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The Gay Dog

Summary
1959 BBC Television production of The Gay Dog by Joseph Colton, from the BBC’s north of England studio. Wilfred Pickles played the same role on the stage in 1952 (Piccadilly Theatre, London).
Theatre play
The Gay Dog by Joseph Colton [more information]
Date of transmission
Saturday 6 June 1959
Time
8.00-9.15pm
Channel
BBC Television
Production company
BBC

Credits

Producer
Vivian A. Daniels
Playwright
Joseph Colton
Designer
Kenneth Lawson
Cast
John BarrieBert Gay
Angela BrownePeggy Gowland
Donald ChurchillLeslie Gowland
David CraneSpud Ryan
Marion DawsonMrs James
Noel DysonMaggie Gay
Nan Marriott-WatsonAunt Minnie
Amy MitchellSally Gay
Brian PeckPeter
Wilfred PicklesJim Gay
Leonard WilliamsThe Rev. Henry Gowland

Additional details

Extant status
No archival copy is known to exist.
Play tags
comedy; gambling

Print sources

Title
Radio Times, 29 May 1959 (Magazine)
Linking notes
listing, p. 23

Record Stats

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