Thread o’ Scarlet

Summary

1938 BBC Television studio production of J. J. Bell’s one-act play Thread o’ Scarlet.

Theatre play

Thread o’ Scarlet by J. J. Bell [more information]

Play synopsis

One-act play.

Production history

Published: London & Glasgow, Gowans & Gray, 1923.

Date of transmission

Saturday 25 June 1938

Time

9.35-10.00pm (25 mins)

Channel

BBC Television

Production company

BBC

Credits

Producer

Moultrie R. Kelsall (1901-1980)

Playwright

J. J. Bell

Cast

Eric Lugg	Traveller
John Miller	Mr Smith
Neil Porter	Mr Butters
Roy Reynor	Breen
Fred Royal	Mr Migsworth
John Salew	Landlord

Additional details

Origination

Live from studio

Vision original

Monochrome

Later transmissions

Presented again at 3.35pm on Saturday 9 July 1938.

Extant status

No archival copy is known to exist.

Play tags

Scottish drama

Print sources

Title

Broadcasting: Sport, Variety and Plays (Newspaper listing)

Reference

The Times, 25 June 1938, p. 17

Title

Radio Times, 17 June 1938 (Magazine)

Linking notes

listing, p. 16