Trespass

Summary

1958 BBC Television production of Trespass by Emlyn Williams, from the BBC’s Welsh television studio.

Theatre play

Trespass by Emlyn Williams (1905-1987) [more information]

Play synopsis

A ghost story set in Wales; a drama of farce and tragedy. Mrs Wentross makes a good living helping the bereaved believe that they are communicating with their loved ones. But she is constantly on the look-out for a real medium with communicative powers beyond her own. The rich and intelligent Helen Sumner acts as her patron and she finds astonishing powers in a young Welsh shopkeeper.

Production history

Performed at the Globe Theatre in 1947, and possibly elsewhere earlier.

Date of transmission

Saturday 22 November 1958

Time

9.05-10.35pm

Series

Saturday Playhouse

Channel

BBC Television

Production company

BBC

Credits

Producer

David J. Thomas

Playwright

Emlyn Williams (1905-1987)

Adapted for Television by

Emlyn Williams (1905-1987)

Adapted for Television by

Donald Wilson

Composer

Richard Addinsell

Designer

Charles Lawrence

Cast

Stanley Bathurst	an unnamed part
Andrew Brown	Station-Master
Denis Charlton	an unnamed part
Petra Davies	Jessica Woodford
Mary Ellis	Helen Sumner
Barbara Everest	Mrs Sumner
Michael Forrest	Maroso
Marion Hughes	Freda
Roddy Hughes	Mr Benty
Margaret John	Enid Thomas
Madge Jones	Cook
Simon Lack	Paul Torrance
Eileen Llewellyn Jones	Madame Rasti
Ivor Maddox	Mr Manning
Maureen Pryor	Mrs Wentross
John Stratton	Bryn Thomas
June Wyndham Davies	Secretary to Mrs Wentross

Additional details

Extant status

No archival copy is known to exist.

Play tags

farce; supernatural; tragedy; Wales, as theme or setting; Welsh drama

Print sources

Title

Radio Times, 14 November 1958 (Magazine)

Linking notes

listing and illustrated article, p. 23