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]
- 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
Credits
- 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
Michael Barrington Bullfrog Geoffrey Bayldon Crumbs John Cater Hyssop Edward Evans Beanstalk Ingrid Hafner Rachel Marie Hopps Mrs Beanstalk Barrie Ingham Grantley Barry Justice Toby Charles Kay Martin John Wood Silver Jack
Additional details
Print sources
- Title
- TV Times, 24 May 1963 (Magazine)
- Linking notes
- article, p. 16; listing, p. 43
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