The Dover Road

Summary: 1958 BBC Television production of A. A. Milne’s comedy The Dover Road. Clive Brook had also starred as Mr Latimer in the 1930s film version of the play.
Theatre play: The Dover Road by A. A. Milne (1882-1956) [more information]
Play synopsis: A comedy in which ‘Leonard and Anne drive along the lovers’ road to Dover, intending to embark for Calais and go to Paris. The car breaks down and Saunders takes them to a nearby hotel, which turns out to be a residence with servants, owned by a Mr Latimer. They are told they cannot leave for seven days so that they can see if a marriage between them will work. The next day, Anne begins to notice things about Leonard that she ignored before. Another couple in the house are about to leave after seven daysLeonard’s wife Eustasia and her lover Nicholas.' Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dover_Road_%28play%29.
Production history: Performed in 1922 at the Haymarket Theatre, London, but widely dated to 1921 on the internet.
Date of transmission: Saturday 13 September 1958
Time: 9.00pm (60 mins)
Series: Saturday Playhouse
Channel: BBC Television
Production company: BBC

Producer

Desmond Davis

Playwright

A. A. Milne (1882-1956)

Composer

Eric Spear

Set Designer

Tony Abbott

Costume Supervisor

Angela Flanders

Cast

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