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Once a Crook

Summary
Associated-Rediffusion production for ITV of Once a Crook by Evadne Price and Ken Attiwill.
Theatre play
Once a Crook by Evadne Price and Ken Attiwill [more information]
Date of transmission
Friday 1 April 1960
Series
Television Playhouse
Channel
ITV
Production company
Associated-Rediffusion (1955-1964)

Credits

Director
Ronald Marriott
Playwright
Ken Attiwill
Playwright
Evadne Price
Adapted for Television by
John Slater
Set Designer
Frank Gillman
Cast
John BarrettPrison Officer
Wilfrid BrambellHarry
A. J. Brown2nd Judge
Paul Carpenter'Duke’
Jean Clarke'Cutie’
June Ellis'Aunty’
Lionel Gamlin1st Judge
Willoughby GoddardMr Pettigrew
Humphrey HeathcotePolice Sgt
Patrick HoltInspector Mark
David JarrettBill Hopkins
Arthur LoweJoseph
Bridget McConnelBessie
Brian ParkerDet. Con. Andrews
Robert PittP.C.
Nadja ReginEstelle
John SlaterCharlie Hopkins

Additional details

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

Print sources

Title
Comedy Thriller Veers to the Nonsensical (Newspaper review)
Reference
The Times, 2 April 1960, p. 9
Title
Once a Crook (Archive file)
Archive
BFI Reuben Library [more information]
Address

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South Bank
London
SE1 8XT
UK

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Website

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Access

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Reference
Special Collections, Associated-Rediffusion Television papers
Notes
File contains a brochure on the production, camera script, Programme as Telecast document, contracts, correspondence.

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