Gentlemen at Twilight

Summary

1958 BBC Television production of Gentlemen at Twilight by Falkland L. Cary, transmitted from the BBC’s Welsh television studio.

Theatre play

Gentlemen at Twilight by Falkland L. Cary [more information]

Play synopsis

Seven residents in a home for elderly men in Wales do not take kindly to changes introduced by the Warden.

Production history

No evidence has yet been found to support the implication in The Times of 15 January 1958, p. 3, that this was indeed a stage play produced on television.

Date of transmission

Tuesday 14 January 1958

Time

8.00-9.00pm

Channel

BBC Television

Production company

BBC

Credits

Producer

David J. Thomas

Playwright

Falkland L. Cary

Designer

George Djurkovic

Cast

Reginald Beckwith	Bert Martin
John Gill	Mr Wilkins
George Howe	Mr Chalmers, The Bishop
Llewellyn Rees	Mr Probert
Aubrey Richards	Mr David Jenkins
Alan Rolfe	Mr William Clarke, The Warden
William Squire	Dr Lloyd Richards
Madoline Thomas	Mrs Evans
Jack Walters	Mr Josh Davies
W. H. Williams	Mr Lewis

Additional details

Play tags

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Print sources

Title

BBC Television: Gentlemen at Twilight (Newspaper review)

Reference

The Times, 15 January 1958, p. 3

Title

Radio Times, 10 January 1958 (Magazine)

Linking notes

listing, p. 11