerrold (1803-1857)

Adapted for Television by

Gerald Savory (1909-1996)

Composer

Derek New (theme music)

Designer

Roy Stonehouse

Cast

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