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The Star without a Name

Summary
BBC Television production of Antoine Bibesco’s comedy The Star without a Name.
Theatre play
The Star without a Name by Antoine Bibesco [more information]
Date of transmission
Thursday 3 November 1955
Time
8.30pm (60 mins)
Channel
BBC Television
Production company
BBC

Credits

Producer
Barry Learoyd
Playwright
Antoine Bibesco
Cast
Dorothea Alexandera minor part
John ArnattGrig
Alban Blakelocka minor part
Joyce Carpentera minor part
George ColeJacques Thomas
Andrea Coxa minor part
Marcia Crossa minor part
Rosemary Frankaua minor part
Peter HallidayUrsel
Judy Harrisa minor part
Winifred HillMadame Station-Master
Charles LambHerbert
Henry Maraa minor part
Joan NewellMlle Caillou
Molly Osbornea minor part
Charles Reynoldsa minor part
John SalewStation-Master
Antoinette Seaborna minor part
David Tudor-Jonesa minor part
Rita Wrighta minor part
Mai Zetterling (1925-1994)Nona

Additional details

Extant status
No archival copy is known to exist.
Play tags
comedy

Print sources

Title
Eyes on Lambeth (Newspaper review)
Author/creator
Maurice Richardson (Reviewer)
Reference
The Observer, 6 November 1955, p. 8
Title
Permitted Hours (Magazine review)
Author/creator
Philip Hope-Wallace (Reviewer)
Reference
The Listener, 10 November 1955, pp. 812-13
Linking notes
with b&w image of a scene from the production
Title
Radio Times, 28 October 1955 (Magazine)
Linking notes
listing and article on pp. 38 and 39; article is illustrated with a photographic image of actors George Cole and Mai Zetterling in character

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