Shadow and Substance

Summary

Granada Television production for ITV of Shadow and Substance by Paul Vincent Carroll.

Theatre play

Shadow and Substance by Paul Vincent Carroll (1900-1968) [more information]

Play synopsis

Set in Ireland, this play explores how the Catholic Church has moved away from its founding beliefs. This spiritual decline is highlighted by contrast with the purity of faith practised by a young girl.

Production history

First produced in New York in 1938.

Date of transmission

Friday 4 December 1959

Time

9.35-10.35pm

Series

Television Playhouse

Channel

ITV

Production company

Granada Television (1956-)

Credits

Director

Stuart Latham

Playwright

Paul Vincent Carroll (1900-1968)

Adapted for Television by

Thomas Clarke

Designer

Stanley Mills

Cast

Tony Bronte	Father Corr
Maureen Delany	Jemima Cooney
Shay Gorman	Father Kirwan
Harry Hutchinson	Martin Mullahone
Mollie Maureen	Rosie Mullahone
Olive McFarland	Brigid
Robert [Bob] Mooney	Francis
Denis O’Dea	The Canon
Patrick Troughton	O’Filngsley

Additional details

Extant status

No archival copy is known to exist.

Play tags

Irish drama; Roman Catholicism

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, 27 November 1959 (Magazine)

Linking notes

article and listing on pp. 16-17 and 43