So Many Children

Summary: 1962 BBC production of So Many Children (previously called Come Rain, Come Shine) by Gerald Savory, from the BBC’s Midlands television studios. Hird had played the same role both on the stage and in an earlier BBC production for television in 1958.
Theatre play: Come Rain, Come Shine by Gerald Savory (1909-1996) [more information]
Play synopsis: A three-act play set in the north of England. Aggie is a kind landlady who takes in ex-prisoners and people on probation, and suffers the disapproval of her neighbours. She is also fatally ill. Will she be able to hand on responsibility for her charges before it is too late?
Production history: The Radio Times of 19 December 1958, p. 23, states that prior to the December 1958 BBC Television production, the play had ‘toured for a number of weeks in the North, with Thora Hird in the [same] role’.
Date of transmission: Sunday 15 April 1962
Time: 8.40pm (75 mins)
Series: Sunday-Night Play
Channel: BBC Television
Production company: BBC

Producer

Vivian A. Daniels

Playwright

Gerald Savory (1909-1996)

Cast

Thora Hird

Aggie Thompson

Title: Tale of Kindly Landlady: Fine TV Acting by Miss Thora Hird (Newspaper review)
Reference: The Times, 16 April 1962, p. 14

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