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Death of a Salesman, Part 1

Summary
This five-part BBC production of Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman was produced for the English File series and transmitted in 30-minute parts during the day for schools.
Theatre play
Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller [more information]
Date of transmission
Friday 19 April 1996
Time
12.00pm
Series
Schools; English File
Channel
BBC2
Production company
BBC

Credits

Director
David Thacker
Lighting
Duncan Brown
Playwright
Arthur Miller
Composer
Adrian Johnston
Designer
Bruce Macadie
Properties Buyer
Katie Spencer
Graphic Design
Laurence Henry
Costume Designer
Lyn Avery
Make-up
Darren Phillips
Script Editor
Annika Bluhm
Executive Producer
Richard Langridge
Cast
Juliet AubreyMiss Forsythe
Sarah BakerOperator
Katy CarmichaelLetta
Pam FerrisWoman
Iain GlenBiff
James GroutCharley
Rosemary HarrisLinda
Ian HoggBen
Toby JonesStanley
Matthew MarshHoward
Warren MitchellWilly Loman
Owen TealeHappy

Additional details

Origination
Recorded in studio
Later transmissions
BBC2 repeated this five-part series in autumn 1996.
Play tags
American drama
Programme context tags
schools television programming

Audiovisual sources

Title
Death of a Salesman (BBC, 1996)
Archive
BBC Information and Archives [more information]
Address

White City
London
UK

Telephone

+44 (0)20 8008 2288

Website

http://www.bbc.co.uk/informationandarchives/

Access

BBC Information and Archives is not open to the public.

Print sources

Title
Arthur Miller on the small screen 1: Death of a Salesman (Blog article)
Author/creator
Amanda Wrigley (Author)
Reference
http://screenplaystv.wordpress.com/2013/02/10/arthur-miller-1-death-of-a-salesman, published 10 February 2013
Title
Choice: Death of a Salesman (Newspaper review)
Reference
The Times, 17 May 1996, p. 47
Title
English File: Death of a Salesman (Newspaper listing and review)
Reference
The Times, 19 April 1996, p. 47
Notes
With b&w image of Rosemary Harris and Warren Mitchell.

Associated programmes

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