1987 Radio Plays
*SWEET TOOTH....1987
Unusual play by Mel Calman, cartoonist from (I think)
the Guardian. The characters in this play are all cakes. He followed
this up with *PAWNSHOP BLUES (1993), where the characters are items
waiting to be reclaimed in a pawnshop. Finally he did *HEARTACHE (1996)
-unfortunately I can't remember the plot.
*CONAN DOYLE AND THE EDALJI CASE....1987
12.Dec 87. By Rop Apps. At the peak of his fame, Conan Doyle became bored with his creation Sherlock Holmes and resentful of a public which knew nothing of his other work. The true story of George Edalji, accused of maiming animals, began to intrigue him. Here was a chance to do some real detective work. Cast: Iain Cuthbertosn, John Church Michael Harbour, Margot Boyd, Victoria Carling, John Baddeley, Michael Tudor Barnes, Anthony Jackson, Steve Harrold, Alan Dudley. Producer Brian Miller.
AN ENGLISHMAN'S HOME....1987
5 Dec 70. A delightfully quirky comedy about a guy who
is a caravan fanatic. Full of wry observations
about human nature. By Ray Ball. With Hywel Bennett,
Brenda Bruce, Caroline Mortimer. 90m.
MY BABY MINE....1987
Play by Paul Angus about two men who work for an advertising company. One is a womaniser; one is a family man.
But the Jon Juan changes when he meets a special young lady .... an ultimately cheerful story of love
against adversity.
Waxwork
By Peter Lovesey.
R4,3.10.1987/1900,
By Brian Cox/John Cater/Sarah Berger.
Unto The Grave
By John Penn.
R4,22.8.1987/1900,John Castle/Tessa Worsley. 90m, thriller.
The Smiler With The Knife
By Nicholas Blake,R4,15.8.1987/1900,Jackie Smith-Wood/Simon Cadell.
Death & The Dancing Footman
By Ngaio Marsh,R4,8.8.1987/1900,Nigel Graham/Laurence Payne.
Trent's Last Case
By E.C. Bentley,R4,1.8.1987/1900,Martin Jarvis.
Humanity Farm
By John Kirkmorris,R4,11.7.1987/1900,Stephen Thorne/Elizabeth Bell.
Swing, Swing Together
By Peter Lovesey,R4,4.7.1987/1900,Barry Foster/John Cater.
The House At Spook Corner
By Bob Couttie,R4,27.6.1987/1900,Frank Windsor/Michael Drew.
The Champion
By Martin Worth. R4,4.4.1987/1900,Timothy Spall/Ian Thompson. About W.G.Grace, the best cricketer there's ever been.
The play is also interesting in shedding light on the class
system of the time. 90m. Saturday Night Theatre. More about this
on the cricket plays page.
Helbeck Of Bannisdale
By Mrs. Humphry Ward,R4,28.3.1987/1900,Alan Howard/Tessa Peake-Jones. Dram. Michelene Wandor.
ALPHABETICAL ORDER....1987
By Michael Frayn, 14 Mar 87.
Nigel Deacon / Diversity website
Above plays known to exist in VRPCC collections, though we haven't got the John Kirkmorris.
