Poet and Pheasant

Summary
1959 BBC Television production of the comedy Poet and Pheasant by Willis Hall, from the BBC’s Midland television studio.
Theatre play
Poet and Pheasant by Willis Hall (1929-2005) [more information]
Date of transmission
Tuesday 22 December 1959
Time
9.10-10.10pm
Channel
BBC Television
Production company
BBC

Credits

Producer
Peter Dews
Playwright
Willis Hall (1929-2005)
Designer
Margaret Peacock
Cast
Betty AlbergeMrs Throttle
Frank AtkinsonJoe Thropjoy
Michael BatesMr Migglewood
Geoffrey BayldonTom Walters
Marion DawsonMaud Higgins
Philip Garston-JonesMr Cartwright
Frank PettingellFrank Higgins
Michael RobbinsEddie Fossgill
Ann SakerSally Higgins
John SharpHerbert Jackson

Additional details

Play tags
comedy; north of England, as theme or setting

Print sources

Title
BBC Watches the Flock: Lambs in the Studio (Newspaper review)
Reference
The Guardian, 24 December 1959, p. 14
Linking notes
passing mention
Title
Radio Times, 18 December 1959 (Magazine)
Linking notes
listing, p. 15; article, p. 5
Title
Television (Newspaper review)
Author/creator
Mary Crozier (Reviewer)
Reference
The Guardian, 23 December 1959, p. 5

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