The Voysey Inheritance

Summary

1979 BBC Television production of The Voysey Inheritance by G. B. Shaw.

Theatre play

The Voysey Inheritance by Harley Granville-Barker (1877-1946) [more information]

Play synopsis

'Edward’s highly principled world upturns when he discovers the family business he is inheriting has been defrauding its clients for years because his father has been illegally speculating with their money. To compound matters, he quickly discovers his large, scandal-fearing family knew of the crime but allowed it to continue rather than face the shame of public disclosure.' Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Voysey_Inheritance.

Production history

Dated to 1905.

Date of transmission

Sunday 4 February 1979

Time

8.05-9.45pm

Series

Play of the Month

Channel

BBC1

Production company

BBC

Credits

Director

Robert Knights

Producer

David Jones

Lighting

John Treays

Playwright

Harley Granville-Barker (1877-1946)

Composer

George Fenton

Designer

Richard Henry

Sound

Chick Anthony

Script Editor

Stuart Griffiths

Cast

Glynis Barber	Ethel Voysey
Sheila Beckett	Phoebe
David Bird	The Rev. Colpus
Simon Chandler	Denis Tregoning
Jeremy Child	Major Booth Voysey
Julie Covington	Beatrice Voysey
Matthew David	Christopher
Dulcie Gray	Mrs Voysey
Denis Holmes	Peacey
Jeremy Irons	Edward Voysey
Barbara Leigh-Hunt	Honor Voysey
Anna Lindup	Mary
Brewster Mason	Mr Voyse
Pamela Miles	Emily Voysey
Emma Piper	Alice Maitland
Wensley Pithey	George Booth
John Steiner	Trenchard Voysey

Additional details

Play tags

economic affairs; Edwardian drama; inheritance

Audiovisual sources

Title

The Voysey Inheritance (BBC, 1979)

Archive

BBC Information and Archives [more information]

Address

White City
London
UK

Telephone

+44 (0)20 8008 2288

Website

http://www.bbc.co.uk/informationandarchives/

Access

BBC Information and Archives is not open to the public.

Print sources

Title

'Classics on TV: Edwardian Drama on the Small Screen’, a BFI Southbank season + Screen Plays symposium, May 2014 (Blog article)

Author/creator

John Wyver (Author)

Reference

http://screenplaystv.wordpress.com/2014/03/24/edwardian-drama-on-the-small-screen, published 24 March 2014

Title

Elizabeth Cowley’s Weekend Winners (Newspaper review)

Reference

Daily Mail, 3 February 1979, pp. 24-25

Notes

With b&w image from the production.

Title

Radio Times, 1 February 1979 (Magazine)

Linking notes

article, pp. 9-11; listing, p. 30