The Golden Cuckoo

Summary: Associated-Rediffusion production of Denis Johnston’s The Golden Cuckoo for ITV.
Theatre play: The Golden Cuckoo by Denis Johnston (1901-1984) [more information]
Play synopsis: A semi-naturalistic farce, set in Dublin, dealing with the ‘one-man Republic’ of Professor Dotheright, based on real-life Francis Walter Doheny, 1805-1863. (Source: http://www.ricorso.net/rx/az-data/authors/j/Johnston_D/life.htm.)
Production history: First performed at the Gate Theatre, London in 1939.
Date of transmission: Monday 30 April 1956
Time: 8.00-9.30pm
Series: International Theatre
Channel: ITV
Production company: Associated-Rediffusion (1955-1964)

Director

Denis Johnston (1901-1984)

Producer

John Clements (1910-1988)

Playwright

Denis Johnston (1901-1984)

Adapted for Television by

Denis Johnston (1901-1984)

Sets / Settings

Fred Pusey

Cast

Title: ITV Play of the Week (Website)
Reference: http://ctva.biz/UK/ITV/ITV_PlayOfTheWeek_01_%281955-56%29.htm (accessed 5 November 2012)

Title: The Golden Cuckoo, 1956 (Archive file)
Archive: BFI Reuben Library [more information]
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Reference: Special Collections, Associated-Rediffusion Television papers, file reference ART/557
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