1978 - Other Radio Plays
Dear Octopus
By Dodie Smith 23.12.1978 Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies/Robert Harris
Adapted by Cynthia Pughe.
Produced by David H. Godfrey,
Originally broadcast 23 Dec 1978 (repeated 3 May 1986),
1hr 27mins.
Charles Randolph......................................Robert Harris
Dora Randolph.................................Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies
Charles & Dora's children
Hilda...................................................Monica Grey
Margery..................................................Eva Haddon
Cynthia...........................................Jo Manning Wilson
Nicholas..............................................Martin Jarvis
Their grand-children
Hugh...............................................Timothy Bentinck
Flouncy..............................................Susan Sheridan
Bill..............................................Elizabeth Lindsay
Scrap............................................Bernadette Windsor
Belle, Charles' sister-in-law........................Barbara Couper
Kenneth Harvey, Margery's husband......................Garard Green
Edna Randolph Hugh's mother.........................Irene Sutcliffe
Laurel Randolph, Hugh's wife.........................Gretta Gouriet
Fenny, Dora's companion.................................Lisa Harrow
Gertrude..............................................Janet Burnell
Nanny...................................................Margot Boyd
A Pretty Little Gift Horse
By T.D. Webster 11.11.1978 John Hollis/Michael Kilgarriff/Stephen Thorne
Alice Of Kilkenny
By Ian Rodger 4.11.1978 Patricia Leventon/Bryan Murray/Jonathan Scott
The Gabriel Hounds
By Mary Stewart 21.10.1978 David March/Emily Richard/Ian Liston
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
By Barrie Lyndon 26.8.1978 Michael Aldridge/Peggy Paige/Richard Burnett
The Night Of Caesar's Knives
By William Keenan 15.7.1978 Anna Cropper/John Bennett/Ronald Herdman
The Trains Don't Stop Here Any More
By Victor Pemberton 8.7.1978 Nerys Hughes/Nigel Anthony/Wendy Richard/Sheila Grant
Before The Screaming Begins
By Wally K. Daly 1.7.1978 James Laurenson/Jennifer Piercy/Patrick Troughton/Donald Hewlett
Remember Me
By Jill Hyem 20.5.1978.
Produced by Kay Patrick,
80 minutes,
20 May 1978 (Saturday Night Theatre).
A relaxing week in the Peak District turns out to be anything but. Cast:
Thelma Weadon...................................Jill Balcon
Paul Sutton...................................Julian Glover
Margot Sutton...................................Sarah Badel
Edgar Parsons...............................Peter Tuddenham
Hester Drew...................................Pauline Letts
Enid Gosler.....................................Margot Boyd
Nancy........................................Rowena Roberts
This is the ultimate revenge play, pushing even Nick Fisher's "Turning of the Tide" into second place. A woman who rents out rooms entertains some guests... it's only after some odd coincidences that her plan, and the reasons for it, are revealed...we slowly realise that she is mad.. Her revenge does not work out in the way she expected, but there's no doubt that it is complete. Directed by Kay Patrick.
The play won a Giles Cooper Award. It is also mentioned in Mike Harris's piece on radio Drama (see Articles page) for Edinburgh University Press.
Shadows
By Jack Gerson 13.5.1978 James Cairncross/Patrick Hannaway/Patrick Malahide
The Tale Of The Knight, The Witch & The Dragon
By J.C.W. Brook 8.4.1978 Patrick Stewart/Peggy Paige
The Destruction Factor - part 2 World Without Fire
By James Follett 18.3.1978 T.P. McKenna/Rosalind Adams/Paul Copley
The Destruction Factor - part 1 The Seeds Of Creation
By James Follett 11.3.1978 T.P. McKenna/Rosalind Adams/Paul Copley
Fit To Plead
By James Fairfax 4.3.1978 Judy Bennett/Paul Chapman
The U-Boat That Lost Its Nerve
By James Follett 7.1.1978 Nigel Lambert/David Ryall/Michael Deacon
Nigel Deacon / Diversity website; details supplied by Greg Linden.
Above plays known to exist in VRPCC collections
