The Education of Mr Surrage

Summary

Granada Television production for ITV of The Education of Mr Surrage, a comedy by Allan Monkhouse.

Theatre play

The Education of Mr Surrage by Allan Monkhouse (1858-1936) [more information]

Play synopsis

Comedy. Mr Surrage is a wealthy, retired widower whose three children decide that he should be ‘educated’ by meeting some of their bohemian friends from London. Mr Surrage’s reactions provide a surprizing education for the children.

Production history

Staged in Liverpool in 1912.

Date of transmission

Tuesday 20 January 1959

Time

8.30pm

Channel

ITV

Production company

Granada Television (1956-)

Credits

Director

Cliff Owen

Playwright

Allan Monkhouse (1858-1936)

Designer

Dan Snyder

Cast

Jennifer Daniel	Violet Surrage
Maurice Denham	Mr Surrage
Kenneth Fortescue	Archie Surrage
Vera Fusek	Mrs Staines
Sally Home	Rose Surrage
John Le Mesurier	Bindloss
Peter Reynolds	Suckling
Peter Wyngarde	Vallance

Additional details

Extant status

No archival copy is known to exist.

Play tags

comedy

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, 16 January 1959 (Magazine)

Linking notes

article and listing on pp. 16-17 and p. 29