The Fanatics

Summary

1960 BBC production of The Fanatics by Miles Malleson, from the BBC’s Midland Television studio.

Theatre play

The Fanatics by Miles Malleson (1889-1969) [more information]

Play synopsis

The year is 1920. Back in London after four years in the trenches, John Freeman notices a gulf not only between himself and his father, but between their two separate generations.

Production history

Dated to the 1920s.

Date of transmission

Sunday 13 March 1960

Time

8.00-9.30pm

Series

Twentieth Century Theatre

Channel

BBC Television

Production company

BBC

Credits

Producer

Terence Dudley

Playwright

Miles Malleson (1889-1969)

Designer

Margaret Peacock

Cast

Naomi Chance
Sally Home
Topsy Jane
Laurence Payne
William Russell
Ann Sears
Peter Stephens
Gillian Vaughan
Valerie White

Additional details

Play tags

First World War, as theme or setting; generational relations or conflict

Audiovisual sources

Title

The Fanatics (BBC, 1960)

Archive

BBC Information and Archives [more information]

Address

White City
London
UK

Telephone

+44 (0)20 8008 2288

Website

http://www.bbc.co.uk/informationandarchives/

Access

BBC Information and Archives is not open to the public.

Print sources

Title

Radio Times, 1 January 1960 (Magazine)

Linking notes

brief mention in article, p. 2

Title

TV Times, 11 March 1960 (Magazine)

Linking notes

article, with image, p. 7; illustrated listing, p. 11