Final at Furnell

Summary

1957 BBC Television production of the farce Final at Furnell, from the BBC’s Midland television studio.

Theatre play

Final at Furnell by Willis Hall (1929-2005) and Keith Waterhouse [more information]

Play synopsis

A comedy-farce in one act about a football club committee.

Production history

Published in 1956.

Date of transmission

Tuesday 22 October 1957

Time

8.02pm (28 mins)

Channel

BBC Television

Production company

BBC

Credits

Producer

Peter Dews

Playwright

Willis Hall (1929-2005)

Musician

Harry Engleman (pianist)

Designer

Charles Carroll

Cast

Geoffrey Bayldon	Sammy Sampson
Peter Billingsley	Footballer
Charles Butler	Footballer
Peter Cartwright	Player
Barrie Dobbins	Footballer
Philip Garston-Jones	Player
Chris Gittins	Albert Thropjoy
Barbara Greenhalgh	Elsie Harding
Ralph Hallett	Player
Jack Howarth	Joe Trubshaw
Graham Jones	Footballer
Michael Robbins	Ernie Coggins
John Sharp	Harry Harding
Esmond Webb	The Official

Additional details

Play tags

comedy; farce; football

Print sources

Title

BBC Programmes (Newspaper listing)

Reference

The Times, 22 October 1957, p. 4

Title

Radio Times, 18 October 1957 (Magazine)

Linking notes

listing, p. 19