Busman’s Honeymoon

Summary: 1957 BBC Television production of Busman’s Homeymoon, from the BBC’s West of England studio.
Theatre play: Busman’s Honeymoon by Dorothy L. Sayers (1893-1957) and Muriel St Clare Byrne [more information]
Play synopsis: 'Lord Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane marry and go to spend their honeymoon at Talboys, an old farmhouse in Hertfordshire which he has bought her as a present. The honeymoon is intended as a break from their usual routine of solving crimes (him) and writing about them (her), but it turns into a murder investigation when the seller of the house is found dead at the bottom of the cellar steps with severe head injuries.' This introduction to the plot is taken from a web-page about the novel at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Busman’s_Honeymoon.
Production history: Busman’s Honeymoon first saw the light of day as a stage play by Dorothy Sayers and Muriel St Clare Byrne. It opened at the Comedy Theatre, London on 16 December 1936. It became a novel, written by Sayers, in 1937.
Date of transmission: Thursday 3 October 1957
Time: 8.02pm (90 mins)
Channel: BBC Television
Production company: BBC

Producer

Brandon Acton-Bond

Playwright

Muriel St Clare Byrne

Playwright

Dorothy L. Sayers (1893-1957)

Designer

Desmond Chinn

Cast

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