I Have Been Here Before

Summary

1960 BBC production of I Have Been Here Before by J. B. Priestley.

Theatre play

I Have Been Here Before by J. B. Priestley (1894-1984) [more information]

Play synopsis

To a rural inn on a Yorkshire moor come Walter Ormund, a rich industrialist, and his young wife Janet, who are hoping to rebuild their relationship in these peaceful surroundings, where they plan to open a school. But Janet runs off with another man at the inn and her husband toys with the idea of suicide.

Production history

First produced by Lewis Casson at the Royalty Theatre, London, on 22 September 1937.

Date of transmission

Sunday 27 March 1960

Time

8.00-9.35pm

Series

Twentieth Century Theatre

Channel

BBC Television

Production company

BBC

Credits

Producer

Harold Clayton

Playwright

J. B. Priestley (1894-1984)

Designer

Marilyn Taylor

Cast

Daphne Anderson	Sally Pratt
Joseph Furst	Doctor Görtler
Michael Hordern	Walter Ormund
Ursula Howells	Janet Ormund
Norman Pierce	Sam Shipley
William Russell	Oliver Farrant

Additional details

Extant status

No archival copy is known to exist.

Play tags

adultery / infidelity; marriage; north of England, as theme or setting; suicide

Print sources

Title

Radio Times, 25 March 1960 (Magazine)

Linking notes

listing, p. 15; article by Priestley on p. 7