No Man’s Land

Summary

BBC Television production of No Man’s Land by William Fairchild.

Theatre play

No Man’s Land by William Fairchild [more information]

Play synopsis

The play is set in the autumn of 1944, opening with ‘a small British commando force, aiming at the island K. I. in area Charles Victor. Defending it is a miscellaneous collection of German troops’ (Radio Times, 17 February 1956, p. 4).

Production history

It is not certain that this was originally a stage play; it could have been a novel or a filmscript.

Date of transmission

Thursday 23 February 1956

Time

8.30pm (90 mins)

Series

Henry Sherek Presents

Channel

BBC Television

Production company

BBC

Credits

Producer

Alvin Rakoff

Playwright

William Fairchild

Adaptor of Script

William Fairchild

Adaptor of Script

Alvin Rakoff

Designer

Barry Learoyd

Cast

Reginald Atkinson	First Naval Officer
Alfred Burke	Pte. Schultz
William Devlin (1911-1987)	General Kramer
Melvyn Hayes	Miro
Thomas Heathcote	Sgt. White
John G. Heller	Second Naval Officer
Donald Houston	Major Karl von Seydler
Alec McCowen	Major Richard Weston
Lee Montague	Cpl. Maitland
Edward Mulhare	Lieut. Hessler
John Paul	Col. John Rogers
Denis Shaw	Sgt. Muller
Richard Shaw	Lieut. Schmidt

Additional details

Later transmissions

A telerecording was transmitted on 26 May 1956, 3.30pm.

Play tags

wartime, as theme or setting

Print sources

Title

Radio Times, 17 February 1956 (Magazine)

Linking notes

article and listing on pp. 4 and 22