Nine Till Six

Summary

1938 BBC Television studio production of the play Nine Till Six by Aimée Stuart and Philip Stuart.

Theatre play

Nine Till Six by Aimée Stuart (1885-1981) and Philip Stuart [more information]

Play synopsis

A day in a London dressmaker’s shop, performed by an all-female cast. Much of the play is concerned with attitudes to work and the relationships between employer and employee.

Production history

Produced at the Arts Theatre in 1930, then transferred to the Apollo and then the Criterion Theatre. Published: London, Samuel French Ltd. 1930.

Date of transmission

Saturday 16 July 1938

Time

9.20-10.20pm (60 mins)

Channel

BBC Television

Production company

BBC

Credits

Producer

George More O’Ferrall (1907-1982)

Playwright

Aimée Stuart (1885-1981)

Playwright

Philip Stuart

Cast

Antoinette Cellier
Louise Hampton
Victoria Hopper
Gillian Lind

Additional details

Origination

Live from studio

Vision original

Monochrome

Later transmissions

Presented again at 3.00pm on Wednesday 20 July 1938.

Extant status

No archival copy is known to exist.

Print sources

Title

Broadcasting: Music, Variety and Opera (Newspaper listing)

Reference

The Times, 16 July 1938, p. 8

Title

Radio Times, 8 July 1938 (Magazine)

Linking notes

listing p. 16