The Man Upstairs

Summary

1958 BBC Television production of Patrick Hamilton’s The Man Upstairs.

Theatre play

The Man Upstairs by Patrick Hamilton (1904-1962) [more information]

Play synopsis

The action takes place on a December night in George Longford’s flat in the house of Sir Charles Waterbury in London. The two men communicate with one another via a home-constructed radiogram which becomes a SOS device when intruders try to squeeze Longford of his life savings.

Production history

Dated to 1953.

Date of transmission

Saturday 4 January 1958

Time

9.00-10.30pm

Series

Saturday Playhouse

Channel

BBC Television

Production company

BBC

Credits

Producer

Stephen Harrison

Playwright

Patrick Hamilton (1904-1962)

Designer

Eileen Diss

Cast

Bryan Coleman	Sir Charles Waterbury
Rupert Davies	Cyrus Armstrong
Keith Grieve	Detective
Emrys Jones	George Longford
Olga Lindo	Mrs Armstrong
Vi Stevens	Mrs Perrin
Burnell Tucker	Policeman

Additional details

Play tags

crime; radio, as theme

Print sources

Title

Radio Times, 27 December 1957 (Magazine)

Linking notes

listing, p. 17