The Ring of Truth [scenes]

Summary

1959 BBC presentation of scenes from the comedy The Ring of Truth by Wynyard Barry Browne, televised directly from the Savoy Theatre, London.

Theatre play

The Ring of Truth by Wynyard Barry Browne (1911-1964) [more information]

Play synopsis

A light drawing-room comedy in which an engagement ring belonging to a superstitious young wife is lost (or possibly stolen) and found.

Production history

Opened at the Manchester Opera House in June 1959 prior to its West End run at the Savoy.

Date of transmission

Tuesday 15 September 1959

Time

8.00-8.40pm

Channel

BBC Television

Production company

BBC

Credits

Director

Frith Banbury

Television Presentation by

John Vernon

Playwright

Wynyard Barry Browne (1911-1964)

Designer

Reece Pemberton

Cast

Tom Bell	Clifford Small
Wynne Clark	Nannie
Martha Downs	Ambrosine Wyman
Margaret Johnston	Emma Gore
Arthur Lowe	Mr Filby
Anthony Sagar	Joe
John Slater	Sgt Borall
David Tomlinson	Tom Gore
Brian Wilde	PC Wimbush

Additional details

Extant status

No archival copy is known to exist.

Play tags

comedy

Print sources

Title

Lightweight by Wynyard Browne (Newspaper review of stage production)

Author/creator

Philip Hope-Wallace (Reviewer)

Reference

The Manchester Guardian, 17 July 1959, p. 5

Title

Radio Times, 11 September 1959 (Magazine)

Linking notes

p. 15, listing