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The Twelve Pound Look

Summary
1957 BBC production of J. M. Barrie’s The Twelve Pound Look.
Theatre play
The Twelve Pound Look by J. M. Barrie (1860-1937) [more information]
Date of transmission
Monday 23 September 1957
Time
8.00-8.30pm
Channel
BBC Television
Production company
BBC

Credits

Producer
Finlay J. Macdonald
Playwright
J. M. Barrie (1860-1937)
Designer
Audley Southcott
Cast
Jefferson CliffordTombes
Walter FitzgeraldHarry Sims
Wendy Hillier (1912-2003)Kate
Jean KentLady Sims

Additional details

Extant status
No archival copy is known to exist.
Play tags
19th-century setting; comedy; marriage

Print sources

Title
BBC Television: The Twelve Pound Look (Newspaper review)
Reference
The Times, 24 September 1957, p. 3
Title
Radio Times, 20 September 1957 (Magazine)
Linking notes
listing, p. 15
Title
Slower, but not Stuffy: BBC News and Views (Newspaper review)
Reference
The Manchester Guardian, 24 September 1957, p. 5

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