The Way of an Angel

Summary

1959 BBC Television production of The Way of an Angel, a comedy by James R. Gregson, presented from the north of England studio.

Theatre play

The Way of an Angel by James R. Gregson [more information]

Production history

The play was produced by the Huddersfield Thespians in 1936 (source: The Times, 1 September 1926, p. 10). This was not necessarily the premiere of the play.

Date of transmission

Thursday 7 May 1959

Time

9.30pm (30 mins)

Channel

BBC Television

Production company

BBC

Credits

Playwright

James R. Gregson

Designer

Kenneth Lawson

Cast

Wilfred Pickles	The Angel
Mollie Sugden	The Angel’s Wife
Paul Whitsun-Jones	A Bit of a Devil

Additional details

Play tags

comedy; north of England, as theme or setting; supernatural

Print sources

Title

... Do as the Limeys Do (Newspaper review)

Author/creator

Maurice Wiggin (Reviewer)

Reference

The Sunday Times, 10 May 1959, p. 26

Title

Radio Times, 1 May 1959 (Magazine)

Linking notes

listing, p. 21

Title

Rough Island Story (Magazine review)

Author/creator

Ivor Brown (Reviewer)

Reference

The Listener, 14 May 1959, pp. 860-61