The Trouble Makers

Summary

Granada Television production for ITV of The Trouble Makers by George Bellak.

Theatre play

The Trouble Makers by George Bellak [more information]

Play synopsis

About the murder of a campus newspaper editor by his fellow students and the ensuing ‘witch hunt’.

Production history

First performed in London in 1952 (see, for example, The Times, 18 August 1952, p.8).

Date of transmission

Wednesday 11 June 1958

Time

8.45pm

Series

Play of the Week

Channel

ITV

Production company

Granada Television (1956-)

Credits

Director

Silvio Narizzano

Playwright

George Bellak

Designer

John Dilly

Cast

Keith Baxter	Ben Kent
James Dyrenforth	Dean Forsythe
John Flexman	Steve Sprock
John Greenwood	Torin Gerrity
Jack Hedley	Ralph Como
John Longden	Mr Sprock
Peter Madden	Sgt Bender
Lee Patterson	Stanley Carr
Jane Jordan Rogers	Clara Gerrity
Gurston Rosenfeld	Sandy Remington
Margaret Vines	Mattie Gerrity

Additional details

Extant status

No archival copy is known to exist.

Play tags

American drama; murder; universities, as theme or setting

Print sources

Title

Plays for the Millions: The First 75. A Cross Index of Granada TV Play Productions (Book)

Reference

Published by Granada TV Network, 1960

Title

TV Times, 6 June 1958 (Magazine)

Linking notes

cover image; article, p. 17; listing, p. 31