His Excellency

Summary: BBC production of His Excellency by Dorothy Christie and Campbell Christie in the Sunday-Night Theatre slot.
Theatre play: His Excellency by Dorothy Christie and Campbell Christie (1893-1963) [more information]
Play synopsis: The new Governor of the Island of Salva, a British colony in the Mediterranean, is a former trade unionist who has risen through the ranks and been appointed by the new Labour Government in 1948. Governor Harrison’s first problem is a dock strike: as a tough, former dock worker himself he tries to find a way to resolve the matter without resorting to lock-outs and sending troops in.
Production history: Dated to 1950.
Date of transmission: Sunday 21 April 1957
Time: 8.00pm
Series: Sunday-Night Theatre
Channel: BBC Television
Production company: BBC

Producer

Alan Bromly

Playwright

Campbell Christie (1893-1963)

Playwright

Dorothy Christie

Designer

Richard Wilmot

Cast

Glen Alyn	Lady Kirkman
Shirley Eaton	Peggy Harrison
John Foster	Co-Pilot
Nigel Hawthorne	Captain the Contino Sevastien Jacono de Piero
John Horsley	Vice-Admiral Sir Oliver Pain-Bartley, K.B.E., C.B.
Mervyn Johns	His Excellency, the Governor
Harold Kasket	Emil Zamario
Philip Leaver	Colonel Paul Dobrieda
Donald Pickering	Major Charles Hugonin, M.C.
Michael Segal	Fernando
Hugh Sinclair	Sir James Kirkman, C.M.G.
Patrick Waddington	Major-General Alan Copeland

Extant status: No archival copy is known to exist.
Play tags: British Empire and colonies; class issues / differences; strikes / industrial action; trades unions

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