Dear Octopus
- Summary
- 1960 BBC production of Dear Octopus by Dodie Smith, from the BBC’s Midland studio.
- Theatre play
- Dear Octopus by Dodie [Dorothy Gladys] Smith (1896-1990) [more information]
- Date of transmission
- Sunday 10 January 1960
- Time
- 8.00-9.30pm
- Series
- Twentieth Century Theatre
- Channel
- BBC Television
- Production company
- BBC
Credits
- Producer
- Chloe Gibson
- Playwright
- Dodie [Dorothy Gladys] Smith (1896-1990)
- Designer
- Charles Carroll
- Cast
Jean Anderson Hilda Randolph Diana Beaumont MArgery Harvey Alice Bowes Nanny Patching Diana Churchill Cynthia Randolph Barbara Couper Belle Schlessinger Michael Denison Nicholas Randolph Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies Dora Randolph Malcolm Keen Charles Randolph Gillian Maude Edna Randolph Sandra Michaels 'Flouncy’ Harvey Hilda Campbell Russell Gertrude Michael Sands Hugh Randolph Colin Spaull Bill Harvey Kevin Stoney Kenneth Harvey Ingrid Sylvester 'Scrap’ Kenton Hilary Tindall Laurel Randolph Margaret Tyzack Fenny
Additional details
- Extant status
- No archival copy is known to exist.
- Play tags
- comedy
Print sources
- Title
- Radio Times, 1 January 1960 (Magazine)
- Linking notes
- brief mention in article, p. 2
- Title
- Radio Times, 8 January 1960 (Magazine)
- Linking notes
- illustrated listing, p. 9; illustrated article, p. 3
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