On Approval

Summary
Rediffusion production for ITV of Frederick Lonsdale’s comedy On Approval.
Theatre play
On Approval by Frederick Lonsdale (1881-1954) [more information]
Date of transmission
Monday 22 January 1968
Time
8.30-10pm
Series
Playhouse
Channel
ITV
Production company
Rediffusion (1964-68)

Credits

Director
Peter Moffatt
Producer
Peter Willes
Playwright
Frederick Lonsdale (1881-1954)
Adaptor of Script
Stanley Miller
Designer
John Clements (1910-1988)
Cast
Judi DenchHelen Hayle
Maggie SmithMrs Wislack
Robert StephensThe Duke of Bristol
Moray WatsonRichard Halton

Additional details

Extant status
No archival copy is known to exist.
Play tags
comedy; marriage; Scotland, as theme or setting

Print sources

Title
On Approval (Archive file)
Archive
BFI Reuben Library [more information]
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Reference
Special Collections, Associated-Rediffusion Television papers
Notes
File contains b&w photograph of Judi Dench, camera script, Programme as Telecast documents, contracts and correspondence.
Title
Television (Newspaper review)
Author/creator
Stanley Reynolds
Reference
The Guardian, 23 January 1968, p. 6
Title
The Week’s Television: Briefing (Newspaper listing)
Reference
The Observer, 21 January 1968, p. 26
Title
Tuning Fantasy to Reality (Newspaper review)
Author/creator
George Melly (Reviewer)
Reference
The Observer, 21 January 1968, p. 28
Linking notes
photograph of Judi Dench in role

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