Britannia of Billingsgate

Summary

1958 BBC Television production of Britannia of Billingsgate by Christine Jope-Slade and Sewell Stokes.

Theatre play

Britannia of Billingsgate by Christine Jope-Slade and Sewell Stokes [more information]

Play synopsis

A comedy in four acts concerning the Bolton family, who work in the fish trade, and their encounter with the Phoenix Film Company who are filming in Billingsgate Market.

Production history

Published by Samuel French in 1931, the same year it was staged at the Embassy Theatre, London. This was quite possibly the premiere, although this remains to be confirmed.

Date of transmission

Saturday 15 February 1958

Time

9.00-10.00pm

Series

Saturday Playhouse

Channel

BBC Television

Production company

BBC

Credits

Producer

Adrian Brown

Playwright

Christine Jope-Slade

Playwright

Sewell Stokes

Designer

Roy Oxley

Cast

Marcia Ashton	Gloria
Angela Baddeley	Mrs Bolton
Maureen Beck	Shirley Bolton
John Briggs	Ron Bolton
George Coulouris	Cliff Elder
William Fox	Jones
Charles Lamb	Mr Bolton
Sheena Marsh	Fay Russell
Roger Ostime	Journalist
Julian Somers	Brizzi
Elsie Wagstaff	Mrs Harper

Additional details

Extant status

No archival copy is known to exist.

Play tags

comedy; film, as theme

Print sources

Title

Radio Times, 7 February 1958 (Magazine)

Linking notes

listing, p. 21