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The Three Doctors (Doctor Who)

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{{Infobox Doctor Who episode
| number = 065
| serial_name = The Three Doctors
| show = DW
| type = serial
| image = [[File:Three Doctors.jpg|250px]]
| caption = Omega explains things before two of the three Doctors and Sergeant Benton.
| doctors =
* [[Jon Pertwee]] – [[Third Doctor]]
* [[Patrick Troughton]] – [[Second Doctor]]
* [[William Hartnell]] – [[First Doctor]]
| companion = [[Katy Manning]] – [[Jo Grant]]
| guests =
* [[Nicholas Courtney]] – [[Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]]
* [[John Levene]] – [[Sergeant Benton]]
* [[Stephen Thorne]] – [[Omega (Doctor Who)|Omega]]
* [[Roy Purcell]] – President of the Council
* [[Clyde Pollit]]t – Chancellor
* [[Graham Leaman]] – Time Lord
* [[Rex Robinson (actor)|Rex Robinson]] – Dr. Tyler
* [[Laurie Webb]] – Mr. Ollis
* [[Patricia Prior]] – Mrs. Ollis
* [[Denys Palmer]] – Corporal Palmer
| director = Lennie Mayne
| writer = [[Bob Baker (scriptwriter)|Bob Baker]] [[Dave Martin (screenwriter)|Dave Martin]]
| script_editor = [[Terrance Dicks]]
| producer = [[Barry Letts]]
| composer = [[Dudley Simpson]]
| production_code = RRR
| series = [[Doctor Who season 10|Season 10]]
| length = 4 episodes, 25 minutes each
| started = {{Start date|1972|12|30|df=y}}
| ended = {{End date|1973|1|20|df=y}}
| preceding = ''[[The Time Monster]]''
| following = ''[[Carnival of Monsters]]''
}}

'''''The Three Doctors''''' is the first serial of the [[Doctor Who season 10|tenth season]] of the British [[science fiction television]] series ''[[Doctor Who]]'', first broadcast in four weekly parts on [[BBC One|BBC1]] from 30 December 1972 to 20 January 1973.

In the serial, the solar engineer Omega ([[Stephen Thorne]]), the creator of the experiments that allowed the [[Time Lord]]s to [[Time travel in fiction|travel in time]], seeks revenge on the Time Lords after he was left for dead in a universe made of [[antimatter]]. The Time Lords recruit the time travellers the [[First Doctor]] ([[William Hartnell]]), the [[Second Doctor]] ([[Patrick Troughton]]), and the [[Third Doctor]] ([[Jon Pertwee]]) for help when Omega drains power throughout the universe, threatening all of existence.

The serial opened the tenth anniversary year of the series, and features the first three [[The Doctor (Doctor Who)|Doctors]] all appearing in the same serial. This makes it the first ''Doctor Who'' story in which an earlier incarnation of the Doctor returns to the show. It was also Hartnell's last appearance as the First Doctor prior to his death in 1975. Omega would later return to the series in the 1983 serial ''[[Arc of Infinity]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=Arc of Infinity ★ {{!}} Radio Times |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/doctor-who-guide/arc-of-infinity/ |access-date=2025-05-01 |website=www.radiotimes.com |language=en-GB}}</ref> the 2020 episode "[[The Timeless Children]]", and the 2025 two-parter "[[Wish World]]" / "[[The Reality War]]".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-24 |title=42 Years Later, The Oldest Sci-Fi Show Just Brought Back A Forgotten Villain |url=https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/doctor-who-wish-world-ending-omega-explained |access-date=2025-05-25 |website=Inverse |language=en}}</ref>

==Plot==
A [[superluminal]] signal is sent to Earth, carrying with it an energy blob that seems intent on capturing the Doctor, but has already mysteriously abducted two individuals: a local game warden, and scientific researcher Dr. Tyler. The [[Gallifrey|homeworld]] of the [[Time Lord]]s is also under siege; they are trapped themselves, with universal energy being drained through a [[black hole]], threatening to unravel the fabric of time and space. Desperate to send help, the Time Lords break the First Law of Time by recruiting a previous [[Doctor (Doctor Who)#Changing faces|incarnation]] of the Doctor from his own past. As the [[Second Doctor]] and the present [[Third Doctor]] cannot cope with each other's personalities, the Time Lords attempt to retrieve the [[First Doctor]] to "keep them in order", but he is trapped in a "time eddy", unable to fully materialise, communicating through a viewscreen. The Doctors investigate, while [[UNIT]] headquarters faces an attack by shapeless lumpy-globule-like creatures. The First Doctor assists both Doctors by correctly surmising that the previously-sent energy blob is a bridge to another universe. The Third Doctor attempts to go alone, but Jo is abruptly abducted with him. The Second Doctor later allows the [[TARDIS]] with himself, the Brigadier, and Benton inside, to be taken by the blob, although this causes UNIT HQ to be stolen as well.

Jo, the Third Doctor, and Dr. Tyler, whom they discover there, assess their situation in this new mystery universe of antimatter, inside the black hole. The Third Doctor also deduces that a conversion has taken place for their assailants and themselves to somehow exist in each other's universes without annihilation. Before they can do any more, though, they are accosted by the shapeless creatures and taken to an unfamiliar location. When they arrive, they meet the legendary Time Lord [[Omega (Doctor Who)|Omega]], who created the [[supernova]] method that powers Time Lord civilisation, but which also supposedly killed him. Omega seeks revenge on the Time Lords, whom he assumes left him stranded alone for centuries in his universe, of which he explains that he willed into existence. Assuming he has been deceived once again by the Time Lords after discovering the Second Doctor and correctly deducing his identity, Omega imprisons both Doctors, Jo, Benton, and Tyler. After the two Doctors help everyone escape through both of their own willpowers, Omega discovers the getaway, and challenges the Third Doctor to a battle of minds, nearly killing him.

The Second Doctor convinces Omega to stop, appealing to his desire to escape. Now calmer, Omega explains further to the two that he shaped this reality within the black hole both with his willpower and the power of its [[Gravitational singularity|singularity]]. However, due to this, his will is the only support keeping this reality stable. He cannot freely leave without releasing control, but releasing control would collapse the antimatter universe instantly, annihilating everything in it; and so Omega's intention is for the Doctors to take his place maintaining it. As he prepares to leave with the Doctors' help, they are stunned to find that the extremely prolonged exposure to the singularity has destroyed Omega's physical body; his willpower now also maintains his essence, and he will cease to exist if he leaves. Suffering a nervous breakdown from the shock, Omega now seeks to destroy all creation.

Taking advantage of his neurosis, the two Doctors escape back to the TARDIS with all of the abductees. With the First Doctor, the two devise a way to defeat Omega. By accident, the two also discover the Second Doctor's previously-lost [[Recorder (musical instrument)|recorder]] within the TARDIS' [[force field (fiction)|force field]] generator, and integrate it into their plan. The two meet with Omega again, claiming they can give him his freedom. Omega, though, sharply retorts that he cannot be freed, and demands that they share his exile. The Doctors agree, on the condition that all of his abductees are sent safely back to Earth. Once done, the two present him with the generator. Omega knocks it over in rage at the paltry offer and the recorder falls out; having fallen into the generator during the abduction, the recorder was protected from conversion, remaining as normal matter. The resulting contact annihilates the antimatter universe, creating a new universal source of energy, and ejecting the Doctors in the TARDIS, UNIT HQ, and all of its stolen objects, back to their proper places in the normal universe. With the Time Lords' power restored, they return the First and Second Doctors to their respective time periods.

Forlorn, the Third Doctor implies to Jo that death was the only freedom anyone could offer Omega. Out of forgiveness, the Time Lords then send the Doctor a new dematerialisation circuit for the TARDIS and restore his knowledge of how to travel through [[space and time]], lifting his exile.

==Production==
Working titles for this story included ''The Black Hole''. The script was originally supposed to feature all three Doctors equally, but William Hartnell was too ill to be able to play the full role as envisioned. He was, therefore, reduced to a pre-recorded [[cameo role]], appearing only on the TARDIS's scanner and the space-time viewer of the Time Lords. It would be the last time he played the Doctor and his last acting role before his death in 1975.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/threedoctors/detail.shtml|title=BBC – Doctor Who Classic Episode Guide – The Three Doctors – Details}}</ref> Hartnell's scenes were filmed at BBC's Ealing Studios.

The only time that all three Doctors appeared together was in promotional photos for the story. One session of these took place in October 1972 at a photo studio in Battersea - this produced the image that was used for the cover of the ''[[Radio Times]]'' magazine to promote the story.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/doctor-who-guide/the-three-doctors/|title=''The Three Doctors''|publisher=[[Radio Times]]|first=Patrick|last=Mulkern|accessdate=17 October 2021}}</ref>

The production team also planned for [[Frazer Hines]] to reprise his role of [[Jamie McCrimmon]] alongside the Second Doctor; however, Hines was not available, due to his work on the soap opera ''[[Emmerdale|Emmerdale Farm]]''. Much of the role originally intended for Jamie was reassigned to Sergeant Benton.

===Casting notes===
The Chancellor is portrayed by Clyde Pollitt, who had also played one of the Time Lords who tried and exiled the Second Doctor. Barry Letts states in the DVD commentary that this was intentional, as he meant for this to be the same character. Similarly, Graham Leaman reappears as a Time Lord, having been seen in the same role in ''[[Colony in Space]]'' (1971) discussing [[Master (Doctor Who)|the Master]]'s activities and the Time Lords' use of the exiled Doctor as an agent. The same DVD commentary and the on-screen production captions note that the unavailability of actor Richard Franklin led to a shifting of the roles by the UNIT supporting cast. Sergeant Benton took on the majority of the role written for Captain Yates and a new character, Corporal Palmer, took on most of the lines originally written for Benton.

==Reception==
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Patrick Mulkern of ''[[Radio Times]]'' wrote that ''The Three Doctors'' "may not be the greatest story ever told" but it ended the Doctor's exile on Earth and brought back Troughton, though unfortunately Hartnell was not able to do much.<ref name="Radio Times">{{cite web|first=Patrick|last=Mulkern|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2010-01-14/the-three-doctors|title=Doctor Who: The Three Doctors|work=[[Radio Times]]|date=14 January 2010|access-date=16 October 2012}}</ref> ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' reviewer Christopher Bahn summarised that the serial "has some good ideas in it, but they're treated with such an unambitious lack of imagination that there's not enough actually happening here for the story to be offensively bad—just boring". He felt the "most enjoyable part" was the "comic squabbling" between Pertwee and Troughton, and also called the Brigadier a "saving grace".<ref name="AV Club">{{cite web|first=Christopher|last=Bahn|url=https://www.avclub.com/doctor-who-classic-the-three-doctors-1798174606|title=The Three Doctors|work=[[The A.V. Club]]|date=14 October 2012|access-date=16 October 2012}}</ref> [[DVD Talk]]'s Ian Jane gave the serial three out of five stars, noting that it was "slightly silly" and the production designs and special effects were "definitely not the best that the series has had to offer". He also felt that the story was wrapped up too quickly and was "fairly predictable". However, he praised Pertwee and Troughton's interplay, the fact that Jo was given more to do, and Stephen Thorne's performance as Omega.<ref name="DVD Talk">{{cite web|first=Ian|last=Jane|url=http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/53507/dr-who-three-doctors/?___rd=1|title=Doctor Who: The Three Doctors|publisher=[[DVD Talk]]|date=11 April 2012|access-date=16 October 2012}}</ref> Alisdair Wilkins of [[io9]] picked ''The Three Doctors'' as the worst ''Doctor Who'' story of the classic series, feeling that the Second Doctor and the Brigadier were written as too comical, the story had too much padding, and that Omega was a "shouting, one-dimensional villain".<ref>{{cite web|first=Alisdair|last=Wilkins|url=http://io9.com/5962840/the-complete-guide-to-every-single-doctor-who-anniversary-special-ever?popular=true&post=54542948|title=The Complete Guide to Every Single ''Doctor Who'' Anniversary Special Ever|publisher=[[io9]]|date=23 November 2012|access-date=23 November 2012}}</ref>

===Broadcast===

The serial was repeated on BBC2 in November 1981, daily (Monday–Thursday) (23 November 1981 to 26 November 1981) at 17:40 as part of "The Five Faces of Doctor Who". The four episodes achieved ratings of 5.0, 4.5, 5.7 and 5.8 million viewers respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://guide.doctorwhonews.net/story.php?story=TheThreeDoctors&detail=broadcast|title=Doctor Who Guide: broadcasting for The Three Doctors|work=Doctor Who Guide}}</ref>

==Commercial releases==

===In print===
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| cover_artist = [[Chris Achilleos]]
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A novelisation of this serial, written by [[Terrance Dicks]], was published by [[Target Books]] in November 1975.

The novelisation provides a rationale for Omega's realm to be a [[quarry]]: Over the millennia, Omega has become weary of the mental effort required to generate a verdant landscape and now makes do with rock and soil. The Second Doctor is referred to throughout as Doctor Two. In the book, Mr Ollis is renamed Mr Hollis. It is stated that Omega is only the second Time Lord that the Doctor has come up against as an adversary, the first being [[The Master (Doctor Who)|the Master]].

===Home media===
''The Three Doctors'' was released twice on [[VHS]], first in August 1991 and thereafter remastered and re-released in 2002 as part of the [[WHSmith]]'s ''The Time Lord Collection'' boxed set. It was released on [[DVD]] in the UK in November 2003 as part of the ''Doctor Who'' 40th Anniversary Celebration releases, representing the Jon Pertwee years. Some copies came in a box set housing a limited edition [[Corgi Cars|Corgi]] model of "Bessie", the Third Doctor's vintage [[Roadster (automobile)|roadster]]. A special edition of the DVD, with new bonus features, was released in the UK on 13 February 2012 in the third of the ongoing ''Revisitations'' DVD box sets with additional bonus features.
In 2019, ''The Three Doctors'' was released as part of the Season Ten Boxed Set Blu-Ray collection. The story and its special features occupy one disc in the set, and include features from previous releases and specially-made content.

===''Tales of the TARDIS''===
A special edition of the episode aired on BBC iPlayer on 1 November 2023, in the spin-off ''[[Tales of the TARDIS]]''.<ref name="Den of Geek Tales">{{cite web |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/doctor-who-anniversary-what-is-tales-of-the-tardis/ |title=Doctor Who Anniversary: What Actually IS Tales of the TARDIS? |last=Mellor |first=Louisa |work=[[Den of Geek]] |publisher=[[Dennis Publishing]] |date=31 October 2023 |accessdate=1 November 2023 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20231031095710/https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/doctor-who-anniversary-what-is-tales-of-the-tardis/ |archivedate=October 31, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==References==
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<ref name="ArchiveStatus">{{cite web|url= http://gallifreyone.com/episode.php?id=3r|title= The Three Doctors|publisher = [[Outpost Gallifrey]]|author = Shaun Lyon|date = 31 March 2007|access-date = 30 August 2008|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080518102051/http://www.gallifreyone.com/episode.php?id=3r  |archive-date = 18 May 2008|display-authors=etal}}</ref>
<ref name="AllRatings">{{cite web|title=Ratings Guide |url=http://guide.doctorwhonews.net/info.php?detail=ratings&type=date |website=Doctor Who News |access-date=28 May 2017}}</ref>
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Have His Carcase

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{{Short description|1932 mystery novel by Dorothy L. Sayers}}
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'''''Have His Carcase''''' is a 1932 [[locked-room mystery]] by [[Dorothy L. Sayers]], her seventh novel featuring [[Lord Peter Wimsey]] and the second in which [[Harriet Vane]] appears. It is also included in the [[A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery|1987 BBC TV series]]. The book marks a stage in the long drawn out courting of Harriet Vane by Wimsey. Though working closely with him on solving the book's mystery, she still refuses to marry him.

==Plot==
During a hiking holiday on the South West coast of England, the detective novelist Harriet Vane discovers the body of a man lying on an isolated rock on the shore, not far from the resort of Wilvercombe; his throat has been cut. Harriet takes photographs and collects the razor used in the death, and other personal items. The man's blood is still liquid, from which it is concluded that he had died shortly before she arrived. There are no footprints in the sand other than hers and those of the victim. Unfortunately, the corpse is washed away by the rising tide before she can summon help.

Alerted to the discovery by a friend, Lord Peter Wimsey arrives, and he and Harriet start their investigations. The victim is identified as Paul Alexis, a young man of Russian extraction, employed by a Wilvercombe hotel as a professional dancing partner. The police tend to the view that Alexis' death was suicide and that he had cut his own throat.

Alexis had been engaged to a rich widow in her fifties, Mrs Weldon. Her son, Henry Weldon, ten years older than his mother's lover and by all appearances a simple and brutish man, is appalled at the prospect of his mother's remarriage to a [[gigolo]], and at his potential loss of inheritance. He travels to Wilvercombe to monitor the investigation while ostensibly comforting his mother after her loss. Weldon appears to be a likely murder suspect, but he has an unshakeable alibi for the time of Alexis' death – as do a large number of other possible suspects.

Staged to look like suicide, Alexis' death is gradually revealed to be the result of an ingenious murder plot that played upon Alexis' fantasies. Wimsey and Harriet discover that in the period leading up to his death Alexis, an avid reader of [[Ruritanian romance]]s, had believed himself to be a descendant of Tsar [[Nicholas I of Russia]]. A series of cipher letters received from an unknown source convinced him that he was being called to return to Russia to take his place as the new rightful Tsar.

He had been lured to the rock by his anonymous correspondent who urged him to be ready to meet a "Rider from the Sea", a rider who it was said would be carrying instructions for his onward journey to Warsaw. Once at the rock, Alexis met his death at the hand of the murderer who had ridden his horse along the beach through the incoming tide to avoid leaving tracks.

Wimsey and Harriet ultimately realise that Weldon is not the simple character he has been presenting, but a criminal who has been living under two different identities. Weldon was himself the rider, and had been provided with his alibi by two co-conspirators, a friend and his wife. Although his alibi was secure for the believed time of death, the investigators discover that Alexis had died far earlier than had been thought; he had suffered from the blood-clotting disorder [[haemophilia]] (a disorder known to have affected the Russian royal family), resulting in his blood remaining liquid for much longer than would normally be expected.

Weldon and his co-conspirators are undone by their unsuccessful attempts to reshuffle their alibis to match the new information about the time of death — and by proof of their actual friendship.

Even as Wimsey and Harriet solve the case, Mrs Weldon has already moved on to another gigolo at the hotel, a sympathetic French dancer named Antoine.

==Title==
The novel's title appears in [[William Cowper|William Cowper's]] translation of Book II of [[Homer|Homer's]] ''[[Iliad]]'': "The vulture's maw / Shall have his carcase, and the dogs his bones".<ref name="CowIliad">Cowper, William, trans. [http://www.gutenberg.org/files/16452/16452-h/16452-h.htm The Iliad of Homer] at Project Gutenberg.</ref> The phrase also appears a number of times in ''[[The Pickwick Papers]]'' by [[Charles Dickens]], as [[Sam Weller (character)|Sam Weller]]'s distortion of the legal term ''[[habeas corpus]]''.

==Characters==
*[[Lord Peter Wimsey]]: protagonist, aristocratic amateur detective
*[[Harriet Vane|Miss Harriet Vane]]: protagonist, detective novelist with whom Wimsey is in love
*Paul Alexis (deceased): professional dancing partner at a hotel
*Mrs Weldon: elderly wealthy widow, engaged to Alexis
*Henry Weldon: only son of Mrs Weldon
*Haviland Martin: suspicious camper who proves hard to trace
*Julian Perkins: London schoolteacher who mysteriously disappears
*William Bright: itinerant hairdresser with a cloudy past
*Mr Alfred Morecambe: London commission agent
*Mrs Morecambe: actress, wife of Alfred
*Inspector Umpelty: local policeman in charge of the investigation
*[[Mervyn Bunter]]: Lord Peter's gentleman's gentleman.
===Other significant characters===
*Mrs Lefranc: Paul Alexis' landlady
*Esdras Pollock: surly local fisherman with something to hide

==Chapter heads==
All the chapter heads feature quotations from the works of the dramatist and poet [[Thomas Lovell Beddoes]].

==Criticism==
In their overview ''A Catalogue of Crime'' (1971/89) Barzun & Taylor noted that the book was "A great achievement, despite some critics' carping. The people, the motive, the cipher, and the detection are all topnotch. Here, too, is the first (and definitive) use of hemophilia as a misleading fact. And surely the son, the mother, and her self-deluded gigolo are definitive types".<ref name="COFC">Barzun, Jacques and Taylor, Wendell Hertig. ''A Catalogue of Crime''. New York: Harper & Row. 1971, revised and enlarged edition 1989. {{ISBN|0-06-015796-8}}</ref>

==Adaptations==
The novel was [[Lord Peter Wimsey (radio series)|adapted for radio]] in 1981 for [[BBC Radio 4]] by Alistair Beaton, starring [[Ian Carmichael]] as Lord Peter and [[Maria Aitken]] as Harriet Vane.

It was [[A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery|adapted for television]] in 1987, as part of a series starring [[Edward Petherbridge]] as Lord Peter and [[Harriet Walter]] as Harriet Vane. Mervyn Bunter is played by [[Richard Morant]], the brother of [[Angela Morant]] who portrays the character Mrs Morecambe. The police officer in charge, Inspector Trethowan in this adaptation, is played by [[Ray Armstrong (actor)|Ray Armstrong]].

==References==
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==External links==
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William Lindsay (actor)

2025-06-27T19:14:37Z

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{{Short description|British actor (1945–1986)}}
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'''William Lindsay''' (15 August 1945 – 14 May 1986) was a British actor.

His [[television]] credits include ''[[Colditz (1972 TV series)|Colditz]]'', ''[[Enemy at the Door]]'', ''[[Doctor Who]]'' (in the serial ''[[State of Decay (Doctor Who)|State of Decay]]''), ''[[Angels (TV series)|Angels]]'' and ''[[Blake's 7]]''.

==Filmography==
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|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
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|1980|| ''[[Doctor Who]]'' || Zargo || in the serial ''[[State of Decay (Doctor Who)|State of Decay]]''
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|1980|| ''[[Angels (TV series)|Angels]]'' || Dr. Peter Drew || 9 episodes
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|1985|| ''[[Lifeforce (film)|Lifeforce]]'' || Colonel's Aide || (final film role)
|}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=0512325|name=William Lindsay}}
* [https://theatricalia.com/person/1jkm/william-lindsay William Lindsay] at Theatricalia

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Little Me (musical)

2025-06-19T19:01:11Z

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{{Short description|Musical by Neil Simon and Cy Coleman}}
{{Infobox musical
| name = Little Me
| image = Little_me_NB.jpg
| caption = Revival cast recording
| music = [[Cy Coleman]]
| lyrics = [[Carolyn Leigh]]
| book = [[Neil Simon]]
| basis = ''[[Little Me (novel)|Little Me: The Intimate Memoirs of that Great Star of Stage, Screen and Television/Belle Poitrine]]'', a novel by [[Patrick Dennis]]
| productions = 1962 [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] 1964 [[West End theatre|West End]] 1982 Broadway [[Revival (play)|revival]] 1984 West End 1998 Broadway revival 2014 [[New York City Center|City Center]] ''[[Encores!]]''

| awards =
}}

'''''Little Me''''' is a musical written by [[Neil Simon]], with music by [[Cy Coleman]] and lyrics by [[Carolyn Leigh]]. The original 1962 Broadway production featured [[Sid Caesar]] in multiple roles with multiple stage accents, playing all of the heroine's husbands and lovers. One of the better-known songs from the musical is "[[I've Got Your Number (Cy Coleman song)|I've Got Your Number]]".

==Background==
The musical ''Little Me'' is based on the novel by [[Patrick Dennis]] titled ''[[Little Me (novel)|Little Me: The Intimate Memoirs of that Great Star of Stage, Screen and Television/Belle Poitrine]]'', an illustrated autobiography of an imaginary diva (published in 1961). In his memoir ''Rewrites: A Memoir,'' Neil Simon wrote that aside from tailoring the musical's book to the talents of Sid Caesar, the second attraction of the project was a chance to work with choreographer [[Bob Fosse]]. "With the exception of Jerome Robbins, for my money Fosse was the best choreographer who ever worked in the theater."<ref>"Rewrites:A Memoir", Neil Simon, p. 110, 1996, Touchstone, {{ISBN|0-684-82672-0}}</ref> (Simon and Caesar had worked together on the television variety program ''[[Your Show of Shows]].'')

== Productions ==
''Little Me'' opened on Broadway at the [[Lunt-Fontanne Theatre]] on November 17, 1962 and closed on June 27, 1963, running for 257 performances. Directed by Cy Feuer and [[Bob Fosse]] with choreography by Fosse, Sid Caesar starred playing multiple roles, with [[Virginia Martin]] as Young Belle and [[Nancy Andrews (actress)|Nancy Andrews]] as Old Belle. [[Barbara Sharma]] was a featured dancer in the show.

The [[West End theatre|London]] production opened at the [[Cambridge Theatre]] on November 18, 1964 and ran for 334 performances. [[Bruce Forsyth]] and Eileen Gourlay starred.

The 1982 revival at the [[Eugene O'Neill Theatre]] opened on January 21, 1982 and closed on February 21, 1982 after 30 previews and 36 performances. The multiple Caesar roles were split between [[Victor Garber]] and [[James Coco]]. The director was [[Robert Drivas]] and choreographer was [[Peter Gennaro]], with [[Mary Gordon Murray]] as Belle; [[Bebe Neuwirth]] was in the ensemble.

''Little Me'' was revived on the West End at the [[Prince of Wales Theatre]], opening on May 30, 1984 and running for 409 performances. [[Russ Abbot]] and [[Sheila White (actress)|Sheila White]] starred.

''Little Me'' was revived on Broadway by the [[Roundabout Theatre Company]] at the Criterion Center Stage Right as a vehicle for [[Martin Short]], opening on November 12, 1998 and closing on February 7, 1999 after 99 performances and 43 previews. With direction and choreography by [[Rob Marshall]], [[Faith Prince]] played the combined roles of Old and Young Belle. According to Rob Marshall: "Without Marty, we wouldn't do it. And we're fortunate that we still have Neil and Cy with us, and they'll be working with us and tailoring it for Marty."<ref>''New York Times'', ON STAGE AND OFF, Rick Lyman, March 27, 1998</ref>

''Little Me'' ran in its original form with [[42nd Street Moon]] in San Francisco in 2013, directed by [[Eric Inman]] and with choreography by [[Staci Arriaga]].<ref name = HuffPost-42ndStreet /> Lead actor [[Jason Graae]] was described as "stepping into the roles previously inhabited by two of the most versatile entertainers in Broadway and Hollywood history" and as having "boundless energy and a staggering level of comedic talent."<ref name = HuffPost-42ndStreet>{{cite news|url = http://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/entry/the-right-girl-in-the-right-place_b_3537030|title = The Right Girl in the Right Place at the Right Time|date = 3 July 2013|access-date = 30 September 2016|first = George|last = Heymont|newspaper = [[Huffington Post]]}}</ref> In the same year, the play ran at the Rose and Crown Theatre, London. The musical was directed by Brendan Matthew, with choreography by Chris Whittaker and design by Chris Hone.<ref>[http://www.uktw.co.uk/archive/musical/little-me/L672422198/ " 'Little Me' at Ye Olde Rose and Crown Theatre Pub"] uktw.co.uk, accessed February 5, 2014</ref>

The New York City Center [[Encores!]] staged concert ran from February 5, 2014 to February 9, 2014, starring [[Christian Borle]], [[Rachel York]] as Belle, Judy Kaye as Older Belle, and [[Harriet Harris]] as Mrs. Eggleston. The production was directed by [[John Rando]] with choreography by Joshua Bergasse.<ref>Gans, Andrew. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/187264-Christian-Borle-Stars-in-Encores-Little-Me-Beginning-Feb-5?tsrc=hpt2 "Christian Borle Stars in Encores! 'Little Me', Beginning Feb. 5"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222202901/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/187264-Christian-Borle-Stars-in-Encores-Little-Me-Beginning-Feb-5?tsrc=hpt2 |date=2014-02-22}} playbill.com, February 5, 2014</ref>

[[Porchlight Music Theatre]] presented ''Little Me'' as a part of its "Porchlight Revisits" season in which they stage three forgotten musicals per year. It was in Chicago, Illinois in March 2017. It was directed by Artistic Director Michael Weber. <ref>{{Cite news|url=http://perform.ink/porchlights-little-leaves-big-impression/|title=Porchlight's LITTLE ME Leaves a Big Impression {{!}} PerformInk|date=2017-03-01|work=PerformInk|access-date=2018-05-15|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Plot ==
Note: This summary is based on the original Broadway production. The libretto was revised heavily for both of the subsequent revivals, with songs cut, added, or moved (most notably "Little Me").

;'''Act I'''
Belle Poitrine (née Schlumpfert) writes her autobiography with the help of Patrick Dennis ("The Truth"). As a child from Venezuela, Illinois, she lived in Drifter's Row, the poor side of town and dreamed of living on The Bluff, the rich part of town ("The Other Side of the Tracks"). Then she meets Noble Eggleston, from the "right" side of the tracks, and they feel an instant connection due to the presence of their "I Love You Theme" that plays whenever they touch. He invites her to his Sweet Sixteen party, and she agrees to go. At the party, Noble's friends all try to out-snob each other ("The Rich Kid Rag"). Noble's mother discovers that Belle lives in Drifter's Row and demands that Belle be sent away. Belle and Noble profess their love ("I Love You"), and Belle agrees to find wealth, culture, and social position to become equal to Noble so they can be together. She begins her journey, ignoring her friend George, who tells her it will only lead to her "getting kicked in the heart" ("The Other Side of the Tracks (Reprise)").

Her first conquest is old, rich banker Mr. Pinchley, who is the "meanest, nastiest, and stingiest man in town" who refuses to help the poor. After Belle gets him to look at himself, Mr. Pinchley decides he no longer wants to be hated. Belle agrees to help him, and he wins the love of his son, and the citizens of Drifter's Row due to his generosity ("Deep Down Inside"). He shows her a gun, telling her that he was going to kill himself for his birthday, and that now, because of her, he won't. He asks Belle to marry him, and, as it will award her with wealth, culture, and social position, she accepts. When she gives him a hug, the gun accidentally goes off, killing him. Arrested and put on trial for murder, she meets theatrical producers Benny and Bernie Buchsbaum and they advise her to become a star ("Be a Performer"). With Noble (who is now attending Harvard ''and'' Yale) helping her, she is acquitted and becomes a famous vaudeville performer with her own signature number ("Dimples") and no talent.

Benny and Bernie fire her when they get a new star, and she is forced to become a camera girl at a club. There, she discovers Noble's mother is forcing him to marry Ramona, his wealthy friend. Devastated, she runs off. Then, the grand Val du Val makes his entrance and performs his sexually implicit song ("Boom-Boom") with his "Val du Val-ettes". Deciding she has nothing left to live for, she prepares to jump off the roof. Val du Val notices this and prevents her from jumping, and leaves her in the hands of the club's owner. The owner is revealed to be George, who charms her ("I've Got Your Number") and gets her pregnant.

At a party during World War I, she meets and marries near-sighted soldier Fred Poitrine, who mistakes her pregnant condition for excess weight ("Real Live Girl"). Fred is shipped off to France immediately after they marry, and soon dies in action from a serious digit wound after his finger gets caught in a typewriter. Belle has her baby and discovers that Noble is in trouble in France. She leaves the baby to her mother, quickly travels to France and, after failing to find Noble, stays to cheer up the troops with the help of some willing girls ("Real Live Girl (Reprise)"). She then finds Val du Val has been left by his lover and now has [[amnesia]]. Belle uses the "booms" of the cannons to help him remember ("Boom-Boom (Reprise)"). His memory returns and they decide to marry. However, Noble has also arrived and Belle decides to marry him instead. When Val returns, she informs him of this, but he believes she "jilted" him like his old girlfriend and loses his memory again. Remembering how Val saved her life, she marries Val and tells Noble she no longer loves him ("Finale Act I: Boom-Boom").

;'''Act II'''
Five years later, Belle and Val sail on the SS ''Gigantic''. She runs into Noble again, and, with the help of their "I Love You Theme", they reveal they still love each other. The boat hits an [[iceberg]] and Noble helps save the passengers while they reaffirm their love ("I Love (Sinking) You (Reprise)"). Discovering Belle loves Noble, Val du Val believes he has been "jilted" and loses his memory. He dies when he forgets how to swim, the only casualty of the sinking. This allows Belle to sue the boat company for the loss of her husband and luggage, and she successfully attains the wealth she had been seeking.

Bernie and Benny ask her to fund their next movie with her enormous fortune, and she accepts both the charity and the lead role ("Poor Little Hollywood Star"). While looking for a producer, she meets the director Otto Schnitzler ("Be a Performer (Reprise)"). As they shoot the movie, Otto shows an actor what to do with a stage knife but actually stabs himself. Belle finishes the movie herself, which is a huge critical failure. However, she receives a huge award for her role in the movie, meaning she has attained culture.

During The [[Great Depression]], Ramona's family has lost all of their money, and Miss Eggleston forces her and Noble to divorce, leaving him free for Belle. Belle, meanwhile, is still in search of social position and determines to seek it in Europe ("Little Me").

Belle next journeys to Monte Carlo and meets Prince Cherney, the leader of a small, impoverished nation. He has a heart attack when he gambles his country's entire treasury and loses. He needs his hypodermic needle, but Belle gives him his fountain pen, leading him close to death. He and his many mourners make a huge deal out of it ("Goodbye (The Prince's Farewell)"), but Belle gives him part of her giant fortune to save his country. In his relief, he is restored to health, and in gratitude he makes her "Countess Zoftig" - she has attained social position. She then reveals that she had given him poisoned wine so he wouldn't suffer. The Prince suddenly dies, but Belle now has wealth, culture, and social position and can return to Noble.

Noble, now governor of both North Dakota and South Dakota, agrees to marry Belle, and, in celebration, she suggests that he take a toast of champagne despite being a lifelong teetotaler. This causes him to become alcoholic, and he is [[Impeachment in the United States|impeached]]. Ashamed, he leaves Belle. Devastated, she returns to Baby and marries George, where they now live in The Bluff ("Here's to Us"). As Belle hosts a party ("Here's to Us"), George encounters Noble, now a drunken bum, outside their home. He encourages him to return to Belle, but Noble instead flees to find a way to regain himself.

After Belle finishes her story for the autobiography, Baby announces she and Noble Junior (whom Noble had while with Ramona) are getting married. Patrick Dennis announces he is done with his research, but right then Miss Eggleston bursts in with a gun, intent on killing Belle for ruining her life and her son. She and Belle struggle with the gun, and it goes off just as Noble, newly sober, steps into the room. At first it appears Noble was shot, but then it is revealed that she shot George, who dies. Their "I Love You Theme" playing, Belle decides to marry Noble even though he no longer has wealth, culture, and social position and they all live happily ever after ("Finale Act II").

Note: As scripted, the same actor portrays Noble, Pinchley, Val, Fred, Schnitzler, Prince Cherney and Noble Junior.

==Musical numbers==

===Original Numbers===
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;Act I
*Overture - Orchestra
*The Truth — Older Belle, Patrick Dennis and Servants
*The Other Side of the Tracks — Belle
*The Rich Kids' Rag — Orchestra
*I Love You — Noble Eggleston and Belle
*The Other Side of the Tracks (Reprise) — Belle
*Deep Down Inside — Mr. Pinchley, Belle, Pinchley Junior and Poor People
*Be a Performer — Benny Buchsbaum and Bernie Buchsbaum
*Dimples — Belle and Police Escort
*Boom-Boom — Val du Val and Val du Val-ettes
*I've Got Your Number — George Musgrove and Belle
*Real Live Girl — Fred Poitrine
*Real Live Girl (Reprise) — The Doughboys
*Boom-Boom (Reprise) — Belle and Val du Val
*Finale Act I: Boom-Boom - Belle
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;Act II
*Entr'acte - Orchestra
*I Love (Sinking) You (Reprise) — Belle and Noble
*Poor Little Hollywood Star — Belle
*Be a Performer (Reprise) - Benny Buchsbaum and Bernie Buchsbaum
*Little Me — Older Belle and Belle
*Goodbye (The Prince's Farewell) — Prince Cherney, Yulnick, Doctor and Loyal Subjects
*Here's to Us — Miss Poitrine, Today and Guests
*Finale Act II: Here's to Us - Older Belle and Company
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===1982 Revival===

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;Act I
*Don't Ask a Lady - Belle
*The Other Side of the Tracks — Belle
*The Rich Kids' Rag — Company
*I Love You — Noble Eggleston, Belle, and Company
*The Other Side of the Tracks (Reprise) — Belle
*Deep Down Inside — Pinchley Junior, Belle and Company
*Boom-Boom — Val du Val
*I've Got Your Number — Frankie Polo
*Real Live Girl — Fred Poitrine
*Real Live Girl (Reprise) — The Doughboys
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;Act II
*I Love You (Reprise) — Belle and Noble
*I Wanna Be Yours — Mr. Worst and Belle
*Little Me — Belle and Mama
*Goodbye — Prince Cherney, Yulnick, Doctor and Loyal Subjects
*Here's to Us — Belle and Company
*Finale — Noble Eggleston and Miss Poitrine, Today
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===1999 Revival===
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;Act I
*Overture - Orchestra
*Little Me - Belle and Belle's Boys
*The Other Side of the Tracks (Slow) — Belle
*The Other Side of the Tracks (Fast) - Belle
*The Rich Kid Rag — Orchestra
*I Love You — Noble Eggleston, Belle, and Company
*The Other Side of the Tracks (Reprise) — Belle
*Deep Down Inside — Amos Pinchly, Pinchley Junior, Belle and Company
*Be a Performer! - Benny Buchsbaum, Bernie Buchsbaum and Belle
*Dimples - Belle and Chain Gang
*Boom-Boom — Val du Val and Boom-Boom Girls
*I've Got Your Number — Lucky
*Real Live Girl — Fred Poitrine
*Real Live Girl (Reprise) — Fred Poitrine and Soldiers
*Boom-Boom (Reprise) - Belle and Val du Val
*Finale Act I: Boom-Boom - Belle
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;Act II
*Entr'acte - Orchestra
*I Love (Sinking) You (Reprise) — Belle and Noble
*Poor Little Hollywood Star - Belle
*Goodbye — Prince Cherney, Yulnick, Doctor and Loyal Subjects
*Here's to Us — Belle and Company
*Finale Act II: I Love You — Noble Eggleston and Miss Poitrine, Today
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===Cut songs===
*The Gift of a Second Chance — Belle
*Mama's Little Girl — Mama and Belle (cut during previews)
*Smart People Stay Single — The Buchsbaum Brothers and The Potter Sisters (cut during previews)<ref>Kleinbort, Barry; liner notes to ''Witch Craft''; Sara Zahn; Harbinger Records; 1998</ref>

==Characters==

* Belle Poitrine — the heroine, née Schlumpfert. Played by two women, Older Belle and Younger Belle in the original version, and by one woman in the Martin Short revival.

'''''The Men in Belle's Life''''' ''(Typically all played by the same actor)''
*Noble Eggleston — Belle's true love
*Mr. Pinchley — old rich man
*Val du Val — an entertainer
*Fred Poitrine — a World War I private
*Otto Schnitzler — movie director
*Mr. Worst — An eccentric millionaire. Present only in the Garber and Coco revival.
*Prince Cherney — a prince
*Noble Junior — Noble's son

''Note: Some productions have given the lead actor the roles of Patrick Dennis and George Musgrove.''
*Bernie and Bennie Buchsbaum — Two theatrical producers who take advantage of Belle's notoriety to make her a vaudeville star (despite her lack of talent) and later produce her self-financed film career.
*George Musgrove — a young, handsome gambler who falls in love with Belle. Renamed Frankie Polo, the gangster, in the Garber and Coco revival, and Lucky Malone in the Martin Short revival.
*Patrick Dennis — A famous writer, ghost-writing Belle's autobiography.
*Mrs. Eggleston — Noble's mother. Her first name, Flo, is only given in the Garber and Coco revival. Often played in drag.
*Momma — mother of Belle. A hooker with a heart of gold. Often played in drag. Her first name, Tallulah, is only given in the Garber and Coco revival.
*Ramona Nightengale — Noble's fiancée, chosen by his mother.
*Brucey — Noble's sycophantic, arrogant sidekick.
*Yulnick — Prince Cherney's confidante.
*Butler/Hairdressers — At Belle Poitrine's Southampton house (present only in the original production).
*Junior — Mr. Pinchley's son.
*Mrs. Kepplewhite — Mr. Pinchley's secretary.
*Nurse — Mr. Pinchley's nurse.

==Casts==
{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
|-
! Role
! Original Broadway Production (1962)
! National Tour (1964)
! Original London Production (1964)
! First Broadway Revival (1982)
! London Revival (1984)
! Second Broadway Revival (1998)
! Encores Production (2014)
|-
! The Men of Belle's Life
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | [[Sid Caesar]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Bruce Forsyth]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Victor Garber]] & [[James Coco]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Russ Abbot]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Martin Short]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Christian Borle]]
|-
! Younger Belle
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | [[Virginia Martin]]
| style="text-align:center;" | Eileen Gourlay
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Mary Gordon Murray]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Sheila White (actress)|Sheila White]]
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | [[Faith Prince]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Rachel York]]
|-
! Older Belle
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | [[Nancy Andrews (actress)|Nancy Andrews]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Avril Angers]]
| style="text-align:center;" | Jessica James
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Lynda Baron]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Judy Kaye]]
|-
! George Musgrove (Frankie Polo/Lucky)
| colspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | [[Swen Swenson]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Don Correia]]
| style="text-align:center;" | Tudor Davies
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Michael Park (actor)|Michael Park]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Tony Yazbeck]]
|-
! Patrick Dennis
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Peter Turgeon]]
| style="text-align:center;" | Grant Walden
| style="text-align:center;" | [[David Tate (actor)|David Henderson-Tate]]
| colspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="text-align:center;" | [[David Garrison]]
|-
! Bennie Buchsbaum
| style="text-align:center;" | Mort Marshall
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Lou Cutell]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Laurie Webb (actor)|Laurie Webb]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Don Correia]]
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Martin Short]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Lewis J. Stadlen]]
|-
! Bernie Buchsbaum
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Joey Faye]]
| style="text-align:center;" | Maurice Brenner
| style="text-align:center;" | Jack Francois
| style="text-align:center;" | James Brennan
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Michael McGrath (actor)|Michael McGrath]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Lee Wilkof]]
|-
! Mrs. Eggleston
| style="text-align:center;" | Nancy Cushman
| style="text-align:center;" | Edith Gresham
| style="text-align:center;" | Enid Lowe
| style="text-align:center;" | [[James Coco]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Vivienne Martin (actress)|Vivienne Martin]]
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | Ruth Williamson
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Harriet Harris]]
|-
! Momma
| style="text-align:center;" | Adnia Rice
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Alice Nunn]]
| style="text-align:center;" | Bee Duffell
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Mary Small]]
| style="text-align:center;" | Valerie Walsh
| style="text-align:center;" | Gaelen Gilliland
|}

==Recordings==
The Original Broadway Cast Recording (1962) was released on RCA in 1962; a CD was released on March 9, 1993. A London Cast recording (1964 cast) was released by Drg on July 27, 1993. The New Broadway Cast Recording of the 1998 revival was released by Varèse Sarabande on March 9, 1999.

==Awards and nominations==

===Original Broadway production===
{| class="wikitable" width="95%"
|-
! width="5%"| Year
! width="20%"| Award
! width="45%"| Category
! width="20%"| Nominee
! width="10%"| Result
|-
| rowspan="11" align="center"| 1963
| rowspan="10"| [[Tony Award]]
| colspan="2"| [[Tony Award for Best Musical|Best Musical]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Tony Award for Best Author|Best Author]]
| [[Neil Simon]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Tony Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Score]]
| [[Cy Coleman]] and [[Carolyn Leigh]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical|Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical]]
| [[Sid Caesar]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical|Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical]]
| [[Swen Swenson]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical|Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical]]
| Virginia Martin
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical|Best Direction of a Musical]]
| [[Cy Feuer]] and [[Bob Fosse]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Tony Award for Best Choreography|Best Choreography]]
| [[Bob Fosse]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Tony Award|Best Producer of a Musical]]
| [[Cy Feuer]] and Ernest Martin
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Tony Award for Best Costume Design|Best Costume Design]]
| Robert Fletcher
| {{nom}}
|-
| colspan="2"| [[Theatre World Award]]
| [[Swen Swenson]]
| {{won}}
|}

===1982 Broadway revival===
{| class="wikitable" width="95%"
|-
! width="5%"| Year
! width="20%"| Award
! width="45%"| Category
! width="20%"| Nominee
! width="10%"| Result
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center"| 1982
| rowspan="3"| [[Tony Award]]
| [[Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical|Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical]]
| [[Victor Garber]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical|Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical]]
| [[Mary Gordon Murray]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Tony Award for Best Choreography|Best Choreography]]
| [[Peter Gennaro]]
| {{nom}}
|}

===1998 Broadway revival===
{| class="wikitable" width="95%"
|-
! width="5%"| Year
! width="20%"| Award
! width="45%"| Category
! width="20%"| Nominee
! width="10%"| Result
|-
| rowspan="6" align="center"| 1999
| rowspan="4"| [[Tony Award]]
| colspan="2"| [[Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical|Best Revival of a Musical]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical|Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical]]
| [[Martin Short]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Tony Award for Best Choreography|Best Choreography]]
| [[Rob Marshall]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Tony Award for Best Orchestrations|Best Orchestrations]]
| [[Harold Wheeler (musician)|Harold Wheeler]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Drama Desk Award]]
| [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical|Outstanding Actor in a Musical]]
| [[Martin Short]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography|Outstanding Choreography]]
| [[Rob Marshall]]
| {{nom}}
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060109183016/http://www.ibdb.com/show.asp?ID=5461 Internet Broadway database listing]
*[http://www.curtainup.com/littleme.html Curtain-Up Review of the revival with Martin Short]
*[http://www.guidetomusicaltheatre.com/shows_l/little_me.htm Synopsis and production information at guidetomusicaltheatre]

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{{Infobox writer 
| name = Don Houghton
| image =
| caption =
| birth_name = Donald Herbert Houghton
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1930|2|2|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Paris]], France
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1991|7|2|1930|2|2|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Naples, Florida|Naples]], [[Collier County, Florida]], U.S.
| occupation = Television screenwriter, producer.
| period = 1951–1985
| genre = Drama, adventure, science fiction
| spouse = Judith Briggs ({{abbr|m.|married}} 1953; {{abbr|div.|divorced}} 19??) (1 child) [[Pik-Sen Lim]] ({{abbr|m.|married}} 1968; {{abbr|div.|divorced}} 198?) (1 child) {{marriage|Carole Ann Jenkins|1991}}
| children = 2
}}

'''Donald Herbert Houghton''' (2 February 1930 – 2 July 1991) was a British television screenwriter and producer.

==Career==
Born in Paris to Scottish parents, Houghton started writing for radio in 1951 before moving into film and television in 1958. In the 1970s, he was a primary writer for [[Hammer Film Productions|Hammer Films]] including ''[[Dracula A.D. 1972]]'', ''[[The Satanic Rites of Dracula]]'', ''[[The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires]]'' and ''[[Shatter (film)|Shatter]]''.

Houghton lived and worked in Australia for a number of years where his credits included ''[[The Astronauts (film)|The Astronauts]]'' (1960).<ref name="astro">{{cite magazine|magazine=Filmink|url=https://www.filmink.com.au/forgotten-australian-tv-plays-the-astronauts/|first=Stephen|last=Vagg|access-date=8 August 2024|date=2021|title=Forgotten Australian TV plays: The Astronauts}}</ref>

His television work includes ''[[Doctor Who]]'' for which he wrote the serials ''[[Inferno (Doctor Who)|Inferno]]'' (1970) and ''[[The Mind of Evil]]'' (1971),<ref>{{citation| author=Howe, Stammer, Walker|title=Doctor Who The Seventies|publisher=Doctor Who Books|year=1994}}</ref> the fifth ''[[Sapphire & Steel]]'' television story (known informally as ''Dr McDee Must Die'') co-written with [[Anthony Read]], ''[[Emergency Ward 10]]'', ''[[Crossroads (British TV series)|Crossroads]]'', ''[[Ace of Wands (TV series)|Ace of Wands]]'', ''[[New Scotland Yard (TV series)|New Scotland Yard]]'', ''[[The Professionals (TV series)|The Professionals]]'' and at least one episode of ''[[C.A.T.S. Eyes]]'' (1985).

Houghton created and wrote for the soap opera ''[[Take the High Road]]'' (1980).<ref>Elder, pp. 12–22.</ref> He also wrote three novels: ''Column of Thieves'' and ''Blood Brigade'' and ''Take the High Road: Summer's Gloaming''.

==Personal life==
Whilst living in Australia, Houghton married British mannequin Judith Briggs on 21 March 1953 when she came out to join him, not having seen him since he left England in June 1951.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mannequin from London |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/18362460 |date=19 March 1953 |accessdate=12 June 2025 |work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |page=W5}}</ref> They had a son, Christopher.<ref>{{cite news |title=Death Notices: Donald Houghton |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/800748917 |date=4 July 1991 |accessdate=12 June 2025 |work=[[Naples Daily News]] |page=2B}}</ref>

Houghton married actress [[Pik-Sen Lim]] in Penang in 1968.<ref>{{Cite news |date=7 September 1968 |last=Thye |first=Gunn Chit |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19680907-1.2.56?ST |title=Fantastic! |page=10 |work=[[The Straits Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Kek |first=Soo Beng |date=30 April 1978 |title=Penang girl takes on the big roles in London |page=8 |work=The Straits Times |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19780430-1.2.109}}</ref> They divorced sometime in the mid-to-late 1980s. Their daughter Sara Houghton is also an actress.

Spending many years travelling between Great Britain and the United States, Houghton decided to settle in Naples, Florida. He spent his last three and a half years there, being hospitalised in his final year with leukaemia.<ref>{{cite news |title=Donald Houghton, writer for 'Dr. Who,' 'Twilight Zone,' dies|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/800750517 |date=5 July 1991 |accessdate=12 June 2025 |work=Naples Daily News |page=2B}}</ref> On 21 March 1991,<ref>Florida, U.S., Marriage Indexes, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001</ref> Houghton married for the third time to Carole Ann Jenkins.<ref>{{cite news |title=Matter of Record: Marriage Applications |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/801090802 |date=7 April 1991 |accessdate=12 June 2025 |work=Naples Daily News |page=7B}}</ref> They were together for the next three months until his death at their Berkshire Village home.

==Writing credits==
{| class="wikitable"
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! Production
! Notes
! Broadcaster
|-
|''[[Emergency Ward 10]]''
|
*24 episodes (1965–1966)
|[[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]
|-
|''[[Ace of Wands (TV series)|Ace of Wands]]''
|
*"Now You See It, Now You Don't" (1970)
|ITV
|-
|''[[The Flaxton Boys]]''
|
*13 episodes (1969–1970)
|ITV
|-
|''[[Doctor Who]]''
|
*"[[Inferno (Doctor Who)|Inferno]]" (1970)
*"[[The Mind of Evil]]" (1971)
|[[BBC One|BBC1]]
|-
|''[[New Scotland Yard (TV series)|New Scotland Yard]]''
|
*6 episodes (1972–1973)
|ITV
|-
|''[[Dracula A.D. 1972]]''
|
*Feature film (1972)
|N/A
|-
|''[[The Satanic Rites of Dracula]]''
|
*Feature film (1973)
|N/A
|-
|''[[Shatter (film)|Shatter]]''
|
*Feature film (1974)
|N/A
|-
|''[[The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires]]''
|
*Feature film (1974)
|N/A
|-
|''[[The Doombolt Chase]]''
|
*6 episodes (1978)
|[[ITV Wales & West|HTV]]
|-
|''[[The Professionals (TV series)|The Professionals]]''
|
*"A Stirring of Dust" (1978)
*"Backtrack" (1979)
|ITV
|-
|''[[Take the High Road]]''
|
*"Episode #1.1" (1980)
*"Episode #1.4" (1980)
|ITV [[STV (TV channel)|Scottish Television]]
|-
|''[[Sapphire & Steel]]''
|
*"Doctor McDee Must Die" (co-written with [[Anthony Read]], 1981)
|ITV
|-
|''[[Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense]]''
|
*"Black Carrion" (1984)
|ITV
|-
|''[[C.A.T.S. Eyes]]''
|
*"Frightmare" (1985)
|ITV
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Bibliography==
* {{cite book |last=Elder |first=Michael |title=Ten Years of Take the High Road |year=1990 |publisher=Boxtree |location=London |isbn=978-1-85283-109-7}}
* {{cite book |last=Houghton |first=Don |author-link=Don Houghton |title=Take the High Road |year=1982 |publisher=Mainstream |location=Edinburgh |isbn=978-0-906391-34-1}}

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*{{IMDb name|id=6369452}} (needs merging with the above)

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Emma (1972 TV serial)

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{{short description|1972 British television drama series}}
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| based_on = {{Based on|''[[Emma (novel)|Emma]]''|[[Jane Austen]]}}
| writer = Denis Constanduros
| director = [[John Glenister]]
| starring = [[Doran Godwin]] [[John Carson (actor)|John Carson]]
| narrated =
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| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| num_episodes = 6
| producer = [[Martin Lisemore]]
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'''''Emma''''' was a six-part TV serial adaptation of [[Jane Austen]]'s 1815 novel ''[[Emma (novel)|Emma]]'' by [[BBC Television]] that was broadcast in 1972.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/2254b0a4289048b981e099030978d362|title=Emma: Part 1|date=20 July 1972|issue=2540|pages=35|publisher=BBC Genome|access-date=22 June 2021|archive-date=22 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210622235335/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/2254b0a4289048b981e099030978d362|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/a467021630ee45da8b329d775c458ce8|title=Emma: Part 6|date=24 August 1972|issue=2545|pages=43|publisher=BBC Genome|access-date=22 June 2021|archive-date=22 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210622235258/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/a467021630ee45da8b329d775c458ce8|url-status=live}}</ref> It was directed by [[John Glenister]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7cc68316|title=Emma Part 6 (1972)|publisher=British Film Institute|access-date=22 June 2021|archive-date=5 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190505112539/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7cc68316|url-status=dead}}</ref>

This dramatisation brings to life the wit and humour of Jane Austen's novel ''Emma'', recreating the female character of whom she wrote, "no one but myself could like."

Emma presides over the small provincial world of Highbury with enthusiasm, but she finds that it is all too easy to confuse good intentions with self-gratification. Often insensitive, well-meaning and incorrigible, having engineered the marriage of her governess, companion and friend Miss Taylor, she now turns her attention towards making a match for the local vicar Mr Elton and her new protégée Harriet Smith. Her one voice of reason and restraint is Mr Knightley, who has known her since she was a child and who watches her behaviour with wry amusement but sometimes with real anger. Alongside, the lives of other characters proceed in ways not always understood by Emma, and she has many lessons to learn before the end of the story.

== Cast and crew ==
* [[Doran Godwin]] – [[Emma Woodhouse]]
* [[John Carson (actor)|John Carson]] – [[George Knightley]]
* [[Donald Eccles]] – [[Mr Woodhouse]]
* [[Constance Chapman]] – [[Miss Bates]]
* [[Robert East (actor)|Robert East]] – Frank Churchill
* [[Ania Marson]] – Jane Fairfax
* [[Ellen Dryden]] – Mrs Weston
* [[Raymond Adamson]] – [[Mr Weston]]
* [[Fiona Walker]] – Mrs Elton
* [[Timothy Peters (actor)|Timothy Peters]] – Mr Elton
* [[Debbie Bowen]] – Harriet Smith
* [[John Alkin]] – Robert Martin
* [[Mary Holder]] – Mrs Bates
* [[Vivienne Moore]] – Williams
* [[Amber Thomas (actress)|Amber Thomas]] – Patty
* [[Hilda Fenemore]] – Mrs Cole
* [[Norman Atkyns]] – Shop Assistant
* [[Meg Gleed]] – Isabella Knightley<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2baf1f2d80|title=Meg Gleed|access-date=22 June 2021|archive-date=15 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415154646/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2baf1f2d80|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[John Kelland (actor)|John Kelland]] – John Knightley<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba6fae06c|title=John Kelland|access-date=22 June 2021|archive-date=16 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416051143/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba6fae06c|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Belinda Tighe]], [[Yves Tighe]], [[Arran Tighe]], [[Emma Horton]] – The Knightley Children
* [[Mollie Sugden]] – Mrs Goddard
* [[Lala Lloyd]] – Mrs Ford
* [[Marian Tanner]] – Betty Bickerton
* [[Sam Williams (actor)|Sam Williams]] – Gypsy Boy
* [[Tom McCall (actor)|Tom McCall]], [[David Butt]], [[Christopher Green (actor)|Christopher Green]] – Musicians

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Portal|Novels|Literature}}
* {{IMDb title|id=0068068|title=Emma}}

{{Emma}}
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Sky West and Crooked

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{{Short description|1966 British film by John Mills}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Sky West and Crooked
| image = Sky West and Crooked (1965) theatrical poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[John Mills]]
| producer = [[Jack Hanbury]]
| writer = [[Mary Hayley Bell]] [[John Prebble]]
| starring = [[Hayley Mills]] [[Ian McShane]] [[Annette Crosbie]] [[Laurence Naismith]]
| music = [[Malcolm Arnold]]
| cinematography = [[Arthur Ibbetson]]
| editing = [[Gordon Hales]]
| studio = [[The Rank Organisation]] [[John Mills|John Mills Productions]]
| distributor = [[The Rank Organisation|J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors]]
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1966|1||UK}}
| runtime = 106 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
}}

'''''Sky West and Crooked''''' (U.S. title: '''''Gypsy Girl'''''; also known as '''''Bats with baby Faces''''') is a 1966 British [[Romantic film|romantic]] [[Drama (modern genre)|drama film]] starring [[Hayley Mills]].<ref name="BFIsearch">{{Cite web |title=Sky West and Crooked |url=https://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/Details/ChoiceFilmWorks/150042995 |access-date=17 August 2024 |website=British Film Institute Collections Search}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/gypsy-girl-v94126|title=Gypsy Girl (1966) - John Mills - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie|website=AllMovie}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.british60scinema.net/unsung-films/sky-west-and-crooked/|title=British 60s cinema - Sky West and Crooked|website=www.british60scinema.net}}</ref> The film was directed by her father, [[John Mills]], and was co-written by her mother, [[Mary Hayley Bell]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b62acc6|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170921170924/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b62acc6|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 September 2017|title=Sky West and Crooked (1966)|publisher=}}</ref>

The title derives from a West Country term for someone who is "not quite right in the head".

==Plot==

In a small, isolated village on the West side of England, seven-year-old Brydie White is running with a playmate, Julian, who trips and falls. He is accidentally killed by his father's loaded shotgun that he was playing with. Brydie is injured with a wound to her head causing some [[intellectual disability]].

Seven years later, Brydie can remember the boy but cannot remember the accident. She regularly visits Julian's grave but is not sure why she does. She has an argument with the old gravedigger who aggressively tells her that her dog is not allowed in the graveyard. She is rescued by a young man whom the old man calls a "gypo" and a "tinker".

Her mother is a sad and lonely person who drinks heavily and is a dysfunctional mother. Brydie is a [[tomboy]] with a fascination for death and dead animals, and spends her time climbing trees and being a nuisance to the adults in the small village where she lives. She spends much of her time with the local children and tells them that all dead things should be buried, including animals. They agree to go round the village collecting up all the dead animals they can find and plan to bury them all in the graveyard that night.

It becomes apparent that some of the adults, especially the dead boy's father who blames Brydie for his death and has never forgiven her for it, are convinced that Brydie is a bad influence on the other children, that something should be done to discipline her and agree that her mother is not a good role model and to be looked down upon. Their negative attitude and behaviour are compounded by their disapproval that her mother was not married to Brydie's late father. The Vicar wakes the next morning to find his graveyard full of little graves the children have made to bury the animals and tries to explain to Brydie that because they have no souls, they cannot be buried on consecrated ground but understanding her simplicity and good intentions asks Julian's father if he would give a small corner of his land to the children to have their own animal graveyard. However, the father is embittered and he confronts her, accusing her of murdering Julian seven years earlier. Horrified and scared that it might be true, she runs in a fit of hysteria and falls in the river where she is rescued by the gypsy boy, Roibin. When he carries her into the nearby gypsy camp, his grandmother says "you can't keep away from women, can you?".

The gypsies do not want her there, knowing that it will only bring trouble and Roibin has a reputation for trouble but seeing the fevered state of Brydie, the Grandmother takes her in and, begrudgingly, nurses her well. During the weeks Brydie is away, her mum drinks more heavily, distraught over Brydie's disappearance. She has a heart attack and dies. The Police interview the gypsies but they deny knowledge of the girl. When police dogs are brought in they lead police to the river edge and the worst is feared.

As Brydie recovers, she and Roibin become close and he helps her to face and talk about what happened with Julian. He asks her to stay with him and the gypsies when they move on. She says that she couldn't leave her mother and needs to go home. He pledges his love for her and they kiss in a meadow. The village children find them there and tell her that her mother died during her absence. Upset, she decides to go to see her mother's grave and realising that she has nothing to stay home for, promises to return to Roibin. He teaches her how to read sticks that will tell her which direction the gypsies will have gone if they leave before she gets back. She shares a final kiss with Roibin and leaves with the children.

The children run to tell the Vicar that Brydie is at her mother's grave and he gathers her up and takes her to his house promising to look after her. Brydie insists that she must return to Roibin as she has nothing to stay for and the Vicar promises to tell Roibin to come and collect Brydie in the morning as she is still unwell, exhausted and needs a good nights sleep. Relieved, Brydie falls asleep while the Vicar asks the gravedigger to go the gypsy camp and tell Roibin to come and get Brydie in the morning.

He goes but tells the gypsies to leave immediately as they are unwanted and threatens to call the Police to arrest them for kidnapping Brydie. They are angry at this and begin to pack up straight away. Roibin tries to make the gypsies stay until Brydie returns so that she can go with them but they attack him, blaming him for this unwanted trouble, they do not want her with them and Roibin is beaten up.

By late morning, the vicar is convinced that Roibin is not coming and agrees with his wife that Brydie will probably be institutionalised. Brydie convinces the Vicar that Roibin loves her and shows him a special token that Roibin made for her of their hair intertwined into an eternal ring. The vicar and Brydie (and her dog) go to the campsite and find it abandoned "like they were never here" (apart from piles of rubbish and debris). Brydie finds and follows a series of directional marker sticks left by Roibin at junctions. The Vicar follows her to make sure she is safe. She is just beginning to think that she has lost the trail when she hears the barking of another dog and sees a solitary gypsy caravan in a field. Knowing that it is Roibin, she runs to it. The vicar watches as Roibin runs to greet Brydie knowing that this is the right life and future for her.

==Cast==
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* [[Hayley Mills]] as Brydie White
* [[Mandy Woollen]] as Brydie as a child
* [[Andrew Wicks]] as Julian Dacres
* [[Ian McShane]] as Roibin Krisenki, the gypsy boy
* [[Annette Crosbie]] as Mrs. White, Brydie's mother
* [[Laurence Naismith]] as Edwin Dacres
* [[Geoffrey Bayldon]] as Reverend Phillip Moss
* [[Pauline Jameson]] as Mrs. Moss
* [[Norman Bird]] as Mr. Cheeseman, undertaker
* [[June Ellis]] as Mrs. Cheeseman
* [[Hamilton Dyce]] as Bill Slim, grave digger
* [[Judith Furse]] as Mrs. Rigby
* [[Anne Blake]] as Mrs. Potts
* [[Jack Bligh]] as Fred Strong
* [[Michael Nightingale]] as doctor
* [[Dafydd Havard]] as schoolmaster
* [[Jacqueline Pearce]] as Camellia
* [[Alan Lake]] as Camlo
* [[Wyn Jones (actor)|Wyn Jones]] as Miller
* [[Cyril Chamberlain]] as Hubbard
* [[George Selway]] as Police Sergeant
* [[Fred Ferris (actor)|Fred Ferris]] as Police Constable
* [[Grace Arnold]], [[Margaret Lacey]] and Kay Lyell as village women
* [[Rachel Thomas (actress)|Rachel Thomas]] as gypsy grandmam
* [[Jabal Jones]] as Gerald Lawson
* [[Irene Bradshaw]] as Rachel
* [[Talfryn Thomas]] as Brand
* [[Hira Talfrey]] as Blossom
* [[Richard Davies (Welsh actor)|Richard Davies]] as Rick
* [[Len Jones]] as Dusty
* [[Roland Starling]] as Harry
* [[Jessica Hobbs (actress)|Jessica Hobbs]] as Cathy
* [[Susan Chatham]] as Susie
* [[Robin Crewe]] as Chalky
* [[Lola Payne]] as Biddie
* [[Nicola Street]] as Nell
* [[Stephen Salt]] as Jakey
* [[Joyce Mayhead]] as Emm
* [[Anne Somerset (actress)|Anne Somerset]] as girl in church
* [[Catriona Street]] as gypsy girl
{{Div col end}}

==Production==
During pre-production the film was known as ''Bats With Baby Faces'' based on a line from a [[T. S. Eliot]] poem.<ref>THE NEW HAYLEY MILLS
Hopper, Hedda. Chicago Tribune 13 Dec 1964: j43.</ref><ref>FAMILY FOOTSTEPS
The Tatler and Bystander; London Vol. 255, Iss. 3312, (Feb 17, 1965): 310-315.</ref>

The film was shot on location in and around the village of [[Little Badminton]] in [[South Gloucestershire]].{{citation needed|date=July 2016}}

==Reception==
''[[The Monthly Film Bulletin]]'' wrote: "'This Mills family venture, with its echoes of ''[[Whistle Down the Wind (film)|Whistle Down the Wind]]'' and, more eccentrically, ''[[Jeux interdits|Jeux Interdits]]'', is really very odd. Groups of children, cast it would seem for unrelenting cuteness, burble airy nothings about death and funerals; drunken parents sit glumly over their separate bottles; the villagers gather for sprints across pretty Eastman Colour fields to fresh scenes of disaster; and at the end the Church smiles on a most unpromising union of simpletons. Behind Hayley Mills' slightly shaky country accent, Ian McShane's fairground rig-out, and the overwhelming feyness of it all, lurk assumptions which in cold blood look almost sinister. John Mills lets it all rip, with even supposedly normal characters (old grave-diggers and suchlike) easily roused to melodramatic tantrums. There is even a bit of old-fashioned slam bang montage, when faces slide in and out of focus, voices thunder forbiddingly, to signal the imminent demise of poor Mrs. White."<ref>{{Cite journal |date=1 January 1966 |title=Sky West and Crooked |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/1305825801/8940BB94AE8E436FPQ/1 |journal=[[The Monthly Film Bulletin]] |volume=33 |issue=384 |pages=46 |via=ProQuest}}</ref>

''[[FilmInk|Filmink]]'' wrote: "It was an attempt to recapture some of the magic of ''Whistle Down the Wind'', but all the chips have to fall the right way for these sort of movies to work (i.e. sensitive character pieces) and it didn't happen; this isn't a bad picture, just not a particularly good one."<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Filmink|url=https://www.filmink.com.au/movie-star-cold-streaks-hayley-mills/|title=Movie Star Cold Streaks: Hayley Mills|first= Stephen|last= Vagg|date=March 19, 2022}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=0060484|title=Sky West and Crooked}}
* {{Rotten Tomatoes|sky_west_and_crooked_bats_with_baby_facesgypsy_girl}}

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Charles West (author)

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{{Short description|British novelist and actor}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2016}}
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{{Infobox writer
| name = Charles West
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1927|8|27|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Nottingham]], England
| death_date = {{death date and age|2021|1|7|1927|8|27|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Wallingford, Oxfordshire|Oxfordshire]], [[Oxfordshire]], England
| occupation = Novelist
| nationality = British
|alma_mater = [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]]
| genre = Crime
}}

'''Charles Leonard West''' (27 Aug 1927–7 January 2021) was a British [[Crime fiction|crime novelist]] and actor from Nottingham.<ref>{{cite news |title=Charles is the daddy of them all |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/manchester-evening-news/123977525/ |access-date=3 May 2023 |work=Manchester Evening News |date=10 February 1983}}</ref> He studied acting at RADA and singing at [[Dartington Hall Music School]]. He was a member of [[the Old Vic]] Theatre Company 1958–1962 and subsequently performed in nine [[West End of London|West End]] musicals in London, including Daddy Warbucks in ''[[Annie (musical)|Annie]]'' at [[Victoria Palace Theatre|Victoria Palace]] beginning in the 1970s and Don Quixote in [[Man of La Mancha]] at the [[Martin Beck Theater]] on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]]. He wrote his first novel, ''Destruction Man'', while acting in Australia. His Australian detective Paul Crook features in "Stonefish", "Stage Fright", "Little Ripper", and "The Long Hook". First married to Tona deBrett in 1954 and had three children, Jonathon, Stephen and Timothy. Later married to actress Julia West<ref>{{IMDb name|0922169|name=Julia West}}</ref> (a [[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre]] company member who appeared in the film "[[Atonement (2007 film)|Atonement]]").

==Bibliography==
*''Destruction Man'' (1976)
*''Funnelweb'' (1989)
*''Little Ripper'' (1991)
*''Stonefish'' (1991)
*''Stage Fright'' (1993)
*''Little Devil'' (2006)
*''The Long Hook'' (2008)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|0921982}}

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The Glorious Dead (Upstairs, Downstairs)

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| season = 4
| episode = 8
| airdate = {{Start date|1974|11|02|df=yes}}
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| writer = [[Elizabeth Jane Howard]]
| director = [[Raymond Menmuir]]
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| episode_list = List of Upstairs, Downstairs episodes
| prev = [[If You Were the Only Girl in the World]]
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"'''The Glorious Dead'''" is the eighth episode of the fourth series of the [[Period piece|period drama]] ''[[Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series)|Upstairs, Downstairs]]''. It was first broadcast on 2 November 1974 on [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]].

==Background==
"The Glorious Dead" was filmed on 11 and 12 July 1974. While [[Elizabeth Jane Howard]] was credited as the writer, the script editor [[Alfred Shaughnessy]] largely rewrote Howard's script.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.updown.org.uk/S4.htm#gd|title=Upstairs, Downstairs Fansite|publisher=Steve Phillips|date=2006|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070102123254/http://www.updown.org.uk/S4.htm#gd|archivedate=2 January 2007|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The episode was set in 1916.

==Cast==
*[[Angela Baddeley]] - [[List of Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series) characters#Mrs Kate Bridges|Mrs Bridges]]
*[[Gordon Jackson (actor)|Gordon Jackson]] - [[Angus Hudson|Hudson]]
*[[Jean Marsh]] - [[List of Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series) characters#Rose Buck|Rose]]
*[[Meg Wynn Owen]] - [[Hazel Bellamy]]
*[[Simon Williams (actor)|Simon Williams]] - [[James Bellamy (Upstairs, Downstairs)|James Bellamy]]
*[[Jacqueline Tong]] - [[List of Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series) characters#Daisy Peel (later Barnes)|Daisy]]
*[[Eileen Way]] - Madame Francini
*[[Helena McCarthy]] - Mrs Speedwell
*[[Graham Leaman]] - Mr Price

==Plot==
Rose gets a letter from [[List of Upstairs, Downstairs characters#Gregory Wilmot|Gregory's]] company commander telling her that her fiancé Gregory has been killed at [[Attack at Fromelles|Fromelles]], having been shot by a [[sniper]] while returning from morning patrol. Mrs Bridges comforts Rose and tells her how when she was a [[kitchen maid (domestic worker)|kitchen maid]] over 30 years ago, she fell for a [[groom (horses)|groom]] called Frederick, who later died of a fever in [[Sudan]] while he was acting as a [[batman (army)|batman]]. Mrs Bridges then advises that Rose goes to see a [[Spiritualism (movement)|spiritualist]] called Madame Francini, which Rose does; but when ''[[Waltzing Matilda]]'' plays during the [[séance]], she breaks down and runs out of the house.

James is awarded the [[Military Cross]] and comes home on leave. Just before James arrives home, Hazel reads in the [[newspaper]] that Lt. Jack Dyson MC has been killed in an aerial battle, but she immediately has to comfort Rose when she comes back from Madame Francini's. Then James arrives home and Hazel has to hide her grief. A changed and depressed James tells Hazel all about the [[World War I|war]] and his latest experiences at the ongoing [[Battle of the Somme]], how he has now lost all faith and belief in the war that he once enthusiastically supported, but that he will continue on with his duties as a soldier. James gives Hazel an account of the war that he has written that he wants published if he is killed. Meanwhile, James speaks to Rose, puts on a strong British soldier personality, and tells Rose how proud she should be of Gregory and herself and that they are heroes of history. Later, when James opens a drawer he sees a photo of Jack Dyson and letters from Jack to Hazel, but closes the drawer and says nothing.

==Reception==
In ''[[The Evening News (London newspaper)|The Evening News]]'', [[Richard Afton]] wrote that the programme was "running downhill fast". He said that "The Glorious Dead", "with its sordid intrigues, mumbo-jumbo sense and long, philosophical speeches was a bore".

==Footnotes==
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==References==
*[[Richard Marson]], "Inside UpDown - The Story of Upstairs, Downstairs", [[Kaleidoscope Publishing]], 2005
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100220005254/http://www.updown.org.uk/epguide/s4.htm#gd Updown.org.uk] - ''Upstairs, Downstairs'' Fansite

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City of Death

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{{Infobox Doctor Who episode
| number = 105
| serial_name = City of Death
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| doctor = [[Tom Baker]] – [[Fourth Doctor]]
| companion = [[Lalla Ward]] – [[Romana (Doctor Who)|Romana]]
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*[[Julian Glover]] – [[List of Doctor Who villains#Scaroth|Scaroth/Count Scarlioni]]/Tancredi
*[[Catherine Schell]] – Countess Scarlioni
*[[David Graham (actor)|David Graham]] – Kerensky
*[[Kevin Flood (actor)|Kevin Flood]] – Hermann
*[[Tom Chadbon]] – Duggan{{efn|Also provided the 1st Jagaroth voice, uncredited.}}
*[[Peter Halliday]] – Soldier{{efn|Also provided the 2nd Jagaroth voice and the voice of the television newsreader, both uncredited.}}
*[[Eleanor Bron]], [[John Cleese]] – Art Gallery Visitors
*[[Pamela Stirling (actress)|Pamela Stirling]] – Louvre Guide
| director = [[Michael Hayes (director)|Michael Hayes]]
| writer = "[[David Agnew]]" (pseudonym for [[David Fisher (writer)|David Fisher]], [[Douglas Adams]] and [[Graham Williams (television producer)|Graham Williams]])
| script_editor = Douglas Adams
| producer = Graham Williams
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| composer = [[Dudley Simpson]]
| production_code = 5H
| series = [[Doctor Who season 17|Season 17]]
| length = 4 episodes, 25 minutes each
| started = {{Start date|1979|9|29|df=y}}
| ended = {{End date|1979|10|20|df=y}}
| preceding = ''[[Destiny of the Daleks]]''
| following = ''[[The Creature from the Pit]]''
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'''''City of Death''''' is the second serial of the [[Doctor Who season 17|seventeenth season]] of the British [[science fiction on television|science fiction television]] series ''[[Doctor Who]]'', which depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as [[the Doctor]]. It was produced by the [[BBC]] and first broadcast in four weekly parts between 29 September 1979 and 20 October 1979 on [[BBC One|BBC1]]. The serial was written by "[[David Agnew]]" – a pseudonym for the combined work of [[David Fisher (writer)|David Fisher]], [[Douglas Adams]], and [[Graham Williams (television producer)|Graham Williams]] – and directed by [[Michael Hayes (director)|Michael Hayes]].

''City of Death'' features the [[Fourth Doctor]] ([[Tom Baker]]) and his companion [[Romana (Doctor Who)|Romana]] ([[Lalla Ward]]). Set primarily in present day [[Paris]], the plot concerns a scheme by Count Scarlioni ([[Julian Glover]]), in reality an alien called Scaroth, to steal the ''[[Mona Lisa]]'' to finance experiments in [[time travel]] in the hope of averting the accident that killed the remainder of his race [[Devonian|four hundred million years previously]], which began the existence of life on the planet as well.

The original storyline devised by Fisher was heavily retooled by [[script editor]] Adams, aided by producer Williams. It was the first ''Doctor Who'' serial to [[Filming location|film on location]] outside of the United Kingdom; the production team worked in Paris during April and May 1979; studio work was completed in June.

Broadcast during a [[1979 ITV strike|strike]] that took [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] (the BBC's rival) off the air, ''City of Death'' scored high ratings. The fourth episode was watched by over sixteen million viewers, the [[List of most watched television broadcasts in the United Kingdom|highest UK television audience]] ever attained by an episode of ''Doctor Who''. Although retrospectively regarded as one of the best serials from the series' classic run, initial reception was mixed, with criticism of the humorous tone.<ref>{{cite web|title=BBC – Doctor Who Classic Episode Guide – City of Death – Details|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/cityofdeath/detail.shtml|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120608224103/http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/cityofdeath/detail.shtml|archive-date=2012-06-08|website=[[BBC]]}}</ref> In September 2009, it was ranked as readers' eighth favourite story (of 200-to-that-date) in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' issue 413.

==Plot==
In Paris, [[Fourth Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Romana (Doctor Who)|Romana]] sense a time distortion. They observe the Countess Scarlioni using an alien device to scan the security systems housing [[Leonardo da Vinci]]'s ''[[Mona Lisa]]'' at the [[Louvre]]. The pair meet Inspector Duggan, who suspects the Countess to be involved in an art theft scheme with her husband, Count Scarlioni. Duggan joins the Doctor and Romana in investigating the Scarlioni mansion. There, they discover Dr. Kerensky's temporal experiments, the source of the distortions, and six exact copies of the ''Mona Lisa''. The Doctor instructs Romana and Duggan to continue investigating while he returns to the [[TARDIS]] to visit Leonardo. The Count successfully steals the real painting and captures Romana and Duggan after the Doctor leaves. Learning that Romana is familiar with time, he kills Dr. Kerensky and forces Romana to continue the tests.

The Doctor arrives at Leonardo's studio but is captured by another Scarlioni, who reveals he is really Scaroth, the last Jagaroth. His people arrived on Earth 400 million years ago, but the others died when their craft exploded, and his own body was fragmented across time. Collectively, Scaroth's fragments manipulated humanity to invent technology that will let him go back in time to stop the explosion. To finance his work, he employed Leonardo to create copies of the ''Mona Lisa'' to sell off after stealing the original. After Scaroth leaves, the Doctor escapes and writes "This is a fake" on the blank canvases before returning to the present.

Scaroth threatens to destroy Paris if Romana stops helping him. The Doctor tries to gain the Countess' help by showing Scaroth's true form, but Scaroth kills her. Romana completes the work and Scaroth uses it to travel to the past. The Doctor, Romana and Duggan follow him via the TARDIS, fearing that the ship's explosion created life on Earth, and if Scaroth should prevent it, humanity would not exist. Duggan knocks Scaroth out in time, returning the latter to the present, where he is discovered, unmasked, by his bodyguard. The ensuing fight sets the mansion ablaze, destroying Scaroth and the paintings save one marked copy. Duggan argues that they've lost an invaluable piece of art, but the Doctor assures him that the copy, still done by Leonardo's hand, will go unnoticed, and that art is worthless if its monetary value is all that matters before bidding him farewell.

==Production==

===Conception and writing===
[[File:Douglas adams portrait cropped.jpg|thumb|The episode was co-written by Douglas Adams.]]
Writer [[David Fisher (writer)|David Fisher]] had contributed two scripts to ''Doctor Who''{{'}}s sixteenth season – ''[[The Stones of Blood]]'' and ''[[The Androids of Tara]]'' – and was asked by producer [[Graham Williams (television producer)|Graham Williams]] for further story ideas. Fisher submitted two proposals; the first of these became ''[[The Creature from the Pit]]'' while the other, ''The Gamble with Time'', concerned a plot to rig the casinos in [[Las Vegas]] to finance time travel experiments.<ref name="DWM_Archive_26">Pixley, ''Archive Feature. City of Death'', p. 26</ref> Williams asked Fisher to rework ''The Gamble With Time'' as a spoof of [[Bulldog Drummond]], a fictional adventurer from the 1920s.<ref name="DWM_Archive_26" /> Fisher's draft script centered around Scarlioni, a member of the Sephiroth race, who had accidentally become fractured in time. The script was mainly set in the year 1928 with the Doctor and Romana, aided by Drummond-esque detective "Pug" Farquharson, on the trail of the stolen Mona Lisa, pursuing Scarlioni from Paris to [[Monte Carlo]] where his partner, the Baroness Heidi, is using time travel technology to cheat at [[roulette]] at the casino to fund Scarlioni's time travel experiments. Other settings included Paris in 1979, Leonardo da Vinci's studio in the year 1508, and prehistoric Earth.<ref name="Paris in the Springtime">Strading & Morris, ''Paris in the Springtime''.</ref> At this point, production unit manager [[John Nathan-Turner]] had worked out that the production team could afford to film on location in Paris with a stripped-down crew.<ref name="DWM_Archive_27">Pixley, ''Archive Feature. City of Death'', p. 27</ref> This necessitated a rewrite to Fisher's scripts to move the action to Paris and, for cost reasons, to drop the 1920s setting.<ref name="DWM_Archive_27" /> The Doctor's robotic dog companion [[K9 (Doctor Who)|K9]] also had to be removed from the script as the cost of bringing the robot dog and his operators to Paris was prohibitive.<ref>Howe et al., ''The Handbook'', p. 471.</ref>

However, Fisher was going through a divorce, and his personal situation meant that he was unable to perform the rewrites.<ref name="Paris in the Springtime" /> This meant that script editor [[Douglas Adams]], aided by Graham Williams, had to perform a complete rewrite of the story over the course of a weekend.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/city-of-death-at-40-revisiting-doctor-who-s-most-watched-story-2/|title = City of Death at 40: Revisiting Doctor Who's most-watched story|date = 26 September 2019}}</ref> According to Adams, Graham Williams "took me back to his place, locked me in his study and hosed me down with whisky and black coffee for a few days, and there was the script".<ref>Gaiman, ''Don't Panic'', p. 49.</ref> The revised script, now titled ''The Curse of the Sephiroth'', was credited to "David Agnew", a standard pseudonym used by the BBC and which had been previously used on ''Doctor Who'' for the season fifteen serial ''[[The Invasion of Time]]''.<ref>Barnes, ''The Fact of Fiction. City of Death'', p. 16-17.</ref> The serial was subsequently retitled ''City of Death'' on 8 May 1979.<ref name="DWM_Archive_Extra_38">Pixley, ''Archive Extra. City of Death'', p. 38.</ref> Adams would later reuse elements of ''City of Death'', along with the unfinished ''Doctor Who'' serial [[Shada (Doctor Who)|''Shada'']] (1979; 2003), in his novel ''[[Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency]]'' (1987).<ref>Simpson, ''Hitchhiker'', p. 232.</ref>

In Part One, Lalla Ward as Romana makes a throwaway reference to a great art gallery called the Braxiatel Collection; the ''[[Virgin New Adventures]]'' novel series would later expand on this, introducing the character [[Irving Braxiatel]], a [[Time Lord]].<ref name="Fact_Of_Fiction_19">Barnes, ''The Fact of Fiction. City of Death''.</ref> Braxiatel also appears in the ''[[Bernice Summerfield]]'' series of novels and audio dramas and in the ''[[Gallifrey#Gallifrey audio series|Gallifrey]]{{Broken anchor|date=2024-11-22|bot=User:Cewbot/log/20201008/configuration|target_link=Gallifrey#Gallifrey audio series|reason=}}'' series of audio dramas which starred Ward as Romana.<ref name="Fact_Of_Fiction_19" />

===Casting===
[[File:John Cleese at 1989 Oscars.jpg|thumb|left|''City of Death'' features a cameo by comedian and actor John Cleese.]]
[[Julian Glover]] was a well-established character actor who had previously appeared as [[Richard I of England|Richard the Lionheart]] in ''[[The Crusade (Doctor Who)|The Crusade]]'' (1965). He was reluctant to don the Jagaroth mask as he felt the mask would impede his performance. As a result, he is doubled by Richard Sheekey in those scenes.<ref name="DVD_Notes_1"/> [[Tom Chadbon]] was cast as Duggan on account of his resemblance to the [[Franco-Belgian comics]] hero [[Tintin (character)|Tintin]].<ref name="Commentary_1">Hayes et al., ''City of Death DVD Commentary'', Part One</ref> [[Peter Halliday]] had previously appeared in several ''Doctor Who'' serials including ''[[The Invasion (Doctor Who)|The Invasion]]'' and ''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians]]''.<ref name="AVC"/>

Douglas Adams knew [[John Cleese]] and [[Eleanor Bron]] through his connections with ''[[Monty Python]]'' and the [[Footlights]].<ref name="DVD_Notes_4">Wiggins, ''Production Notes'', Part Four.</ref> On learning that both would be working in [[BBC Television Centre]] on the day the art gallery scenes were to be recorded, he persuaded them to make a cameo appearance in a short scene written for "two Englishmen".<ref name="DVD_Notes_4" /><ref name="DWM_Archive_29">Pixley, ''Archive Feature. City of Death'', p. 29</ref> Cleese and Bron agreed on the condition that there be no pre-publicity regarding their appearance; Cleese wanted them to be credited as "Helen Swanetsky" and "Kim Bread" but the BBC declined.<ref name="DWM_Archive_Extra_38-39">Pixley, ''Archive Extra. City of Death'', p. 38-39.</ref> Cleese liked the name "Kim Bread" and used it in later projects.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/cityofdeath/detail.shtml|title=BBC - Doctor Who Classic Episode Guide - City of Death - Details|website=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> During recording, Cleese and Baker also recorded two short comedy skits for the BBC [[Christmas tape]].<ref name="DWM_Archive_Extra_38-39" />

===Filming===
''City of Death'' director Michael Hayes had previously directed ''[[The Androids of Tara]]'' (1978) and ''[[The Armageddon Factor]]'' (1979).<ref>Lofficier, ''Programme Guide'', p. 99</ref> He also had experience filming in Paris, having worked there on adaptations of ''[[Maigret (1960 TV series)|Maigret]]'' (1960–63) and other [[Georges Simenon]] stories for the BBC.<ref name="Commentary_1" /> Location filming took place in Paris between 30 April 1979 and 3 May 1979.<ref name="DWM_Archive_27" /> It proved a difficult shoot as the dates coincided with the May Day holiday period, which meant that many of the locations chosen for filming were closed, necessitating considerable improvisation on the part of the cast and crew.<ref name="DWM_Archive_27" /> Model filming was conducted at [[Bray Studios (UK)|Bray Studios]] between 8 May 1979 and 10 May 1979.<ref name="DWM_Archive_28">Pixley, ''Archive Feature. City of Death'', p. 28</ref> These concentrated on the shots of the Jagaroth spacecraft taking off from the prehistoric Earth and were overseen by Ian Scoones, a veteran of ''[[Thunderbirds (TV series)|Thunderbirds]]''.<ref name="DWM_Archive_28" /> Following rehearsals, production moved to [[BBC Television Centre]] where the remaining scenes were recorded in two blocks; the first between 21 May 1979 and 22 May 1979 and second between 3 June 1979 and 5 June 1979.<ref>Pixley, ''Archive Feature. City of Death'', p. 28-29</ref>

Tom Baker found filming in Paris to be very different from what he was used to in the UK where crowds would gather to watch the filming and meet the stars. ''Doctor Who'' was not shown in France at the time and so the cast and crew were largely ignored.<ref name="DVD_Notes_1">Wiggins, ''Production Notes'', Part One.</ref> Lalla Ward found ''City of Death'' the most challenging ''Doctor Who'' serial she worked on but was pleased with the outcome, saying, "We had to film loads of scenes in the rain and cold... there was no glamour in it at all... it was different from the ordinary stories too and I like the finished result".<ref>{{cite journal| last = Marson | first = Richard |date=May 1984 | title = Lalla Ward Interview | journal = [[Doctor Who Magazine]] | issue = 88 | pages = 20–24 | issn = 0957-9818}}</ref> Seeing her costumes as an important part in creating the role of Romana, Ward clashed with costume designer Doreen James, rejecting the silver catsuit James had designed for her for the story.<ref name="DVD_Notes_2">Wiggins, ''Production Notes'', Part Two.</ref> Ward came up with the idea for the schoolgirl costume she wore in conjunction with Baker, recalling, "I thought it would be fun to wear something that little girls probably hated wearing because it might cheer them up... I didn't bank on the fact that I'd also get loads of letters from their fathers saying 'Cor! School uniform!'".<ref>{{cite journal| last = Cook | first = Benjamin | date = 3 March 2004 | title = Across the Universe... | journal = [[Doctor Who Magazine]] | issue = 340 | pages = 14–19 | issn = 0957-9818}}</ref>

==Broadcast and reception==
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''City of Death'' was broadcast on BBC1 over four consecutive Saturdays beginning on 29 September 1979.<ref name="DWM_Archive_30">Pixley, ''Archive Feature. City of Death'', p. 30</ref> At this time, [[industrial action]] had blacked out rival broadcaster [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] and as a result, the serial scored very high ratings, averaging 14.5 million viewers over the four episodes; 16.1 million watched the fourth episode, the largest audience ever recorded for an episode of ''Doctor Who''.<ref name="DWM_Archive_30" /> The story was repeated on BBC1 across four consecutive evenings from Tuesday to Friday, 12 – 15 August 1980, achieving viewing figures of 6.3, 5.5, 5.6 and 5.9 million viewers respectively.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://guide.doctorwhonews.net/story.php?story=CityofDeath&detail=broadcast|title=Doctor Who Guide: broadcasting for City of Death|website=Doctor Who Guide}}</ref>

Audience appreciation ratings for the first two parts of ''City of Death were'' a respectable score of 64%.<ref name="DWM_Archive_30" /> ''[[Radio Times]]'' published two letters from viewers regarding ''City of Death''. Les Rogers of [[Hastings]] praised the serial's cast and the location filming; less impressed, however, was Paul R. Maskew of [[Exeter]] who felt the show was being played for laughs.<ref name="DWM_Archive_30" /> Responding to similar criticisms from viewers, Douglas Adams wrote, "If the programme didn't move and take a few risks then it would have died of boredom years ago".<ref name="DVD_Notes_3">Wiggins, ''Production Notes'', Part Three.</ref> Several viewers wrote to point out the discrepancy between the start of life on Earth of 4,000 million years ago and the date given in ''City of Death'' of 400 million years ago. Graham Williams replied, "The good Doctor makes the odd mistake or two but I think an error of 3,600 million years is pushing it! His next edition of the ''[[Encyclopedia Galactica]]'' will provide an erratum".<ref name="DVD_Notes_3" /> Another viewer wrote that the atmosphere of the primordial Earth would have been poisonous to the Doctor and his companions; Douglas Adams responded to this criticism, citing [[artistic license]].<ref name="DVD_Notes_3" />

''City of Death'' was voted seventh in a 1998 poll of the readers of ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' to find the best ''Doctor Who'' story; the magazine commented that it "represented the height of ''Doctor Who'' as popular light entertainment for all the family".<ref>{{cite journal| last = Cornell | first = Paul | author-link = Paul Cornell | date = 3 June 1998 | title = The DWM Awards: City of Death | journal = [[Doctor Who Magazine]] | issue = 265 | pages = 14–15 | issn = 0957-9818}}</ref> In 2009, ''Doctor Who Magazine'' readers voted it in eighth place.<ref>{{cite web|first=Lester|last=Haines|url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/09/17/best_who_ever/|title=Doctor Who fans name best episode ever|work=[[The Register]]|date=17 September 2009|access-date=10 August 2012}}</ref> In a more recent 2014 poll, the magazine's readers voted it fifth best Doctor Who story of all time.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=The Top 10 Doctor Who stories of all time|url=http://www.doctorwhomagazine.com/the-top-10-doctor-who-stories-of-all-time/|access-date=21 August 2014|magazine=Doctor Who Magazine|date=21 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191206154728/https://doctorwhomagazine.com/the-top-10-doctor-who-stories-of-all-time/|archive-date=6 December 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> A 2008 article in ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' named ''City of Death'' one of the ten greatest episodes of ''Doctor Who''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/3674193/The-10-greatest-episodes-of-Doctor-Who-ever.html|title=The 10 greatest episodes of Doctor Who ever|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|date=2 July 2008|access-date=14 October 2012}}</ref> John Condor, writing in the [[fanzine]] ''[[Dreamwatch|DWB]]'' in 1991, hailed the story as "the best blend of kitsch, surrealism, fantasy, and comedy-drama seen in our favourite Time Lord's annals".<ref name="Television_Companion_478">Howe & Walker, ''The Television Companion'', p, 478.</ref> [[Vanessa Bishop]], reviewing the serial's DVD release, described it as "imaginatively written, well-performed and beautifully made, ''City of Death'' is a story where pretty much everything works".<ref name="Bishop">{{cite journal| last = Bishop | first = Vanessa | author-link = Vanessa Bishop | date = 7 December 2005 | title = Off The Shelf | journal = [[Doctor Who Magazine]] | issue = 363 | pages = 60–61 | issn = 0957-9818}}</ref> Reacting to the serial, as part of ''Doctor Who Magazine''{{'}}s ongoing "Time Team" feature, [[Jacqueline Rayner]] said "you're suddenly, almost violently, made aware this is happening in our world... with people just getting on with their business and two Time Lords walking through it. I don't think I've ever experienced that with ''Doctor Who'' up till now... it's the tiny touches of mundanity amid the fantastical that lift the story even higher".<ref>{{cite journal| last = Pritchard | first = Michael | date = 1 February 2005 | title = The Time Team | journal = [[Doctor Who Magazine]] | issue = 365 | pages = 55–57 | issn = 0957-9818}}</ref> [[Charlie Jane Anders]] and [[Javier Grillo-Marxuach]] of [[io9]] included it on their list of "10 TV Episodes that Changed Television", citing "the sharp dialogue and clever use of time travel [that] prefigure everything Steven Moffat has done with the series in recent years."<ref>{{cite web|first=Charlie Jane|last=Anders|url=http://io9.com/5913850/10-tv-episodes-that-changed-television|title=10 TV Episodes that Changed Television|publisher=[[io9]]|date=29 May 2012|access-date=24 June 2012}}</ref> ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' reviewer Christopher Bahn described ''City of Death'' as the "gem" of the seventeenth season, finding Adams' subtle comedy script "easily the funniest and most quotable the series ever achieved". While he praised Scarlioni's costume and the mask, he felt that more could have been done with using Paris as a filming location.<ref name="AVC">{{cite web|first=Christopher|last=Bahn|url=https://www.avclub.com/doctor-who-classic-city-of-death-1798171043|title=City of Death|work=[[The A.V. Club]]|date=8 January 2012|access-date=31 July 2012}}</ref>

However, [[Doctor Who fandom|''Doctor Who'' fandom]]'s initial response was not so positive; [[John Peel (writer)|John Peel]], writing in the fanzine ''TARDIS'' in 1979, decried it as "total farce... I simply couldn't believe this was ''Doctor Who''... the continual buffoonery is getting on my nerves".<ref name="Television_Companion_478" /> A similar view was held by [[Gary Russell]] who, reviewing the VHS release in 1991, said, "''City of Death'', like most Douglas Adams material, is overrated and misses the mark for me, falling between the stools of good pastiche and bad parody and making fairly unsatisfactory viewing".<ref>{{cite journal| last = Russell | first = Gary | author-link = Gary Russell | date = 15 May 1991 | title = Off The Shelf | journal = [[Doctor Who Magazine]] | issue = 173 | pages = 18–19 | issn = 0957-9818}}</ref> Vanessa Bishop countered that it was "the ''Doctor Who'' story it's alright to laugh at... we must now accept that ''City of Death'' is funny — because if we didn't the ''[[Crackerjack (TV series)|Crackerjack]]''-style sleuths, scientists and all... would leave it knocking about near the bottom of all the ''Doctor Who'' story ranking polls"<ref>{{cite journal| last = Bishop | first = Vanessa | author-link = Vanessa Bishop | date = 30 May 2001 | title = The DWM Review | journal = [[Doctor Who Magazine]] | issue = 304 | pages = 45 | issn = 0957-9818}}</ref> and, responding to the criticisms about the levels of comedy, that "it's precisely these things that make it seem so special".<ref name="Bishop" /> Reviewing the serial in 2011, Patrick Mulkern of ''[[Radio Times]]'' awarded it three stars out of five, stating he disliked the smug tone to the humour and Ward's "snooty" portrayal of Romana. Despite this, he noted that the serial had good production values and direction, as well as a few jokes that he enjoyed.<ref name="Radio Times">{{cite web|first=Patrick|last=Mulkern|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2011-02-14/city-of-death|title=Doctor Who: City of Death|work=[[Radio Times]]|date=14 February 2011|access-date=5 August 2012}}</ref>

==Commercial releases==

===In print===
{{Infobox book
|name = Doctor Who – City of Death
|image =
|caption =
|author = James Goss
|series = [[List of Doctor Who novelisations|''Doctor Who'' novelisations]]
|release_date = 21 May 2015
|publisher = [[BBC Books]]
|pages = 320
|isbn = 978-1-849-90675-3
}}
''City of Death'' is one of five ''Doctor Who'' serials from the series' original run (1963–1989) not to have been novelised by [[Target Books]]; the others are ''[[The Pirate Planet]]'', ''Shada'', ''[[Resurrection of the Daleks]]'', and ''[[Revelation of the Daleks]]''. Target approached Douglas Adams to write a novelisation, offering their standard advance of £600; Adams replied, "I don't want to be embarrassing but I do have a tendency to be a best-selling author".<ref name="Simpson_233">Simpson, ''Hitchhiker'', p. 233</ref> Target, concerned that their regular authors would seek better terms, refused to increase their offer.<ref name="Simpson_233" /> Several years later, Target editor [[Nigel Robinson]] offered an advance of £4,000 – double what was the standard advance at the time – but Adams again declined.<ref name="Target">{{cite book |last=Howe |first=David J. |author-link=David J. Howe |others=Tim Neal |title=The Target Book: The History of the Target Doctor Who Books |year=2007 |publisher=Telos |location=London |isbn=978-1-84583-023-6 |pages=150 |chapter=Appendix C: Off Target}}</ref> Adams was unwilling to allow another author to write the novelisation.<ref name="Target" /> However, after Adams' death his estate allowed [[Gareth Roberts (writer)|Gareth Roberts]] to write an adaptation of the unfinished serial ''Shada'', which was published by [[BBC Books]] in 2012. In 2013, Roberts announced that he was working on a novelisation of ''City of Death'',<ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/OldRoberts953/statuses/385491439771480064 |title=Twitter: OldRoberts953 |last1=Roberts |first1=Gareth |author-link1=Gareth Roberts (writer) |date=2 October 2013 |website=[[Twitter]] |access-date=3 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sfx.co.uk/2013/10/07/gareth-roberts-is-novelising-city-of-death/|title=Gareth Roberts is Novelising "City of Death"|work=[[SFX (magazine)|SFX]]|date=7 October 2013|access-date=12 October 2013}}</ref> to be published on 21 May 2015.<ref>{{cite book|title=Doctor Who: City of Death: Amazon.co.uk: Douglas Adams, James Goss: Books|id={{ASIN|1849906750|country=uk}}}}</ref> Roberts later announced that [[James Goss (producer)|James Goss]] was working on the book instead.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/OldRoberts953/status/524629974826115072|title=Gareth Roberts on Twitter: "Bit of news: the amazingly talented @gossjam is now doing the book of City of Death. It'll be fantastic!"|access-date=21 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2014/10/gareth-roberts-city-of-death-211014203915.html|title=Doctor Who News: Gareth Roberts no longer writing City of Death book|work=The Doctor Who News Page|access-date=21 October 2014}}</ref> An abridged version was published as part of the ''Target Collection'' 5 April 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.penguin.com.au/books/doctor-who-city-of-death-target-collection-9781785943270|title=Doctor Who: City of Death (Target Collection) by James Goss|website=penguin.com.au|access-date=12 November 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171113060137/https://www.penguin.com.au/books/doctor-who-city-of-death-target-collection-9781785943270|archive-date=13 November 2017}}</ref>

===Home media===
''City of Death'' was released on VHS in April 1991 with a cover by Andrew Skilleter.<ref name="DWM_Archive_30" /> It was re-issued in 2001.<ref>Barnes, ''The Fact of Fiction. City of Death'', p. 23.</ref> A DVD was released in 2005 with special features including commentary by actors Julian Glover and Tom Chadbon, as well as director Michael Hayes, and the behind-the-scenes documentary "Paris in the Springtime".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.purpleville.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/rtwebsite/cityofdeath.htm |title=City of Death |access-date=23 May 2007 |last=Roberts |first=Steve |author2=Jonathan Wood |author3=Mark Ayres |date=8 August 2005 |publisher=[[Doctor Who Restoration Team]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070806144735/http://www.purpleville.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/rtwebsite/cityofdeath.htm |archive-date=6 August 2007}}</ref> It was also released as part of the [[Doctor Who DVD Files]] in Issue 37 on 2 June 2010. On 1 January 2013, [[AudioGO]] released a two-hour soundtrack of the serial, narrated by Lalla Ward.<ref name="audio">{{cite web|url=http://www.audiogo.com/uk/doctor-who-city-of-death-4th-doctor-tv-soundtrack-david-agnew-gid-1004854|title=Doctor Who: City of Death (4th Doctor TV Soundtrack)|publisher=[[AudioGO]]|access-date=3 January 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130219231133/http://www.audiogo.com/uk/doctor-who-city-of-death-4th-doctor-tv-soundtrack-david-agnew-gid-1004854|archive-date=19 February 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> A vinyl release of the soundtrack was released in 2018 exclusively for [[Record Store Day]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2018/04/vinyl-releases-for-record-store-day.html|title=Vinyl Releases for Record Store Day|publisher=[[Doctor Who News Page]]|author=Marcus|date=2018-04-21|access-date=2018-04-26}}</ref> Ian Scoones' [[storyboard]]s for ''City of Death''{{'s}} special effects sequences were published in [[Peter Haining (author)|Peter Haining]]'s book ''Doctor Who – 25 Glorious Years'' in 1988,<ref>{{cite book |last=Haining |first=Peter |author-link=Peter Haining (author) |title=Doctor Who: 25 Glorious Years |year=1988 |publisher=W. H. Allen |location=London |isbn=1-85227-021-7 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/doctorwho25glori0000hain/page/ –] |chapter=Designs on Doctor Who |url=https://archive.org/details/doctorwho25glori0000hain/page/}}</ref> and a Scaroth figure was released by Harlequin Miniatures in 1999.<ref>Pixley, ''Archive Extra. City of Death'', p. 39.</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|Doctor Who}}
* [[Eduardo de Valfierno]]
* [[Cultural references to Leonardo da Vinci]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Bibliography==
*{{cite episode | title = City of Death | series = Doctor Who | series-link = Doctor Who | credits = "[[David Agnew]]" (writer); [[Michael Hayes (director)|Michael Hayes]] (director); [[Graham Williams (television producer)|Graham Williams]] (producer) | network = [[BBC]] | station = [[BBC One|BBC1]] | date = 29 September – 20 October 1979 | season = 17 | number = 105}}
*{{cite journal | last = Barnes | first = Alan | author-link = Alan Barnes (writer) | date = 8 December 2004 | title = The Fact of Fiction. City of Death | journal = [[Doctor Who Magazine]] | issue = 350 | pages = 16–23 | issn = 0957-9818}}
* {{cite book | last = Gaiman | first = Neil | author-link = Neil Gaiman | title = Don't Panic. Douglas Adams and the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | edition = 2nd | year = 2003 | publisher = [[Titan Books]] | location = London | isbn = 1-84023-742-2}}
*{{cite video | people = Hayes, Michael, Tom Chadbon, Julian Glover |year=2005 | title = City of Death DVD Commentary | medium = City of Death DVD Special Feature | publisher = 2<nowiki>|</nowiki>entertain. BBCDVD1664 | location = London}}
* {{cite book | last = Howe | first = David | author-link = David J. Howe | author2 = Stephen James Walker | author2-link = Stephen James Walker | title = The Television Companion. The unofficial and unauthorised guide to Doctor Who | edition = 2nd | year = 2003 | publisher = Telos | location = London | isbn = 1-903889-52-9}}
* {{cite book | last = Howe | first = David | author-link = David J. Howe | author2 = Stephen James Walker | author2-link = Stephen James Walker |author3= Mark Stammers | title = The Handbook. The unofficial and unauthorised guide to the production of Doctor Who | year = 2005 | publisher = Telos | location = London | isbn = 1-903889-96-0}}
*{{cite book |last=Lofficier |first=Jean-Marc |author-link=Jean-Marc Lofficier |title=The Doctor Who Programme Guide – Volume 2: What's What and Who's Who |year=1981 |publisher=[[Target Books]] |location=London |isbn=0-426-20142-6 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/doctorwhoprogram0000loff}}
* {{cite book | last = Miles | first = Lawrence | author-link = Lawrence Miles | author2 = Tat Wood | author2-link = Tat Wood | title = About Time 4: The Unauthorized Guide to Doctor Who (Seasons 12 to 17) | year = 2004 | publisher = [[Mad Norwegian Press]] | location = [[Illinois]] | isbn = 0-9759446-3-0}}
*{{cite journal | last = Pixley | first = Andrew | date = 27 October 1993 | title = Archive Feature. Serial 5H. City of Death | journal = [[Doctor Who Magazine]] | issue = 205 | pages = 23–30 | issn = 0957-9818}}
*{{cite journal | last = Pixley | first = Andrew | date = 22 December 2004 | title = Archive Extra. City of Death | journal = Doctor Who Magazine Special Edition | issue = 9 – The Complete Fourth Doctor Volume Two | pages = 37–39 | issn = 0963-1275}}
* {{cite book | last = Simpson | first = M. J. | title = Hitchhiker. A biography of Douglas Adams
| year = 2003 | publisher = [[Hodder and Stoughton]] | location = London | isbn = 0-340-82488-3}}
*{{cite video | people = [[Ed Stradling|Stradling, Ed]] (producer); [[Jonathan Morris (author)|Morris, Jonathan]] (writer) |year=2005 | title = Paris in the Springtime | medium = City of Death DVD Special Feature | publisher = 2<nowiki>|</nowiki>entertain. BBCDVD1664 | location = London}}
*{{cite video | people = Wiggins, Martin |year=2005 | title = Production Notes | medium = City of Death DVD Special Feature | publisher = 2<nowiki>|</nowiki>entertain. BBCDVD1664 | location = London}}

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==External links==
{{Wikiquote|Fourth Doctor}}
*[https://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/cityofdeath/ ''City of Death'' episode guide on the BBC website]
*{{Isfdb title|id=1842034|title=City of Death}}

===Fan novelisation===
*{{Isfdb title|id=1724611|title=City of Death}}

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{{Short description|1983 Canadian film}}
{{Infobox film
| name = The Wars
| image =
| caption = Film poster
| director = [[Robin Phillips]]
| producer = Richard Nielsen
| writer = [[Timothy Findley]]
| based_on = ''[[The Wars]]'' by Timothy Findley
| starring = [[Brent Carver]] [[William Hutt (actor)|William Hutt]] [[Martha Henry]]
| music = [[Glenn Gould]]
| cinematography = [[John Coquillon]]
| editing = Tony Lower
| studio = Nielsen-Ferns International [[National Film Board of Canada]]
| distributor = International Spectrafilm
| runtime = 120 minutes
| released = {{film date|1983|03|20}}
| country = Canada
| language = English
| budget =
}}
'''''The Wars''''' is a Canadian historical drama, directed by [[Robin Phillips]] and released in 1983.<ref name=pratley>[[Gerald Pratley]], ''A Century of Canadian Cinema''. Lynx Images, 2003. {{ISBN|1-894073-21-5}}. p. 234.</ref> An adaptation of the Governor General's Award-winning novel ''[[The Wars]]'' by [[Timothy Findley]], the film centres on Robert Ross ([[Brent Carver]]), the immature and closeted [[gay]] son of an upper class [[Rosedale, Toronto|Rosedale]] family who enlists to serve in the [[Canadian Army]] during [[World War I]].<ref>[[Jay Scott]], "The Wars on film bruises the heart". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', November 11, 1983.</ref> The film's original musical score was composed by [[Glenn Gould]] prior to his death.

As with the novel, the film blends a number of scenes set at war with depictions of the formative experiences from childhood that have led Robert to enlist, including his relationships with his disabled sister Rowena ([[Ann-Marie MacDonald]]) and their parents ([[William Hutt (actor)|William Hutt]] and [[Martha Henry]]). The cast was drawn predominantly from the ensemble of actors Phillips had worked with at the [[Stratford Festival]].

==Cast==
{{Div col|colwidth=25em}}
* [[Brent Carver]] as Robert Ross
* [[Martha Henry]] as Mrs. Ross
* [[William Hutt (actor)|William Hutt]] as Mr. Ross
* [[Ann-Marie MacDonald]] as Rowena Ross
* [[Jackie Burroughs]] as Miss Davenport
* [[Jean LeClerc (actor)|Jean LeClerc]] Captain Taffler
* [[Domini Blythe]] as Lady Barbara d'Orsey
* [[Alan Scarfe]] as Captain Leather
* [[Margaret Tyzack]] as Lady Emmeline
* [[Barbara Budd]] as Nurse Turner
* [[Susan Wright (actress)|Susan Wright]] as Ella
* [[Richard Austin (actor)|Richard Austin]] as Michael
* [[Rodger Barton]] as Charles
* [[Paul Batten]] as Poole
* [[Rod Beattie]] as Levitt
* [[Tom Bishop (actor)|Tom Bishop]] as Rider
* [[Kirsten Bishopric]] as Peggy Ross
* [[Richard Blackburn (actor)|Richard Blackburn]] as Sergeant
* [[Fred Booker (actor)|Fred Booker]] as Verger
* [[Dwayne Brenna]] as Tom Bryant
* [[Michael Caruana]] as Soldier
* [[Shirley Cassedy]] as Honor
* [[Clare Coulter]] as Eena
* [[Richard Curnock]] as Minister
* [[Shirley Douglas]] as Mrs. Lawson
* David Dunbar as Mr. Brown
* [[Rupert Frazer]] as Clive
* [[Craig Gardner (actor)|Craig Gardner]] as German Soldier
* [[Graeme Gibson]] as Devlin
* [[Maurice Good]] as Sergeant Joyce
* [[Bob Hannah (actor)|Bob Hannah]] as Major Mickle
* [[Paul Hubbard (actor)|Paul Hubbard]] as Captain Ord
* [[Jeff Hyslop]] as Clifford Purchas
* [[Eleanor Kane]] as Woman
* [[James Kidnie]] as Martial
* [[Leo Leyden]] as Bishop
* [[Hardee T. Lineham]] as Bonnycastle
* [[Robin McKenzie (actor)|Robin McKenzie]] as Stuart Ross
* [[David Main (actor)|David Main]] as Mr. Lawson
* [[William Merton Malmo]] as Collins Louis Negan
* [[Jefferson Mappin]] as Teddy Budge
* [[Marti Maraden]] as Lady of Easy Virtue
* [[Anne McKay (actress)|Anne McKay]] as Child
* [[Richard McMillan]] as Harris
* [[David Robb]] as Major Terry
* Stephen Russell as Cigarette
* [[Abigail Seaton]] as Juliet
* [[Heather Summerhayes]] as Heather
* [[Irene Sutcliffe]] as Nurse
* [[Simon Treves]] as Patient
* [[Annette Vyge]] as Madam
* [[Timothy Webber]] as Corporal Bates
{{div col end}}

==Production==
The film was co-produced by Nielsen-Ferns International and the [[National Film Board of Canada]], the first time the NFB had ever collaborated on a narrative feature film with a commercial production company.<ref name=turnshand>"Robin Phillips turns his hand to movies". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', May 7, 1981.</ref> Shooting began in May 1981 near [[Longview, Alberta|Longview]], [[Alberta]],<ref name=turnshand/> but within days Phillips had to revise the production schedule due to unforeseen late snowfall in the area.<ref>"Snow holds up Phillips' movie". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', May 13, 1981.</ref>

Other scenes for the film were shot in [[Calgary]], [[Kleinburg]], [[Hamilton, Ontario|Hamilton]] and [[Montreal]].<ref>Rick Groen, "War rages in the mud of Kleinburg: Robin Phillips wades into his first feature film, recreating the horrors of Flanders". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', June 13, 1981.</ref> However, due to technical problems with the sound, much of the film had to be rerecorded in the post-production phase, resulting in one of the key delays from the film's originally planned release date of early 1982.<ref name=off>[[Carol Off]], "Robin Phillips and Timothy Findley discuss the sound and fury of The Wars". ''[[Cinema Canada]]'', January 1984. pp. 14-19.</ref> These sound issues were eventually resolved.

==Distribution==
Organizers of the [[Toronto International Film Festival|Festival of Festivals]] attempted to secure the film as the opening gala of the [[1982 Toronto International Film Festival|1982 Festival of Festivals]];<ref>Jay Scott, "Festival opener still unsettled". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', September 7, 1982.</ref> however, due to a conflict between Nielsen-Ferns, the NFB and key funder [[Torstar]], it was unable to secure the premiere and instead opened with the Australian film ''[[We of the Never Never (film)|We of the Never Never]]''.<ref>Jay Scott, "Ending on a negative note: Censor board accused of 'attempting to destroy festival'". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', September 20, 1982.</ref>

Additional production conflict was also reported between Nielsen-Ferns and the NFB, resulting in additional delays in securing distribution.<ref name=off/> While theatrical distribution in North America and the United Kingdom was still in flux, a subtitled version of the film was broadcast on [[Germany|German]] television in March 1983.<ref name=off/>

The film was acquired by Spectrafilm in May 1983 for theatrical distribution,<ref>Jay Scott, "Distributors form film firm, move to N.Y.". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', May 7, 1983.</ref> and had its theatrical premiere in November.<ref name=benefit>"The Wars premiere to be a benefit". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', November 3, 1983.</ref> Its premiere was organized as a fundraising benefit for the Parkinson Foundation of Canada, following Findley's father's death of [[Parkinson's disease]].<ref name=benefit/>

The film was subsequently screened at the [[1984 Toronto International Film Festival|1984 Festival of Festivals]] as part of Eyes Write, a special program of film adaptations of literary works that was programmed in conjunction with the [[Harbourfront Centre]].<ref>William French, "Golfing pollsters tried to stymie Hitler's war plan". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', September 4, 1984.</ref>

Following its brief initial theatrical run, the film was not seen for over 35 years, until it was unearthed and licensed by the [[Canada Media Fund]] for distribution on the Encore+ [[YouTube]] channel in 2020.<ref>[https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2020/11/12/entertainment-news-movie-version-of-timothy-findleys-the-wars-will-be-seen-onscreen-for-the-first-time-in-35-years.html "Entertainment news: Movie version of Timothy Findley’s ‘The Wars’ will be seen onscreen for the first time in 35 years"]. ''[[Toronto Star]]'', November 12, 2020.</ref> In 2022, Encore+ in association with Telefilm Canada commissioned the remastering of The Wars, undertaken in partnership with the National Film Board of Canada and the Stratford Festival. As of 2024, The Wars Remastered - as well as The Making of The Wars, featuring Martha Henry and leading talents looking back on the making of the film (2020) - can be streamed from the Stratford Festival's StratFest@Home digital streaming platform.

==Awards==
The film received three [[Genie Awards]] from the [[Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television]] in 1984, for [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] (Henry), [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] (Burroughs) and [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Sound Editing|Best Sound Editing]] (Sharon Lackie, Bruce Nyznik, and Bernard Bordeleau).<ref>Jay Scott, "Terry Fox Story wins best picture Genie Eric Fryer, Martha Henry take top acting awards". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', March 22, 1984.</ref> It was also nominated for [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Motion Picture|Best Picture]], [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Editing|Best Editing]] (Tony Lower), [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Overall Sound|Best Overall Sound]] ([[Hans Peter Strobl]]), and [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]] (Findley).<ref>Jay Scott, "11 nominations for Chapdelaine in Genie race". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', February 10, 1984.</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0084889}}

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No Hiding Place

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| image = No_Hiding_Place_(TV_series).jpg
| caption = 1967 ''[[TVTimes]]'' cover: [[Raymond Francis]] & [[Sean Caffrey]]
| runtime = 60 minutes
| creator =
| director =
| starring = [[Raymond Francis]] [[Eric Lander (actor)|Eric Lander]] [[Johnny Briggs (actor)|Johnny Briggs]] [[Michael McStay]] [[Julian Fox]] [[Sean Caffrey]] [[Gerald Turner (actor)|Gerald Taylor]] [[Barry Raymond]] [[Derek Benfield]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.kinorium.com/135214/|title=No Hiding Place (1959-1967)}}</ref>
| country = United Kingdom
| num_series = 10
| num_episodes = 236 (210 missing)
| company = [[Associated-Rediffusion]]
| network = [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]
| first_aired = {{start date|1959|9|16|df=y}}
| last_aired = {{end date|1967|6|22|df=y}}
}}
'''''No Hiding Place''''' is a British television series that was produced at [[Wembley Studios]] by [[Associated-Rediffusion]] for the [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] network between 16 September 1959 and 22 June 1967.

It was the sequel to the series '''''Murder Bag''''' (1957–1958) and '''''Crime Sheet''''' (1959), all starring [[Raymond Francis]] as Detective Superintendent, later Detective Chief Superintendent Tom Lockhart.<ref name=screenonline>{{cite web|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/537229/index.html|title=BFI Screenonline: No Hiding Place (1959-67)|website=www.screenonline.org.uk}}</ref>

==Production==
''No Hiding Place'' was a sequel to the series ''Murder Bag'' and ''Crime Sheet'', all featuring the snuff-taking Detective Superintendent (later Detective Chief Superintendent) Lockhart, played by [[Raymond Francis]]. ''Murder Bag'' comprised 55 half-hour episodes: 30 in Season One (16 September 1957 – 31 March 1958), all untitled (being identified only by case number, as "Murder Bag – Case One", etc);<ref name="Jeff Evans page 416">The Penguin TV Companion by Jeff Evans, page 416</ref> and 25 in Season Two (30 June 1958 – 1 April 1959), all titled, and featuring the word "Lockhart" as the first word of their title. ''Murder Bag'' was created by Glyn Davies, produced by Barry Baker and written by Barry Baker and [[Peter Ling]].<ref name="Jeff Evans page 416"/> Backup sergeants and others changed regularly. The [[murder bag]] in the title carried 42 items which were needed in the investigation of a crime. The show was produced live in the studio. According to IMDb there were 29 episodes in series one and 40 in series two.

In ''Crime Sheet'', Lockhart had now been promoted to Detective Chief Superintendent.<ref>The Penguin TV Companion by Jeff Evans, page 148</ref> The writers of the series revealed to the ''[[Tv times|TV Times]]'' in 1962 that Lockhart could not be promoted above this rank, as he would no longer be expected to visit the crime scene, thus hindering the potential of the storylines. 17 episodes (23 episodes according to IMDb) of 30 minutes were produced from 8 April 1959 to 9 September 1959. Due to [[Raymond Francis]] contracting [[mumps]], the final episode of Crime Sheet did not feature Lockhart but Chief Superintendent Carr, played by [[Gerald Case]].

''No Hiding Place'' continued to follow the cases of Detective Chief Superintendent Tom Lockhart at [[Scotland Yard]], with a new longer one-hour format allowing for more story and character development. He was initially assisted by Detective Sergeant later Inspector Harry Baxter (Eric Lander), followed by Det. Sgt. Russell ([[Johnny Briggs (actor)|Johnny Briggs]]) and Det. Sgt. Perryman (Michael McStay), and finally by Det. Sgt. Gregg ([[Sean Caffrey]]).

Crossover episode - One 1962 episode, broadcast on 25 September, series 4, episode 21, The Most Beautiful Room in the World, saw a guest appearance of [[Patrick Cargill]] in the guise of ''[[Top Secret (TV series)|Top Secret]]''<ref name="Jeff Evans page 416"/> Miquel Garetta.<ref>The Penguin TV Companion by Jeff Evans, pages 606-607</ref>

Still largely studio-based, the series now included more pre-filmed sequences. A decision was made to cancel the series in 1965, but there were so many protests from the public and the police that it returned for another two years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://televisionheaven.co.uk/reviews/no-hiding-place|title=TV SHOWS N - TVH|website=www.televisionheaven.co.uk}}</ref><ref name=screenonline/> 236 episodes were made in total.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wearecult.rocks/missing-believed-wiped-bfi-southbank-16-december-2017|title=Missing Believed Wiped, BFI Southbank, 16 December 2017 » We Are Cult|first=Robert|last=Fairclough|date=8 December 2017}}</ref>

Detective Sergeant Harry Baxter was there from episode one until episode 141. Midway through the series he was transferred to E Division's Q Car Squad and promoted from Sergeant to Inspector, a rank he retained when he returned to the Yard in 1963. Baxter had his own short TV series, ''Echo Four-Two''. Unfortunately the show suffered from poor scripts and of 13 planned episodes, only 10 were made (30 minutes each, 24 August 1961 to 25 October 1961), interrupted by an actor's strike, and no more were made.

The No Hiding Place theme music, was performed by [[Ken Mackintosh]] and his orchestra, entered the charts in 1960.

==Cast==

===Main cast===
{| class="wikitable"
! Actor !! Role
|-
| [[Raymond Francis]] || Tom Lockhart
|-
| [[Eric Lander (actor)|Eric Lander]] || Harry Baxter
|-
| [[Johnny Briggs (actor)|Johnny Briggs]] || Sergeant Russell
|-
| [[Michael McStay]] || Sergeant Perryman
|-
| [[Julian Fox]] || Constable
|-
| [[Sean Caffrey]] || Sergeant Gregg
|-
| [[Gerald Turner (actor)|Gerald Turner]] || 1st Clerk, Fingerprint man, Sgt. Harris
|-
| [[Barry Raymond]] || River PC, Det. Sgt. Rigby, Police Constable, Det. Sgt. Bowman, Sgt. Bowman
|-
| [[Derek Benfield]] || George Cooper<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.kinorium.com/135214/|title=No Hiding Place (1959-1967)}}</ref>
|}

===Guests===
* [[Bryan Marshall]] as Stewart (1 episode)
* [[Gwen Nelson]]
* [[Ken Wayne]] as Henderson (1 episode)
* [[Reg Lye]] as Fred Conner / Jake / Tug Wilson / Mortimer Bilk (4 episodes)

==Missing episodes==
''Murder Bag'' and ''Crime Sheet'' are considered lost television series; according to www.lostshows.com, no complete episodes of the former exist, and only one survives of the latter. However, one episode of ''Murder Bag'' (retitled ''Mystery Bag''),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4f4ba5807cf59|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104072823/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4f4ba5807cf59|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 January 2019|title=The Murder Bag (TV series)|website=BFI}}</ref> "Lockhart Finds a Note", was found in the form of a film [[telerecording]] from Australia, and included on Network's ''ITV 60'' compilation box set. The longer-running ''No Hiding Place'' fared marginally better than its predecessors, although only 26 of the 236 episodes produced are known to exist in either a full or partial form. This figure includes episodes known to be held by the [[National Film and Television Archive]] and those held in private collections. Some early episodes were broadcast live and were not recorded.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

* ''The Penguin TV Companion'' by Jeff Evans {{ISBN|0-14-051467-8}}

==External links==
* [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0165049/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_lk1 Murder Bag IMDb]
* [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0165005/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 Crime Sheet IMDb]
* {{IMDb title|id=0159898|title=No Hiding Place}}
* [http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/537229/index.html British Film Institute Screen Online]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20181022033504/http://www.thiswaydown.org/missing-episodes/hiding.htm ''No Hiding Place''] Episode Archive Status
* [https://www.theguardian.com/news/1999/dec/09/guardianobituaries Eric Lander] obituary

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Brighton Hove & Sussex Sixth Form College

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| image = Brighton Hove & Sussex Sixth Form College.jpg
| caption = Main entrance of Brighton Hove & Sussex Sixth Form College
| logo = BhasvicLogo.png
| established = 1975
| type = Sixth form college
| head_label = Principal
| head = William Baldwin
| address = 205 Dyke Road
| city = Hove
| county = East Sussex
| country = England
| postcode = BN3 6EG
| ofsted = yes
| urn = 130669
| enrolment = 3,569 students
| gender = Coeducational
| lower_age = 16
| upper_age = 19
| website = {{URL|http://www.bhasvic.ac.uk}}
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'''Brighton, Hove & Sussex Sixth Form College''', commonly known as '''BHASVIC''' (pronounced "Baz-vic"), is a sixth form college located in the [[Prestonville, Brighton|Prestonville]] area of [[Brighton]], [[England]]. The college provides [[Education in England#Post-16 education|post-16 education]], including [[A-level|A-levels]], [[BTEC Extended Diploma|BTECs]], and [[GCSE|GCSEs]].

The college is situated at the corner of Dyke Road (A2010) and the Old Shoreham Road (A270), a major road junction in the north-west of the city of Brighton & Hove in [[Seven Dials, Brighton|Seven Dials]].

==History==
'''Founding and Early Years'''

* BHASVIC traces its origins to the ''Brighton Proprietary Grammar and Commercial School'', founded in 1859. Initially located at Lancaster House, 47 Grand Parade in Brighton,<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/b1c290ea-4580-4c52-962b-10c0d281ac2a |title=Records of the Brighton, Hove and Sussex Grammar School |language=English}}</ref> it later became the ''Brighton, Hove and Sussex Grammar School''.
* In 1913, the school moved to its present site in Prestonville.

'''World War I and Beyond'''

* During World War I, the college building was requisitioned by the War Office to establish the 2nd Eastern General Hospital for military casualties.<ref>{{cite web |title=World War I |url=https://qniheritage.org.uk/history/world-war-i/ |access-date=21 July 2019 |publisher=QNI Heritage}}</ref>
* Following the war, the school resumed its educational function and expanded, adding a large library in 1935.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2006-03-22 |title=BHASVIC - Origins of the school |url=http://www.mybrightonandhove.org.uk/page_id__5365_path__0p115p206p885p.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606065043/http://www.mybrightonandhove.org.uk/page_id__5365_path__0p115p206p885p.aspx |archive-date=2011-06-06}}</ref>

'''Transition to a Sixth Form College'''

* In 1975, the grammar school system was abolished, and the institution transitioned into a sixth form college, which is known today as BHASVIC.<ref>{{cite web |title=Brighton, Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College, Brighton |url=https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/844dda95-6820-407a-87bd-e673c337456d |access-date=21 July 2019 |publisher=National Archives}}</ref>
* The college moved out of local government control in 1992 under the ''[[Further and Higher Education Act 1992|Further and Higher Education Act]]'' and became an independent institution.

==Teaching==
[[File:Bhasvic Playing Fields - geograph.org.uk - 207196.jpg|thumb|right|Playing fields]]
During the 2023-24 academic year, 3,569 students attended the college,<ref>https://www.bhasvic.ac.uk/media/pdf/edims-report-2023-24-7443.pdf</ref> most of whom take A-Level courses. The remaining students are enrolled in variety of courses, predominantly BTEC Level 3 or GCSE programmes. Approximately 60% of students are from Brighton and Hove, and up to 40 students come from outside the United Kingdom.<ref>[http://www.bhasvic.ac.uk/pdf/BHASVIC%20intro%20to%20college%202006%202%20_3_.pdf "BHASVIC: An Introduction To The College"], retrieved 18 March 2008 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202182312/http://www.bhasvic.ac.uk/pdf/BHASVIC%20intro%20to%20college%202006%202%20_3_.pdf |date=2 February 2014}}</ref>

In both the 2012 and 2022 [[Ofsted]] inspections, the college received an overall 'Outstanding' rating.<ref>{{cite web |last1= |date=30 March 2021 |title=Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College - Rating and reports |url=https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/40/130669 |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=Ofsted}}</ref>

==Funding and governance==
BHASVIC is an independent corporation formed under the Further and Higher Education Act 1992.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Governance and Governors |url=https://www.bhasvic.ac.uk/the-college/governance |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=BHASVIC |language=en}}</ref> Corporation Members (governors) are individuals from business, the local community, staff, students and parents. The principal of the college is an [[Ex officio member|ex-officio member]] of the corporation. The College is funded predominantly by the [[Education and Skills Funding Agency]] (ESFA).

In April 2017, governors decided against seeking [[Academy (English school)|academy status]].<ref>{{cite web |date=30 April 2017 |title=Brighton governors rule out seeking academy status for college |url=http://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2017/04/30/brighton-governors-rule-out-seeking-academy-status-for-college/ |access-date=21 July 2019 |publisher=Brighton and Hove News}}</ref>

==The Prime Minister's Global Fellowship==
The college has a good record of students attaining places on the Prime Minister's Global Fellowship programme. The college achieved its first student in the inaugural year of the programme, 2008 and in 2009 had 2 more successful applicants.<ref>British Council website [http://www.global-fellowship.org/default.aspx?page=2 "Fellows"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110912082919/http://www.global-fellowship.org/default.aspx?page=2 |date=12 September 2011}} accessed 10 November 2009.</ref>

==Notable alumni==
{{Alumni|date=January 2022}}

===Brighton Hove & Sussex Sixth Form College===
*[[Amber Anning]], International athlete
*[[Philippa Gardner]], Professor of Theoretical Computer Science, [[Imperial College London]]
*[[Jamie Theakston]], television presenter

===As Brighton, Hove and Sussex Grammar School===
* [[Ernest Frederick Beal]], VC
* [[Walter Adams (historian)|Walter Adams]] CMG OBE, Director from 1967 to 1974 of the [[London School of Economics]] (LSE), and Principal from 1955 to 1967 of the [[University of Zimbabwe|University College of Rhodesia and Nyasaland]]
* [[Aubrey Beardsley]], illustrator
* Professor [[Henry Bedson]], virologist
*[[Stanley Bindoff]], Historian and academic
* [[Howard Blake]], OBE, composer
* [[Neil Brand]], film composer
* [[Charles B. Cochran]], theatre producer
* [[Christopher Dow]], economist
* [[Vice Admiral]] [[Anthony Dymock]] CB, UK Military Representative to NATO from 2006 to 2008
* [[Michael Fabricant]], [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|MP]] from 1992 to 1997 for [[Mid Staffordshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Mid Staffordshire]] and since 1997 for [[Lichfield (UK Parliament constituency)|Lichfield]]
* [[David Feldman (academic)|David Feldman]], [[Rouse Ball Professor of English Law|Emeritus Rouse Ball Professor of English Law]] at the [[University of Cambridge]]
* [[John Gillingham]], Professor of History from 1995 to 1998 at the [[London School of Economics]]
* [[John Glover (cricketer, born 1992)|John Glover]], cricketer
* [[Bob Goody]], actor and writer
* [[Major-General (United Kingdom)|Maj-Gen]] John Gould CB, the Army's Paymaster-in-Chief from 1972 to 1975
* [[Tony Hawks]], comedian
* [[John Hay (Henley MP)|John Hay]], Conservative MP from 1950 to 1974 for [[Henley (UK Parliament constituency)|Henley]], and President from 1977 to 1981 of the [[Council of European Municipalities and Regions]]
* [[Gilbert Walter King]] OBE, judge of the [[British Supreme Court for China]]
* Sir [[Ivan Lawrence]], Conservative MP from 1974 to 1997 for [[Burton (UK Parliament constituency)|Burton]]
* [[Rear Admiral]] [[John Lippiett]] CB CBE, chief executive since 2003 of the [[Mary Rose Trust]]
* [[Vice Admiral]] Sir [[Fabian Malbon]], commanded [[HMS Invincible (R05)|HMS Invincible]] in 1992–93 and [[Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey]] 2005–2011
* [[Keith Simpson (pathologist)|Keith Simpson]], pathologist
* [[Charles Stapley]], actor in ''[[Crossroads (soap opera)|Crossroads]]''
* [[The Very Reverend]] [[Michael Till]], former [[Dean of Winchester]]
* [[Alan Weeks]], [[BBC]] ice-skating commentator
* [[Terence Wilton]], actor

==Further reading==
* {{cite book | last = Carder | first = Timothy | title = The Encyclopaedia of Brighton | publisher = East Sussex County Council | location = Lewes | year = 1990 | isbn = 978-0-86147-315-1}}

==See also==
* [[Buildings and architecture of Brighton and Hove]]
* [[City College Brighton & Hove]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080429203511/http://www.bhasvic.ac.uk/index.htm bhasvic.ac.uk] – College's website
* [http://www.mybrightonandhove.org.uk/page_id__5365_path__0p115p206p885p.aspx Origins of BHASVIC] on ''My Brighton and Hove'' (local history website)

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Royal Exchange, Manchester

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{{Short description|Listed building in Manchester, England}}
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The '''Royal Exchange''' is a [[grade II listed]]<ref name = "NHLE">{{National Heritage List for England |num=1200826 |desc=Royal Exchange |access-date= 31 October 2012 |mode=cs2}}</ref> building in [[Manchester]], England. It is located in the [[Manchester city centre|city centre]] on land bounded by [[St Ann's Church, Manchester|St Ann's Square]], Exchange Street, [[Market Street, Manchester|Market Street]], Cross Street and Old Bank Street. The complex includes the '''Royal Exchange Theatre''' and the Royal Exchange Shopping Centre.

The Royal Exchange was heavily damaged in the [[Manchester Blitz]] and in the [[1996 Manchester bombing]]. The current building is the last of several buildings on the site used for [[commodities exchange]], primarily but not exclusively of cotton and textiles.

==History, 1729 to 1973==
The cotton industry in [[Lancashire]] was served by the cotton importers and brokers based in [[Liverpool]] who supplied Manchester and surrounding towns with the raw material needed to spin yarns and produce finished textiles. The Liverpool Cotton Exchange traded in imported raw cotton. In the 18th century, the trade was part of the [[History of slavery|slave trade]] in which African slaves were transported to America where the cotton was grown and then exported to Liverpool where the raw cotton was sold.<ref name = "RH">{{Cite web |title=Why was cotton so important in north west England? |url=http://www.revealinghistories.org.uk/why-was-cotton-so-important-in-north-west-england/places/manchester-royal-exchange.html |publisher=Revealing Histories |access-date=26 May 2012}}</ref> The raw cotton was processed in Manchester and the surrounding cotton towns and Manchester Royal Exchange traded in spun yarn and finished goods throughout the world including Africa. Manchester's first exchange opened in 1729 but closed by the end of the century. As the cotton industry boomed, the need for a new exchange was recognised.

[[File:Baines 1835-Exchange, Manchester.png|thumb|left|The Manchester Exchange in 1835]]
[[File:Royal Exchange, Manchester, 1891.jpg|thumb|left|The Royal Exchange in 1891]]
[[Thomas Harrison (architect)|Thomas Harrison]] designed the new exchange of 1809 at the junction of Market Street and Exchange Street.<ref name = "RH"/> Harrison designed the exchange in the [[Classical order|Classical style]]. It had two storeys above a basement and was constructed in Runcorn stone. The cost, £20,000, was paid for in advance by 400 members who bought £50 shares and paid £30 each to buy the site. The semi-circular north façade had fluted [[Doric order|Doric]] [[column]]s. The exchange room where business was conducted covered 812 square yards. The ground floor also contained the members' library with more than 15,000 books. The basement housed a newsroom lit by a dome and plate-glass windows, its ceiling was supported by a circle of [[Ionic order|Ionic]] pillars spaced {{convert|15|ft}} from the walls. The first-floor dining-room was accessed by a geometrical staircase. The exchange opened to celebrate the birthday of [[George III]] in 1809. It also contained other [[anteroom]]s and offices.<ref name="tde">{{cite web |last=Lewis |first=Samuel |title=Manchester |url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51130 |work=A Topographical Dictionary of England |publisher=British History Online |pages=580–583 |year=1848 |access-date=22 October 2014}}</ref>

As the cotton trade continued to expand, larger premises were required and its extension was completed in 1849. The Exchange was run by a committee of notable Manchester industrialists. From 1855 to 1860, the committee was chaired by [[Edmund Buckley (politician, born 1780)|Edmund Buckley]].<ref name=JSC>{{cite book |last=Stancliffe |first=F. S. |title=John Shaw's 1738–1938 |publisher=Sherratt & Hughes |year=1938}}</ref>

The second exchange was replaced by a third designed by Mills & Murgatroyd, constructed between 1867 and 1874.<ref name=H155>Hartwell, p. 155.</ref> It was extended and modified by [[Bradshaw Gass & Hope]] between 1914 and 1931 to form the largest [[trading room|trading hall]] in England.<ref name="H155"/><ref name=PB142>Parkinson-Bailey, p. 142.</ref> The trading hall had three domes and was double the size of the current hall.<ref name = "NHLE"/> The colonnade parallel to Cross Street marked its centre. On trading days merchants and brokers struck deals which supported the jobs of tens of thousands of textile workers in Manchester and the surrounding towns.<ref name = "RH"/> Manchester's cotton dealers and manufacturers trading from the Royal Exchange earned the city the name, [[Cottonopolis]].<ref>Ashmore, p. 24.</ref>

The exchange was seriously damaged during [[World War II]] when it took a direct hit from a bomb during a [[Nazi Germany|German]] air raid in the [[Manchester Blitz]] at Christmas in 1940. Its interior was rebuilt with a smaller trading area.<ref name="H155" /><ref name=PB169>Parkinson-Bailey, p. 169.</ref> The top stages of the clock tower, which had been destroyed, were replaced in a simpler form. Trading ceased in 1968, and the building was threatened with demolition.<ref name="H155"/><ref name=PB206>Parkinson-Bailey, p. 206.</ref>

==Architecture==
[[File:Royal Exchange Manchester central hall.jpg|thumb|View towards the arches and theatre in the Great Central Hall]]
The exchange has four storeys and two attic storeys built on a rectangular plan in [[Portland stone]]. It was designed in the [[Classical architecture|Classical style]]. Its slate roof has three glazed domes and on the ground floor an arcade orientated east to west. It has a central [[atrium (architecture)|atrium]] at first-floor level. The ground floor facade has channelled [[rustication (architecture)|rusticated]] [[Pier (architecture)|piers]] and the first, second and third floors have [[Corinthian order|Corinthian]] columns with entablature and a [[modillion]]ed [[cornice]]. The first attic storey has a [[balustrade]]d [[parapet]] while the second attic storey has a [[mansard roof]]. At the north-west corner is a [[Baroque]] [[Turret (architecture)|turret]] and there are domes over other corners. The west side has a massive round-headed entrance arch with wide steps up and the first and second floor windows have round-headed arches. The third floor and first attic storey have [[mullioned window]]s.<ref name = "NHLE"/>

==Theatre==
The building remained empty until 1973, when it was used to house a theatre company (69 Theatre Company); the company performed in a temporary theatre but there were plans for a permanent theatre whose cost was then estimated at £400,000.<ref>"Time and the Conways" at the Royal Exchange; December 1973 (programme).</ref> The '''Royal Exchange Theatre''' was founded in 1976 by five [[artistic director]]s: [[Michael Elliott (director)|Michael Elliott]], [[Caspar Wrede]], [[Richard Negri]], [[James Maxwell (actor)|James Maxwell]] and [[Braham Murray]]. The theatre was opened by [[Laurence Olivier]] on 15 September 1976.<ref>Programme for ''Happy Birthday, Sir Larry'', 31 May 1987.</ref> In 1979, the artistic directorship was augmented by the appointment of [[Gregory Hersov]].

[[File:Royal Exchange Arcade.jpg|thumb|right|The Royal Exchange Arcade is a public route which passes under the building and contains retail units.]]
The building was damaged on 15 June 1996 when an [[1996 Manchester bombing|IRA bomb]] exploded in Corporation Street less than 50 yards away. The blast caused the dome to move, although the main structure was undamaged.<ref name=PB257>Parkinson-Bailey, p. 257.</ref> That the adjacent [[St Ann's Church, Manchester|St Ann's Church]] survived almost unscathed is probably due to the sheltering effect of the stone-built exchange. Repairs, which were undertaken by [[Birse Group]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/business/business-news/birse-board-shake-up-as-founder-retires-1188820|title=Birse board shake-up as founder retires|date=17 February 2007|newspaper=Manchester Evening News|access-date=20 September 2020}}</ref> took over two years and cost £32 million, a sum provided by the [[National Lottery (United Kingdom)|National Lottery]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Royal Exchange Manchester – Theatre History |url=http://www.royalexchange.co.uk/page.aspx?page=735 |work=Royal Exchange, Manchester |access-date=27 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141003062654/http://www.royalexchange.co.uk/page.aspx?page=735 |archive-date=3 October 2014}}</ref> While the exchange was rebuilt, the theatre company performed in [[Castlefield]]. The theatre was repaired and provided with a second performance space, the Studio, a bookshop, craft shop, restaurant, bars and rooms for corporate hospitality. The theatre's workshops, costume department and rehearsal rooms were moved to Swan Street. The refurbished theatre re-opened on 30 November 1998 by [[Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex|Prince Edward]]. The opening production, [[Stanley Houghton]]'s ''[[Hindle Wakes (play)|Hindle Wakes]]'' was the play that should have opened the day the bomb was exploded.<ref name="hindle">{{cite web|url=http://www.cix.co.uk/~shutters/reviews/98078.htm|access-date=20 May 2012|title=Review of Hindle Wakes/So Special}}</ref>

In 1999 the Royal Exchange was awarded "Theatre of the Year" in the Barclays Theatre Awards, in recognition of its refurbishment and ambitious re-opening season.<ref name="theatreoftheyearunspecifiedreason">{{cite web|url=http://www.whatsonstage.com/news/theatre/london/E0285226460/Rejected+Gray+Wins+TMA%27s+Best+New+Play.html|title=Rejected Gray Wins TMA's Best New Play|website=WhatsOnStage|access-date=20 May 2012}}</ref>

In 2014 [[Sarah Frankcom]] was appointed the sole artistic director.

In January 2016, the Royal Exchange was awarded Regional Theatre of the Year by ''[[The Stage]]''. In announcing the award, ''The Stage'' said: "This was the year that artistic director Sarah Frankcom really hit her stride at the Royal Exchange. The Manchester theatre in the round's output during 2015 delivered its best year in quite some time."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thestage.co.uk/awards/|title=The Stage Awards 2016|website=The Stage|access-date=1 February 2016}}</ref>

In January 2018, the Royal Exchange Young Company won the "School of the Year" award at [[The Stage Awards]] 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/awards/|title=The Stage Awards 2018|website=The Stage|access-date=6 February 2018}}</ref>

On 28 March 2019, the Royal Exchange announced that Frankcom was stepping down as artistic director of the theatre to take up a new post as director of the prestigious drama school [[London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art|LAMDA]]. On 8 July 2019, the theatre announced the appointment of Bryony Shanahan and Roy Alexander Weise as joint artistic directors.<ref name="newArtisticDirectorsAnnounced2019"/>

===Theatres===
[[File:Royal Exchange theatre pod.jpg|thumb|right|The exterior of the circular theatre pod in the Great Central Hall]]
The theatre features a seven-sided steel and glass module that squats within the building's Great Hall. It is a pure [[theatre in the round]] in which the stage area is surrounded on all sides, and above, by seating.<ref name="H155"/> Its unique design conceived by [[Richard Negri]] of the [[Wimbledon School of Art]] is intended to create a vivid and immediate relationship between actors and audiences. As the floor of the exchange was unable to take the weight of the theatre and its audience, the module is suspended from the four columns carrying the hall's central dome. Only the stage area and ground-level seating rest on the floor. The 150-ton theatre structure opened in 1976 at a cost of £1 million amid some scepticism from Mancunians.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Is Manchester's new theatre a white elephant or a rose? |last=Geddes |first=Diana |url=http://www.richardnegri.co.uk/times1976-exchange.htm |work=The Times Newspaper |date=17 September 1976 |access-date=31 October 2012}}</ref>

The theatre can seat an audience of up to 800 on three levels, making it the largest theatre in the round in the world. There are 400 seats at ground level in a raked configuration, above which are two galleries, each with 150 seats set in two rows.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Building Specifications – The Theatre |url=http://www.royalexchange.co.uk/page.aspx?page=808 |website=Royal Exchange Theatre |access-date=31 October 2012}}</ref>

The Studio is a 90-seat [[studio theatre]] with no fixed stage area and moveable seats, allowing for a variety of production styles (in the round, [[thrust stage|thrust]] etc.) Prior to 2020, the studio acted as host to a programme of visiting touring theatre companies, stand-up comedians and performances for young people.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Building Specifications – The Studio |url=http://www.royalexchange.co.uk/page.aspx?page=808 |website=Royal Exchange Theatre |access-date=31 October 2012}}</ref>

====Theatre programme====
The Royal Exchange gives an average of 350 performances a year of nine professional theatre productions. Performances by the theatre company are occasionally given in London or from a 400-seat mobile theatre.{{citation needed|date=December 2010}}
The company performs a varied programme including classic theatre and revivals, contemporary drama and new writing. [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]], [[Henrik Ibsen|Ibsen]] and [[Anton Chekhov|Chekhov]] have been the mainstay of its repertoire but the theatre has staged classics from other areas of the canon including the British premieres of ''[[La Ronde (play)|La Ronde]]'' and ''The Prince of Homburg'' and revivals of ''[[The Lower Depths]]'', ''[[Don Carlos]]'' and ''[[The Dybbuk (play)|The Dybbuk]]''. American work has also been important – [[Tennessee Williams]], [[Eugene O'Neill|O'Neill]], [[Arthur Miller|Miller]], [[August Wilson]] – as has new writing, with the world premieres of ''[[The Dresser]]'', ''[[Amongst Barbarians]]'', ''A Wholly Healthy Glasgow'' and ''Port'' to its name.

The Royal Exchange also presents visiting theatre companies in the Studio; [[folk music|folk]], [[jazz]] and [[rock and roll|rock]] concerts; and discussions, readings and literary events. It engages children of all ages in drama activities and groups and has performances including these children and teens. Performances include ''The Freedom Bird'' and ''The Boy Who Ran from the Sea''.

====Key productions====
The company has produced a very wide range of plays from 31 Shakespeare revivals to over 100 premieres; from neglected European classics to adaptations of famous novels. The many critically acclaimed and award-winning productions include:<ref name="Re1"/><ref name=" BM1" /><ref>[http://www.royalexchange.co.uk/ The Royal Exchange]</ref>
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* ''[[The Rivals]]'' by [[Richard Brinsley Sheridan]]. One of the two opening productions, directed by [[Braham Murray]] with [[Tom Courtenay]], [[Christopher Gable]] and [[Patricia Routledge]] (1976)
* ''[[The Prince of Homburg (play)|The Prince of Homburg]]'' by [[Heinrich von Kleist]]. The other opening production, directed by [[Casper Wrede]] with [[Tom Courtenay]] and [[Christopher Gable]] (1976)
* ''[[The Lady from the Sea]]'' by [[Henrik Ibsen|Ibsen]]. Directed by [[Michael Elliott (director)|Michael Elliott]] with [[Vanessa Redgrave]] (1978)
* ''[[The Dresser]]'' by [[Ronald Harwood]]. World premiere directed by [[Michael Elliott (director)|Michael Elliott]] with [[Tom Courtenay]] and [[Freddie Jones]] (1980)
* ''[[The Duchess of Malfi]]'' by [[John Webster]]. Directed by [[Adrian Noble]] with [[Helen Mirren]], [[Bob Hoskins]] and [[Pete Postlethwaite]] (1980)
* ''[[Waiting for Godot]]'' by [[Samuel Beckett]]. Directed by [[Braham Murray]] with [[Max Wall]] and [[Trevor Peacock]] (1980)
* ''[[Hamlet]]''. Directed by [[Braham Murray]] with [[Robert Lindsay (actor)|Robert Lindsay]] (1983)
* ''[[Moby Dick]]''. World premiere adapted and directed by [[Michael Elliott (director)|Michael Elliott]] with [[Brian Cox (actor)|Brian Cox]] (1984)
* ''[[As You Like It]]''. Directed by [[Nicholas Hytner]] with [[Janet McTeer]] (1986)
* ''[[Riddley Walker]]'' by [[Russell Hoban]]. World Premiere directed by [[Braham Murray]] with [[David Threlfall]] (1986)
* ''[[Edward II (play)|Edward II]]'' by [[Christopher Marlowe]]. Directed by [[Nicholas Hytner]] with [[Ian McDiarmid]] and [[Michael Grandage]] (1986)
* ''[[Don Carlos]]'' by [[Friedrich Schiller|Schiller]]. Directed by [[Nicholas Hytner]] with [[Ian McDiarmid]] and [[Michael Grandage]] (1987)
* ''[[All My Sons]]'' by [[Arthur Miller]]. Directed by [[Greg Hersov]] with [[John Thaw]] and [[Michael Maloney]] (1988)
* ''[[Macbeth]]''. Directed by [[Braham Murray]] with [[David Threlfall]] and [[Francis Barber]] (1988)
* ''[[Arms and the Man]]'' by [[George Bernard Shaw|Bernard Shaw]] with [[Catherine Russell (British actress)|Catherine Russell]] and [[Adrian Lukis]] (1988/89)
* ''Donny Boy'' by Robert Glendinning ([[TMA Awards|TMA Award]] for best new play). World premiere directed by [[Casper Wrede]] (1990)
* ''[[Death and the King's Horseman]]'' by [[Wole Soyinka]]. World premiere directed by [[Phyllida Lloyd]] with [[George Harris (actor)|George Harris]] and [[Claire Benedict]] (1990)
* ''Your Home in the West by Rod Wooden''. World premiere directed by [[Braham Murray]] with [[David Threlfall]], [[Lorraine Ashbourne]] and [[Andy Serkis]] (1991)
* ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]''. Directed by [[Greg Hersov]] ([[TMA Awards|TMA Award]]) with [[Michael Sheen]] and Kate Byers (1992)
* ''[[Look Back in Anger]]'' by [[John Osborne]]. Directed by [[Greg Hersov]] with [[Michael Sheen]] and [[Claire Skinner]] (1995)
* ''[[Hindle Wakes (play)|Hindle Wakes]]'' by [[Stanley Houghton]]. Directed by [[Helena Kaut-Howson]] ([[Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards|MEN Award]]) with [[Ewan Hooper]] and [[Sue Johnston]]. See IRA bombing above. (1996) and (1998)
* ''[[Much Ado About Nothing]]''. Directed by [[Helena Kaut-Howson]] ([[Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards|MEN Award]]) with [[Josie Lawrence]] ([[Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards|MEN Award]]), Michael Muller and [[Ewan Hooper]] ([[Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards|MEN Award]]) (1997)
* ''Poor Superman by'' [[Brad Fraser]]. British premiere directed by [[Marianne Elliott (Director)|Marianne Elliott]] ([[Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards|MEN Award]]) with Sam Graham ([[Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards|MEN Award]]) and Luke Williams ([[Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards|MEN Award]]) (1997)
* ''[[Peer Gynt]]'' by [[Henrik Ibsen]]. Directed by Braham Murray with [[David Threlfall]] (1999)
* ''Snake in Fridge'' by [[Brad Fraser]] ([[Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards|MEN Award]]). World premiere directed by Braham Murray ([[Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards|MEN Award]]) with Adam Sims ([[Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards|MEN Award]]) and [[Kellie Bright]] (2000)
* ''[[Hedda Gabler]]'' by [[Henrik Ibsen]]. Directed by [[Braham Murray]] with [[Amanda Donohoe]] ([[Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards|MEN Award]]), [[Terence Wilton]] and [[Simon Robson]] (2001)
* ''[[The Homecoming]]'' by [[Harold Pinter]]. Directed by [[Greg Hersov]] with [[Pete Postlethwaite]] ([[Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards|MEN Award]]) (2002)
* ''[[Othello]]''. Directed by [[Braham Murray]] with [[Paterson Joseph]] and [[Andy Serkis]] (2002)
* ''Port by'' [[Simon Stephens]] ([[Pearson Playwrights' Scheme|Pearson Award]]). World premiere directed by [[Marianne Elliott (Director)|Marianne Elliott]] with [[Emma Lowndes]] ([[Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards|MEN Award]]) and [[Andrew Sheridan (actor)|Andrew Sheridan]] (2002)
* ''[[Hobson's Choice (play)|Hobson's Choice]]'' by [[Harold Brighouse]]. Directed by [[Braham Murray]] with [[Trevor Peacock]], [[John Thomson (comedian)|John Thomson]] and [[Joanna Riding]] (2003)
* ''[[Antony and Cleopatra]]''. Directed by [[Braham Murray]] with [[Josette Bushell-Mingo]], [[Tom Mannion]] and [[Terence Wilton]] (2005)
* ''[[On the Shore of the Wide World]]'' by [[Simon Stephens]] ([[Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play|Olivier Award]]). World premiere directed by [[Sarah Frankcom]] with [[Nicholas Gleaves]], [[Siobhan Finneran]] ([[Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards|MEN Award]]) and [[Eileen O'Brien (actress)|Eileen O'Brien]] (2005)
* ''[[Henry V (play)|Henry V]]''. Directed by Jonathon Munby with [[Elliot Cowan]] ([[Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards|MEN Award]]) (2007)
* ''[[Roots (play)|Roots]]'' by [[Arnold Wesker]]. Directed by Jo Combes with Claire Brown and [[Denise Black]] ([[Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards|MEN Award]]) (2008)
* ''[[The Children's Hour (play)|The Children's Hour]]'' by [[Lillian Hellman]]. Directed by [[Sarah Frankcom]] with [[Maxine Peake]] ([[Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards|MEN Award]]), Charlotte Emmerson and [[Kate O'Flynn]] ([[TMA Awards|TMA Award]]) (2008)
* ''[[The Glass Menagerie]]'' by [[Tennessee Williams]]. Directed by [[Braham Murray]] with [[Brenda Blethyn]] ([[TMA Awards|TMA Award]]) (2008)
* ''[[Punk rock]]'' by [[Simon Stephens]] ([[Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards|MEN Award]]). World premiere directed by [[Sarah Frankcom]] ([[Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards|MEN Award]]) with [[Jessica Raine]] ([[Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards|MEN Award]]) and [[Tom Sturridge]] ([[Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards|MEN Award]] and [[Critics' Circle Theatre Award|Critics' Circle Award]])( 2009)
* ''[[A Raisin in the Sun]]'' by [[Lorraine Hansberry]]. Directed by [[Michael Buffong]] ([[Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards|MEN Award]]) with [[Ray Fearon]] ([[Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards|MEN Award]]), [[Starletta DuPois]] ([[Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards|MEN Award]]) and [[Jenny Jules]] ([[Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards|MEN Award]]) (2010).<ref name="citylife.co.uk">MEN Awards, [http://www.citylife.co.uk/news_and_reviews/news/10019077_men_theatre_awards__winners:], ''[[City Life (magazine)|City Life]]'', 10 February 2011.</ref>
* ''[[Pygmalion (play)|Pygmalion]]'' by [[George Bernard Shaw]]. Directed by [[Greg Hersov]] with [[Cush Jumbo]], [[Simon Robson]], [[Terence Wilton]] and [[Ian Bartholomew]] ([[Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards|MEN Award]]) (2010)<ref name="citylife.co.uk"/>
* ''Mogadishu'' by [[Vivienne Franzmann]]. World premiere directed by [[Matthew Dunster]] with [[Ian Bartholomew]], [[Malachi Kirby]] and [[Shannon Tarbet]] ([[Manchester Theatre Awards]]) (2011)
* ''[[A View From The Bridge]]'' by [[Arthur Miller]]. Directed by [[Sarah Frankcom]] with [[Con O'Neill (actor)|Con O'Neill]] ([[Manchester Theatre Awards]]) and [[Ian Redford (actor)|Ian Redford]] (2011)
* [[As You Like It]]. Directed by [[Greg Hersov]] with [[Cush Jumbo]] ([[Ian Charleson Awards|Ian Charleson Award]]), [[Ben Batt]], Kelly Hotten, [[Ian Bartholomew]], [[Terence Wilton]] and [[James Clyde (actor)|James Clyde]] (2011)
* ''[[Wonderful Town]]'' by [[Leonard Bernstein]] ([[Manchester Theatre Awards]]). Produced in partnership with the [[Hallé Orchestra]] and [[The Lowry]] with [[Connie Fisher]], Lucy van Gasse and [[Michael Xavier]]. The orchestra was conducted by [[Mark Elder]]. The production was the last one directed by Braham Murray as artistic director of the Royal Exchange (2012)
* [[Miss Julie]] by [[August Strindberg]]. Directed by [[Sarah Frankcom]] with [[Maxine Peake]] ([[Manchester Theatre Awards]]), [[Liam Gerrard]], Joe Armstrong and [[Carla Henry]] (2012)
* ''[[The Accrington Pals (play)|The Accrington Pals]]'' by [[Peter Whelan (playwright)|Peter Whelan]]. Directed by [[James Dacre]] with [[Emma Lowndes]], Sarah Ridgeway, [[Robin Morrissey]] and [[Gerard Kearns]]. [[Theatre Awards UK|UK Theatre Award]] for best design (2013)
* ''[[A Doll's House]]'' by [[Henrik Ibsen]]. Directed by [[Greg Hersov]] with [[Cush Jumbo]] ([[Manchester Theatre Awards]]) ([[Theatre Awards UK]]), [[David Sturzaker]], Kelly Hotten, [[Jack Tarlton]] and [[Jamie de Courcey]] (2013)
* ''[[Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street|Sweeney Todd]]'' by [[Stephen Sondheim]]. Co-production with [[West Yorkshire Playhouse]] directed by James Brining with David Birrell as Sweeney Todd and [[Gillian Bevan]] as [[Mrs Lovett]] (2013)
* ''The Last Days of Troy'' by [[Simon Armitage]]. Directed by Nick Bagnall with [[Gillian Bevan]], David Birrell, Richard Bremner and [[Lily Cole]] (2014)
* ''Billy Liar'' by [[Keith Waterhouse]] and [[Willis Hall]]. Directed by [[Sam Yates]] with [[Harry McEntire]] ([[Manchester Theatre Awards]]), Emily Barber([[Manchester Theatre Awards]]), [[Jack Deam]], Rebekah Hinds, Lisa Millett (2014)
* ''[[Hamlet]]''. Directed by [[Sarah Frankcom]] with [[Maxine Peake]], [[John Shrapnel]], [[Barbara Marten]], [[Gillian Bevan]] ([[Manchester Theatre Awards]]) and [[Claire Benedict]] (2014)
* ''[[Breaking the Code]]'' by [[Hugh Whitemore]] ([[Manchester Theatre Awards|Manchester Theatre Award]]). Directed by Robert Hastie with [[Daniel Rigby]] ([[Manchester Theatre Awards|Manchester Theatre Award]]), [[Natalie Dew]] ([[Manchester Theatre Awards|Manchester Theatre Award]]) Phil Cheadle, Dimitri Gripari and Geraldine Alexander (2016)
* ''[[Sweet Charity]]'': Book by [[Neil Simon]], music by [[Cy Coleman]] and Lyrics by [[Dorothy Fields]] ([[Manchester Theatre Awards|Manchester Theatre Award]]). Directed by [[Derek Bond (theatre director)|Derek Bond]] with Kaisa Hammarlund, Daniel Crossley ([[Manchester Theatre Awards|Manchester Theatre Award]]), Bob Harms and Josie Benson (2016)

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====The Bruntwood Prize====
In 2005, the Royal Exchange Theatre launched the Bruntwood Playwriting Competition to encourage a new generation of playwrights from the UK and Ireland. The competition had its roots in two regional competitions called WRITE which attracted over 400 entries. The first two competitions resulted in three festivals of new writing which showcased eight new writers, one of whom, Nick Leather, became writer in residence. The theatre produced his script, ''All the Ordinary Angels'', in October 2005.{{citation needed|date=December 2010}}

In 2006, 1,800 scripts were submitted for consideration. The winning entry was Ben Musgrave's ''Pretend You Have Big Buildings'' for which he received a prize of £15,000 and his play was performed as part of the [[Manchester International Festival]] 2007.
In 2008 the Exchange and Bruntwood ran a second competition. Judges included [[Brenda Blethyn]], [[Michael Sheen]], [[Roger Michell]] and actor/director [[Richard Wilson (Scottish actor)|Richard Wilson]]. The £40,000 prize fund was split equally between Vivienne Franzmann for ''Mogadishu'' (main house and Lyric Hammersmith 2011), Fiona Peek for ''Salt'' (The Studio 2010), [[Andrew Sheridan (actor)|Andrew Sheridan]] for ''Winterlong'' (The Studio, 2011) and Naylah Ahmed for ''Butcher Boys''.

===Notable people===

====Directors====

The company has been run by a group of artistic directors since its inception. According to Braham Murray: -"Although the names have changed we have remained a team of like-minded individuals sharing a common vision of the purpose and potency of theatre."<ref>The Royal Exchange Theatre Company Words & Pictures 1976–1998, p. 62.</ref> These individuals include<ref name =Re1>The Royal Exchange Theatre Company Words & Pictures 1976–1998.</ref><ref name= BM1>Braham Murray.</ref>
* [[Michael Elliott (director)|Michael Elliott]] (1976–1984)
* [[James Maxwell (actor)|James Maxwell]] (1976–1995)
* [[Braham Murray]] (1976–2012)
* [[Richard Negri]] (1976–1986)
* [[Caspar Wrede]] (1976–1990)
* [[Greg Hersov]] (1987–2014)
* [[Marianne Elliott (Director)|Marianne Elliott]] (1998–2002)
* Matthew Lloyd (1998–2001)
* [[Sarah Frankcom]] (2008–2019)
* Bryony Shanahan (2019–2023)<ref name="newArtisticDirectorsAnnounced2019">{{cite web |url=https://www.royalexchange.co.uk/bryony-shanahan-and-roy-alexander-weise-announced-as-new-artistic-directors-of-the-royal-exchange-theatre |title=Bryony Shanahan and Roy Alexander Weise Announced As New Royal Exchange Artistic Directors |publisher=Royal Exchange Theatre |date=2019-07-08 |access-date=2019-12-31}}</ref>
* Roy Alexander Weise (2019–2023)<ref name="newArtisticDirectorsAnnounced2019"/>

In 2014 [[Sarah Frankcom]] became the sole artistic director.

Associate Artistic Directors include:-

[[Nicholas Hytner]] (1985–1989), [[Ian McDiarmid]] (1986–1988) and [[Phyllida Lloyd]] (1990–1991).

Many other directors have worked at the Royal Exchange amongst them Lucy Bailey, [[Michael Buffong]], Robert Delamere, Jacob Murray, [[Adrian Noble]], [[Steven Pimlott]] and [[Richard Wilson (Scottish actor)|Richard Wilson]].

The company is renowned for its innovative designers, composers and choreographers which include Lez Brotherston, Johanna Bryant, Chris Monks, [[Alan Price]], [[Jeremy Sams]], Rae Smith and [[Mark Thomas]].

====Actors====

Throughout its history the theatre has attracted great actors and a number of them have taken on many roles over the years. Actors who have been particularly associated with the Exchange and have appeared in several different productions include:<ref name="Re1"/><ref name = BM1>Braham Murray.</ref>
[[Lorraine Ashbourne]], [[Brenda Blethyn]], [[Tom Courtenay]], [[Amanda Donohoe]], [[Gabrielle Drake]], [[Lindsay Duncan]], [[Ray Fearon]], [[Michael Feast]], [[Robert Glenister]], [[Derek Griffiths]], [[Dilys Hamlett]], [[Julie Hesmondhalgh]], [[Claire Higgins]], [[Paterson Joseph]], [[Cush Jumbo]], [[Ben Keaton]], [[Robert Lindsay (actor)|Robert Lindsay]], [[Ian McDiarmid]], [[Tim McInnerny]], [[Janet McTeer]], [[Patrick O'Kane]], [[Daragh O'Malley]] [[Trevor Peacock]], [[Maxine Peake]], [[Pete Postlethwaite]], [[Linus Roache]], [[David Schofield (actor)|David Schofield]], [[Andy Serkis]], [[Michael Sheen]], [[Andrew Sheridan (actor)|Andrew Sheridan]], [[David Threlfall]] and [[Don Warrington]].

Other notable actors have appeared at the theatre and these include [[Brian Cox (actor)|Brian Cox]], [[Albert Finney]], [[Alex Jennings]], [[Ben Kingsley]], [[Leo McKern]], [[Helen Mirren]], [[David Morrissey]], [[Gary Oldman]], [[Vanessa Redgrave]], [[Imogen Stubbs]], [[John Thaw]], [[Harriet Walter]], [[Julie Walters]] and [[Samuel West|Sam West]].

The company has always had a reputation for spotting young actors before they became famous. [[Kate Winslet]], [[Hugh Grant]], [[David Tennant]], [[Michael Sheen]], [[Andrew Garfield]] and most recently{{when?|date=February 2025}} Gabriel Clark all appeared at the Royal Exchange long before starring in film and television.

==See also==
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*[[Listed buildings in Manchester-M2]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==Bibliography==
*{{cite book|last=Ashmore|first=Owen|title=Industrial Archaeology of Lancashire|publisher=David & Charles|isbn=0-7153-4339-4|year=1969|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/theindustrialarch0000unse}}
*{{cite book |last=Hartwell |first=Clare |title=Pevsner Architectural Guides: Manchester |publisher=Penguin Books |location=London |isbn=0-14-071131-7 |year=2001}}
*{{cite book |last=Murray |first=Braham |author-link=Braham Murray |title=The Worst It Can Be Is a Disaster |publisher=Methuen Drama |location=London |isbn=978-0-7136-8490-2 |year=2007}}
*{{cite book |last=Parkinson-Bailey |first=John J |title=Manchester: an Architectural History |publisher=Manchester University Press |location=Manchester |isbn=0-7190-5606-3 |year=2000}}
*{{cite book |last=Scott |first=RDH |title=The Biggest Room in the World: A Short History of the Royal Exchange |publisher=Royal Exchange Theatre Trust |isbn=978-0-85972-033-5 |year=1976}}
*{{cite book |title=The Royal Exchange Theatre Company Words & Pictures 1976–1998 |publisher=The Royal Exchange Theatre Company Limited |isbn=0-9512017-1-9 |year=1998}}

==External links==
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* [http://archiseek.com/2012/1849-new-exchange-manchester/#.URD_wvdFCM8 1874 – Royal Exchange, Manchester, Lancashire]
* [http://www.royalexchange.co.uk/ Royal Exchange Manchester]
* [http://www.writeaplay.co.uk The Bruntwood Playwriting Competition 2008]
* [http://writeaplay.typepad.com/my_weblog/ The Bruntwood Playwriting Competition 2008 Blog]

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| season = 4
| episode = 12
| airdate = {{Start date|1974|11|30|df=yes}}
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| director = [[Raymond Menmuir]]
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"'''Facing Fearful Odds'''" is the twelfth episode of the fourth series of the [[Historical drama|period drama]] ''[[Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series)|Upstairs, Downstairs]]''. It first aired on 30 November 1974 on [[ITV Network|ITV]].

==Background==
''Facing Fearful Odds'' was recorded in the studio on 5 and 6 September 1974.

==Cast==
*[[Gordon Jackson (actor)|Gordon Jackson]] – [[Angus Hudson|Hudson]]
*[[Angela Baddeley]] – [[List of Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series) characters#Mra Kate Bridges|Mrs Bridges]]
*[[David Langton]] – [[List of Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series) characters#Richard Bellamy|Richard Bellamy]]
*[[Meg Wynn Owen]] – [[Hazel Bellamy]]
*[[Hannah Gordon]] – [[List of Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series) characters#Virginia Bellamy|Virginia Hamilton]]
*[[Raymond Huntley]] – [[List of Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series) characters#Sir Geoffrey Dillon|Sir Geoffrey Dillon]]
*[[Simon Williams (actor)|Simon Williams]] – [[James Bellamy (Upstairs, Downstairs)|James Bellamy]]
*[[Christopher Beeny]] – [[List of Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series) characters#Edward Barnes|Edward]]
*[[Jacqueline Tong]] – [[List of Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series) characters#Daisy Peel (later Barnes)|Daisy]]
*[[Jenny Tomasin]] – [[List of Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series) characters#Ruby Finch|Ruby]]
*[[Richard Reeves (English actor)|Richard Reeves]] – [[Acting rank|A/]][[Sub-lieutenant|SLt.]] Michael Hamilton, [[Royal Navy|RN]]
*[[Hilary Minster]] – Lt. Lightfoot, RN
*[[Laurence Harrington]] – [[Chief Petty Officer]] Webb
*[[Anthony Nash (actor)|Anthony Nash]] – President of the Court
*[[Peter Whitaker]] – Judge Advocate

==Plot==
On 27 April 1918, Virginia Hamilton, a navy widow, arrives in London by train and Hazel takes her to 165 Eaton Place after finding her in her canteen. She tells Hazel and Richard how her elder son, [[Acting rank|Acting]] [[Sub-lieutenant]] Michael Hamilton, was arrested in [[Dover]] for [[cowardice]]. On 23 April, he was in charge of a coastal motorboat off [[Ostend]] after his commanding officer had been killed and was accused of failing to encourage his crew to fight. Sir Geoffrey Dillon is suggested to represent him and Michael tells Sir Geoffrey how he could not move at the time. Sir Geoffrey tells Michael not to admit his feeling of guilt to the hearing, which will be held in Dover.

At the [[court-martial]], Sir Geoffrey summarizes that when Michael originally spoke to his superior after the attack, he blamed himself so the Chief Petty Officer could get the recognition he deserved. While the court finds Michael guilty, Michael is only reprimanded – the minimum sentence – due to the circumstances of the incident. However, days later, Michael is killed in action in Ostend, having acted bravely. Richard feels guilty as he has pulled strings, at Michael's request, to give Michael a chance to prove himself. Virginia reassures him that her late husband would have done the same. Richard is equally impressed by her bravery.

James is feeling depressed and neglected, and Rose is on holiday at [[Southwold]]. Edward, meanwhile appointed a [[lance corporal]], goes [[Desertion|AWOL]] the day before he is due to go back to France. The [[Royal Military Police]] arrive at 165, and after Hudson tells Daisy that the punishment for going AWOL is the execution by firing squad, she tells them Edward is hiding in his father's bombed-out house in [[Walthamstow]]. Edward is then sent to France.

==References==
*{{IMDb episode | id= 0738000 | episode= Facing Fearful Odds}}
*[[Richard Marson]], "Inside UpDown – The Story of Upstairs, Downstairs", [[Kaleidoscope Publishing]], 2005
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070717152353/http://www.updown.org.uk/epguide/s4.htm#ffo Updown.org.uk] – ''Upstairs, Downstairs'' Fansite

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The Nine Days Wonder

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{{Infobox television episode
| series = [[Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series)|Upstairs, Downstairs]]
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| season = 5
| episode = 9
| airdate = {{Start date|1975|11|02|df=yes}}
| production = 9
| writer = [[Jeremy Paul (screenwriter)|Jeremy Paul]]
| director = [[Simon Langton (television director)|Simon Langton]]
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| episode_list = List of Upstairs, Downstairs episodes
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| next = [[The Understudy (Upstairs, Downstairs)|The Understudy]]
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"'''The Nine Days Wonder'''" is the ninth episode of the fifth and final series of the [[Historical drama|period drama]] ''[[Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series)|Upstairs, Downstairs]]''. It first aired on 2 November 1975 on [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]].

==Background==
"The Nine Days Wonder" was recorded in the studio on 1 and 2 May 1975. The location footage was filmed on 22 April in Eaton Place in [[Belgravia]], and in nearby Theed Street.<ref name="UpDown">{{cite book |title=Inside UpDown: The Story of Upstairs, Downstairs |first=Richard |last=Marson |publisher=Kaleidoscope Publishing |location=Bristol, England |year=2001 |oclc=49240133 |isbn=9781900203081 }}</ref> The director of the episode, [[Simon Langton (television director)|Simon Langton]], was the son of David Langton, who played Richard Bellamy.

==Cast==
* [[Simon Williams (actor)|Simon Williams]] as [[James Bellamy (Upstairs, Downstairs)|James Bellamy]]
* [[Gordon Jackson (actor)|Gordon Jackson]] as [[Angus Hudson|Hudson]]
* [[Jean Marsh]] as [[List of Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series) characters#Rose Buck|Rose]]
* [[David Langton]] as [[List of Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series) characters#Richard Bellamy|Richard Bellamy]]
* [[Joan Benham]] as [[List of Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series) characters#Lady Prudence Fairfax|Lady Prudence Fairfax]]
* [[Lesley-Anne Down]] as [[List of Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series) characters#Georgina Worsley|Georgina Worsley]]
* [[Christopher Beeny]] as [[List of Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series) characters#Edward Barnes|Edward]]
* [[Gareth Hunt]] as [[List of Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series) characters#Frederick Norton|Frederick]]
* [[Jacqueline Tong]] as [[List of Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series) characters#Daisy Peel (later Barnes)|Daisy]]
* [[Jenny Tomasin]] as [[List of Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series) characters#Ruby Finch|Ruby]]
* [[Martin Wimbush]] as Andrew Bouverie
* [[Tommy Wright (actor)|Tommy Wright]] as Picket Leader
* [[John Breslin (actor)|John Breslin]] as Len Finch
* [[Roy Pattison]] as Arnold Thompson

==Plot==
"The Nine Days Wonder" opens on 1 May 1926. Two days later, the [[UK General Strike of 1926|General Strike]] is called. [[Virginia Bellamy|Virginia]] is in Scotland, and unable to return because of the strike, while [[List of Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series) characters#Mrs Kate Bridges|Mrs Bridges]] is in [[Felixstowe]] on holiday. She telephones 165 Eaton Place, worried about food shortages, and unknown to anyone else, orders some food to be delivered to Eaton Place. Hudson gets permission from Richard to volunteer as a [[Special Constabulary|Special Constable]], as he had during [[World War I]]. At the start of the strike, Edward is attacked by a striker while out in the car fetching milk.

Georgina and her circle of friends see the event as a chance to have fun by volunteering to drive buses or trains. She delivers copies of the government-issued ''[[British Gazette]]''. James takes it far more seriously in political terms, but volunteers to drive a bus with Frederick along as an unofficial special constable. On one journey, they encounter a group of strikers who block the road. The bus conductor is university student Andrew Bouverie. When Bouverie is at Eaton Place during a break, he remembers having briefly met Georgina at a party, and drops hints about not having anywhere nice to stay. However, Lady Prudence offers him a bed in her house, as she has decided to help out by becoming a "[[landlord]]", with two university students already staying.

Ruby's uncle Len Finch comes from [[Barnsley]] with a friend, Arnold Thompson. Both are in London for a union meeting. They take [[tea (meal)|tea]] in the servants' hall, when Mr. Hudson is out, and Thompson gives Edward, who is sympathetic to the strikers, a copy of the ''[[British Worker]]'' newspaper. When Hudson comes back and finds the newspaper, he tears it up. On 12 May, minutes after the strike is called off, Finch and Thompson arrive to say goodbye to Ruby. When told of the ending of the strike, they both leave deflated.

==Footnotes==
{{Reflist}}

==References==
*[http://www.updown.org.uk/epguide/S5.htm#ndw "The Nine Days Wonder"] on Updown.org.uk—''Upstairs, Downstairs'' Fansite

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Alberto (Upstairs, Downstairs)

2025-03-14T17:06:29Z

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| caption = Frederick
| season = 5
| episode = 11
| airdate = {{Start date|1975|11|16|df=yes}}
| production = 10
| writer = [[Alfred Shaughnessy]]
| director = [[Christopher Hodson (director)|Christopher Hodson]]
| guests =
| episode_list = List of Upstairs, Downstairs episodes
| prev = [[The Understudy (Upstairs, Downstairs)|The Understudy]]
| next = [[Will Ye No Come Back Again]]
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"'''Alberto'''" is the eleventh episode of the fifth and final series of the [[Historical drama|period drama]] ''[[Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series)|Upstairs, Downstairs]]''. It first aired on 16 November 1975 on [[ITV Network|ITV]].

==Plot==
It is June 1927. Lady Prudence accompanies James to [[Ascot Racecourse#Royal Ascot|Royal Ascot]], and they stay near there for five days. Edward, who is [[Butler|Under Butler]] while [[Angus Hudson|Hudson]] is in Berlin with [[Richard Bellamy (Upstairs, Downstairs)|Lord]] and [[Virginia Bellamy|Lady Bellamy]], goes with them.

Meanwhile, Lady Dolly Hale invites Paul Marvin, a [[film director]], to 165 Eaton Place to see Georgina. Marvin arranges for Georgina to appear in the film he is currently making, ''Paris by Night''. Lady Dolly takes a liking to Frederick, and they soon become secret lovers. When James returns from Ascot he dislikes the idea of Georgina appearing in a film, especially as a prostitute, and is worried when she tells him he is going for a costume fitting with Marvin. Later, James and Lady Prudence go to the film studio to see Georgina's scene being shot, unbeknownst to her. However, Lady Dolly has planned for Frederick, who is also in the film, and Georgina to have to kiss in the scene. Both Georgina and Frederick are unaware of this until the scene is about to be filmed, and when James sees the scene beginning he is furious and berates Lady Dolly, who has come to watch. Frederick then leaves, as do James and Lady Prudence. Georgina stays on the set, but Marvin advises she go back to her dressing room. However, they later dine together.

When James and Lady Prudence get back to Eaton Place, James admits that he is jealous when Georgina has fun, and Lady Prudence correctly guesses that he is in love with Georgina. Shortly after, an unrepentant Frederick gives in his notice, which a furious James accepts. Frederick then leaves the same day, telling the other servants that he has seen a new life for himself, appearing in films and escorting rich women.

==Cast==
*[[Simon Williams (actor)|Simon Williams]] – [[James Bellamy (Upstairs, Downstairs)|James Bellamy]]
*[[Joan Benham]] – [[List of Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series) characters#Lady Prudence Fairfax|Lady Prudence Fairfax]]
*[[Angela Baddeley]] – [[List of Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series) characters#Mrs Kate Bridges|Mrs Bridges]]
*[[Jean Marsh]] – [[List of Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series) characters#Rose Buck|Rose]]
*[[Lesley-Anne Down]] – [[List of Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series) characters#Georgina Worsley|Georgina Worsley]]
*[[Christopher Beeny]] – [[List of Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series) characters#Edward Barnes|Edward]]
*[[Gareth Hunt]] – [[List of Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series) characters#Frederick Norton|Frederick]]
*[[Jacqueline Tong]] – [[List of Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series) characters#Daisy Peel (later Barnes)|Daisy]]
*[[Madeline Cannon]] – [[List of Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series) characters#Lady Dolly Hale|Lady Dolly Hale]]
*[[Seymour Green]] – Paul Marvin
*[[Rowland Davies (actor)|Rowland Davies]] – Assistant Director

==Background==
''The Understudy'' was recorded in the studio on 15 and 16 May 1975.<ref name="UpDown">{{cite news|title=Inside UpDown – The Story of Upstairs, Downstairs|first=Richard|last=Marson|publisher=Kaleidoscope Publishing|date=2005}}</ref> This episode marks the final appearance of Gareth Hunt as Frederick Norton.

==Footnotes==
{{reflist}}

==References==
*[[Richard Marson]], "Inside UpDown – The Story of Upstairs, Downstairs", [[Kaleidoscope Publishing]], 2005
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070820191850/http://www.updown.org.uk/epguide/s5.htm#alb Updown.org.uk] – ''Upstairs, Downstairs'' Fansite

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Joke Over

2025-03-14T16:59:43Z

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| season = 5
| episode = 13
| airdate = {{Start date|1975|11|30|df=yes}}
| production = 11
| writer = [[Rosemary Anne Sisson]]
| director = [[Bill Bain (director)|Bill Bain]]
| guests =
| episode_list = List of Upstairs, Downstairs episodes
| prev = [[Will Ye No Come Back Again]]
| next = [[Noblesse Oblige (Upstairs, Downstairs)|Noblesse Oblige]]
}}

"'''Joke Over'''" is the thirteenth episode of the fifth and final series of the [[Historical drama|period drama]] ''[[Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series)|Upstairs, Downstairs]]''. It first aired on 30 November 1975 on [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]].

==Background==
''Joke Over'' was recorded in the studio on 29 and 30 May 1975. The location footage was filmed near [[Middle Wallop]] in [[Andover, Hampshire]] on 21 May 1975.<ref name="UpDown">{{cite news|title=Inside UpDown - The Story of Upstairs, Downstairs|first=Richard|last=Marson|publisher=Kaleidoscope Publishing|date=2005}}</ref> The [[scavenger hunt]] plotline was inspired by the autobiography of [[Barbara Cartland]], ''We Danced All Night''. This had also been used by [[Rosemary Anne Sisson]] in the earlier episode ''[[Laugh a Little Louder Please]]''.<ref name="UpDown"/> In ''Joke Over'', Madeleine Cannon makes her final appearance as Lady Dolly Hale.

==Cast==
*[[Lesley-Anne Down]] - [[List of Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series) characters#Georgina Worsley|Georgina Worsley]]
*[[Gordon Jackson (actor)|Gordon Jackson]] - [[Angus Hudson|Hudson]]
*[[David Langton]] - [[List of Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series) characters#Richard Bellamy|Richard Bellamy]]
*[[Hannah Gordon]] - [[List of Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series) characters#Virginia Bellamy|Virginia Bellamy]]
*[[Angela Baddeley]] - [[List of Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series) characters#Mrs Kate Bridges|Mrs Bridges]]
*[[Raymond Huntley]] - [[List of Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series) characters#Sir Geoffrey Dillon|Sir Geoffrey Dillon]]
*[[Christopher Beeny]] - [[List of Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series) characters#Edward Barnes|Edward]]
*[[Nigel Havers]] - Peter Dinmont
*[[Patsy Blower]] - Ethel
*[[Madeline Cannon]] - [[List of Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series) characters#Lady Dolly Hale|Lady Dolly Hale]]
*[[Terence Bayler]] - Darrow Morton
*[[Anthony Andrews]] - [[List of Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series) characters#Robert, Marquess of Stockbridge|Robert, Marquis of Stockbridge]]
*[[Jacqueline Tong]] - [[List of Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series) characters#Daisy Peel (later Barnes)|Daisy]]
*[[Barry Stanton (actor)|Barry Stanton]] - PC Burridge
*[[Bernard Barnsley]] - Mr Smith
*[[Jenny Tomasin]] - [[List of Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series) characters#Ruby Finch|Ruby]]
*[[Robert Hartley]] - Coroner
*[[Daphne Lawson]] - Mrs Smith
*[[Kenneth Thornett]] - Foreman of the Jury
*[[Sue Crossland]] - Double for Lesley-Anne Down<ref>Uncredited role; www.updown.org.uk</ref>

==Plot==
It is summer 1928, and Lord and Lady Bellamy are at Southwold in [[Wiltshire]], so Georgina has the house to herself. She returns late at night with friends Lady Dolly, Peter Dinmont, Ethel, Darrow Morton and Lord Stockbridge after a [[scavenger hunt]]. The final item for the scavenger hunt is a maid's cap, which they fetch from the servants' quarters, waking Hudson in the process. Lady Dolly soon goes upstairs, to take [[cocaine]]. To finish the scavenger hunt the party need to drive down to [[Sussex]], but as Lady Dolly's car has a puncture, they go to the garage and insist on taking Lord Bellamy's car. Edward tries say that he should drive, but Georgina refuses to let him.

Early in the morning, Georgina is driving the car on a quiet road in Sussex when a cyclist, Mr Smith, suddenly comes out in front of her. Despite braking, the car knocks the man over. Back in London, Lord and Lady Bellamy return. [[List of Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series) characters#Sir Geoffrey Dillon|Sir Geoffrey Dillon]] arrives and informs them that Mr Smith has died. Richard blames Edward for allowing Georgina to drive. Lord Stockbridge's father, the Duke of Buckminster, forbids Robert, who was travelling in a separate car behind Georgina, from attending the [[inquest]], and the [[solicitor]]s have arranged to say that he was not there. At the inquest, Darrow, Peter and Ethel do not turn up, and Lady Dolly's testimony does more to harm Georgina's case than help. At the last minute, Lord Stockbridge turns up and insists on giving evidence. He tells the inquest how Georgina was only driving at 30 mph and says she could not have done anything to avoid running over Mr Smith. The verdict is given as "accidental death" but Georgina is rebuked for "irresponsible behaviour".

Meanwhile, Edward is annoyed at being blamed for the car being taken, and tells Daisy he will resign. However, Richard soon speaks to him and apologises, saying Georgina had told him what happened. Georgina tells Lord Stockbridge after the inquest that she never wants to see Lady Dolly again and they then go together to the [[Savoy Hotel|Savoy Grill]] for lunch.

==Footnotes==
{{reflist}}

==References==
*[[Richard Marson]], "Inside UpDown - The Story of Upstairs, Downstairs", [[Kaleidoscope Publishing]], 2005
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070820191850/http://www.updown.org.uk/epguide/s5.htm#jo Updown.org.uk] - ''Upstairs, Downstairs'' Fansite

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Missing Believed Killed

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| image =
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| season = 4
| episode = 11
| airdate = {{Start date|1974|11|23|df=yes}}
| production = 11
| writer = [[Jeremy Paul (writer)|Jeremy Paul]]
| director = [[Christopher Hodson (director)|Christopher Hodson]]
| guests =
| episode_list = List of Upstairs, Downstairs episodes
| prev = [[The Hero's Farewell]]
| next = [[Facing Fearful Odds]]
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"'''Missing Believed Killed'''" is the eleventh episode of the fourth series of the [[Historical drama|period drama]] ''[[Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series)|Upstairs, Downstairs]]''. It first aired on 23 November 1974 on [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]].

==Background==
''Missing Believed Killed'' was recorded in the studio on 22 and 23 August 1974. The outside scenes at the [[hospital]] were filmed at [[Waddesdon Manor]] in [[Buckinghamshire]] on 13 August. Waddesdon Manor had also been used for the French [[château]] scenes in the earlier episode ''[[If You Were the Only Girl in the World]]''.<ref name="UpDown">{{cite news|title=Inside UpDown - The Story of Upstairs, Downstairs|first=Richard|last=Marson|publisher=Kaleidoscope Publishing|year=2005}}</ref> In this episode, Gareth Hunt made what was then a one-off appearance as James's [[batman (army)|batman]] Trooper Norton. However, he impressed the programme makers and was offered a regular part and in series five returned to become the [[footman]].<ref name="UpDown"/>

==Cast==
*[[Meg Wynn Owen]] - [[Hazel Bellamy]]
*[[Jean Marsh]] - [[List of Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series) characters#Rose Buck|Rose]]
*[[Angela Baddeley]] - [[List of Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series) characters#Mrs Kate Bridges|Mrs Bridges]]
*[[David Langton]] - [[List of Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series) characters#Richard Bellamy|Richard Bellamy]]
*[[Lesley-Anne Down]] - [[List of Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series) characters#Georgina Worsley|Georgina Worsley]]
*[[Simon Williams (actor)|Simon Williams]] - [[James Bellamy (Upstairs, Downstairs)|James Bellamy]]
*[[Christopher Beeny]] - [[List of Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series) characters#Edward Barnes|Edward]]
*[[Jenny Tomasin]] - [[List of Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series) characters#Ruby Finch|Ruby]]
*[[Jacqueline Tong]] - [[List of Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series) characters#Daisy Peel (later Barnes)|Daisy]]
*[[Patricia Macrae]] - Sister Menzies
*[[Celia Imrie]] - Jenny
*[[Gareth Hunt]] - [[List of Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series) characters#Frederick Norton|Trooper Norton]]
*[[Brian Badcoe]] - Surgeon Major Rice
*[[Ann Martin (actress)|Ann Martin]] - Nurse Wilkins

==Plot==
It is October 1917, and it has been a week since James was reported "missing believed killed". His [[batman (military)|batman]], Trooper Norton, delivers his belongings to Eaton Place. However, days later James turns up at Georgina's hospital in France. A piece of [[shell (projectile)|shell]] is removed from just above his right knee, which went slightly [[gangrene|gangrenous]] and a shell also grazed his forehead. He is also suffering from shock and exposure, and he has run a high fever.

James is comforted by Georgina's presence in the hospital, and Georgina has become attached to caring for her step-cousin. Richard and Hazel travel out to France and intend to bring him home with a private ambulance hired by Lady Southwold, [[Lady Marjorie Bellamy|Lady Marjorie's]] mother. Georgina thinks James will not survive the journey and argues with Hazel and Richard, but they take him back anyway. James later lends some credence to Georgina's concerns, admitting that the journey over muddy roads and the channel crossing "nearly killed [him]."

Once back at Eaton Place, James has a private nurse to look after him. He tells Hazel that the scent from the flowers she has placed in his room remind him of the smell of gas, and he expresses regret that she has become a nurse, not a wife. One night he feels hungry, having previously lost his appetite, and a delighted Hazel and Mrs Bridges make him a snack. However, James has begun to exhibit the flashes of irritation and temper that would characterize his behaviour for the rest of the series, lashing out not just about his hunger but about the comfort of his wound dressings and even the appearance of a decorative urn. To thank the servants for their hard work and support, Hazel treats them and pays for them to go and see a [[George Robey]] show.

On his father's birthday, James makes it to the Morning Room to surprise him. Hazel is concerned, noting that Dr. Foley asked James to remain in bed for ten weeks, but James dismisses the doctor's ability to appreciate the psychological impact of his experiences after he was injured. He and Hazel appear to mend fences after some rocky times in their relationship, with James expressing profound gratitude at being surrounded by "good care and attention, and love." He asks Hazel to leave him and his father alone when Richard returns, and Richard expresses joy at seeing James up and in the Morning Room.<ref>Later episodes set ''Missing Believed Killed'' in October 1917. However, in ''Mr Bellamy's Story'', a book that accompanied the series, it is stated that Richard was born in August 1853, which would conflict with Richard celebrating his birthday in this episode.</ref> James then tells his father about his ten days missing; a German [[Officer (armed forces)|officer]] was patrolling the battlefield after the conflict, shooting wounded soldiers. He stopped at the shell hole in which James was lying, raised his weapon, but then lowered it and looked in James's eyes. This gives James enough time to unholster his own pistol and shoot the German soldier in the head, but not before feeling an intense connection with the soldier. After ultimately spending three days in the shell hole, he is taken captive and moved to a German dressing station, but wanders out into the smoke and chaos in a fevered attempt to escape the chatter of the prisoner in bed next to him. He wanders for an indeterminate time before being picked up at a Canadian dressing station. Richard is able to fill in this gap and explains that the Canadians transferred him to Georgina's hospital. James also says he felt his mother's presence while in the shell hole.

The episode ends with James emotionally and physically broken. His encounter with the German soldier leaves him tormented by the feeling that he should have been the one who died, and his few minutes in the morning room plus a glass of champagne leave him giddy and unable to continue to hold himself upright, so Richard helps him up the stairs and back to bed.

==Footnotes==
{{Reflist}}

==References==
*[[Richard Marson]], "Inside UpDown - The Story of Upstairs, Downstairs", [[Kaleidoscope Publishing]], 2005
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100220005254/http://www.updown.org.uk/epguide/s4.htm#mbk#mbk Updown.org.uk] - ''Upstairs, Downstairs'' Fansite

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Reg Hill

2025-01-27T14:17:06Z

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| birth_place = [[Wandsworth]], [[Surrey]], [[England]], UK
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'''Reginald Eric Hill''' (16 May 1914 – 31 October 1999)<ref name="bfi">{{cite web |url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2baea3487c |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170210094852/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2baea3487c |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 February 2017 |title=Reg Hill |website=Bfi.org.uk |access-date=16 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last1=Archer |first1=Simon |last2=Hearn |first2=Marcus |title=What Made Thunderbirds Go! |publisher=BBC |year=2002 |isbn=9780563534815 |pages=274}}</ref><ref name=Genes /> was an English [[model maker|model-maker]], art director, producer, and freelance storyboard artist. He is most prominently associated with the work of [[Gerry Anderson]].

==Early life==
Born on 16 May 1914,<ref name="bfi" /> Hill started his working life during the 1930s in the display department of a London wholesale grocer before progressing to a role of advertising designer. He obtained a private pilot's licence in June 1939.
Hill served in the [[Royal Air Force]] during the Second World War, spending time at [[RAF Benson|Benson]] in Oxfordshire as an airframe fitter instructor.

==Post-war==
After returning to England, Hill joined [[National Interest Picture Productions]] as a designer for [[British Army]], RAF and other government-made films, working as a [[model maker]] and animator. He also used his artistic and design skills as a commercial artist creating paper cut-out model books (three-dimensional flight aircraft and other working models), jigsaw puzzles, greeting cards, the gunfire featured in the film ''[[The Dam Busters (film)|The Dam Busters]]'' (1955), and more.{{citation needed|date=December 2016}}

==Involvement with Gerry Anderson==
In 1954, while working as an artist at [[Pentagon Films]], Hill met [[Gerry Anderson]], who had just formed, in partnership with [[Arthur Provis]], the production company [[AP Films|Anderson-Provis (AP) Films]]. Hill became the company's [[production designer]]. Initially based in [[Taplow]], the new company produced a range of adverts for TV, including the "Blue Cars" advert starring [[Nicholas Parsons]]. During quiet periods, Reg worked on a number of other projects, including the TV series ''[[The Adventures of Robin Hood (TV series)|The Adventures of Robin Hood]]'' (1957), made at [[Walton Studios]].

AP Films was approached by [[Roberta Leigh]] to produce animated programmes for TV, a collaboration that resulted in ''[[The Adventures of Twizzle]]'' and ''[[Torchy the Battery Boy]]'' towards the end of the 1950s.{{sfnp|Bignell|2011|pp=73–74|ps=}} Hill worked in all things artistic, from set and puppet design to special effects. The collaboration with Leigh ended, and the production of new programs commenced, with ''[[Four Feather Falls]]'', a Western featuring the voice of [[Nicholas Parsons]] as Sheriff Tex Tucker. During these early years, Hill was also involved in producing Anderson's low-budget film, ''[[Crossroads to Crime]]'' (1960).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0195618/fullcredits |title=Crossroads to Crime (1960) : Full Cast & Crew |website=IMDb.com |access-date=16 July 2020}}</ref>

==Employed by Lew Grade==
In 1962, AP Films was bought by [[Associated Television]] director [[Lew Grade]],{{sfnp|Bignell|2011|p=75|ps=}} and in 1966 was renamed "Century 21 Productions". Grade's purchase of AP Films was immediately followed by ''[[Supercar (TV series)|Supercar]]'', for which Hill designed the characters, vehicles, and sets, and also wrote a number of episodes. This set the tone for future productions and Anderson's move into science-fiction adventure TV series.

A line of successful puppet and live-action TV series followed: ''[[Fireball XL5]]'', ''[[Stingray (1964 TV series)|Stingray]]'', ''[[Thunderbirds (TV series)|Thunderbirds]]'', ''[[Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons]]'', ''[[Joe 90]]'', ''[[The Secret Service]]'' (which combined puppetry with live action), and ''[[UFO (British TV series)|UFO]]'' (produced mostly in live action). During this time, whilst taking on various roles as art director, producer and executive producer, Hill continued to be involved in series concepts and vehicle, character and [[set design]].

Additionally, Hill contributed to the ''Thunderbirds'' films ''[[Thunderbirds Are Go]]'' (1966) and ''[[Thunderbird 6]]'' (1968). He worked as a designer on ''[[Doppelgänger (1969 film)|Doppelgänger]]'' (1969), also known by the title ''Journey to the Far Side of the Sun''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064519/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast |title=Doppelgänger (1969) : Full Cast & Crew |website=IMDb.com |access-date=16 July 2020}}</ref>

In 1972, a new independent production company was formed named "Group 3 Productions" (named after its three founders: Gerry Anderson, [[Sylvia Anderson]], and Hill), which developed and produced ''[[The Protectors]]'' and ''[[Space: 1999]]''. The company later evolved into "Gerry Anderson Productions" in 1975 for the production of the second season of ''[[Space: 1999]]''.

==Later years==
In 1977, following the completion of the second series of ''Space: 1999'', Gerry Anderson Productions was dissolved. Hill entered semi-retirement, but continued to work as a storyboard artist on a range of films including ''[[Pink Floyd – The Wall]]'',<ref>[https://www.popsike.com/PINK-FLOYD-The-WALL-Original-Film-Crew-Photograph-1981/292449340972.html PINK FLOYD - " The WALL " - Original Film Crew Photograph - 1981]</ref> ''[[Sky Bandits (1986 film)|Sky Bandits]]'', ''[[Outland (film)|Outland]]'',<ref>[https://www.ewbankauctions.co.uk/20171005M1-lot-3263-Outland-1980-Original-hand-drawn-storyboards-felt-tip-pencil-60-pages-all-with-annotations-mainly-colour-Unit-List-dated-19-5-80-copied-Storyboards-including-Solar-Panel-Sequence-P?view=lot_detail&auction_id=383 LOT:3263 | Outland (1980) Original hand drawn storyboards]</ref> ''[[Octopussy (film)|Octopussy]]'',<ref>[https://www.ewbankauctions.co.uk/20171005M1-lot-3260-James-Bond-Octopussy-Two-bound-photographic-storyboard-sequences-one-marked-Nene-Valley-each-showing-annotations-27-pages-in-total-Provenance-From-the-collection-of-Reg-Hill-1914-1?view=lot_detail&auction_id=383 James Bond Octopussy - Two bound photographic storyboard sequences, one marked 'Nene Valley', each showing annotations, 27 pages in total.]</ref> ''[[The Last Days of Pompeii (TV miniseries)|The Last Days of Pompeii]]'',<ref>[https://www.ewbankauctions.co.uk/20171005M1-lot-3261-Reg-Hill-Archive-Three-storyboard-booklets-for-The-Last-Days-of-Pompeii-Storyboards-for-a-Jif-TV-advert-some-personal-colour-photographs-showing-drawings-models-large-quantity-of-s?view=lot_detail&auction_id=383 Reg Hill Archive - Three storyboard booklets for 'The Last Days of Pompeii', Storyboards for a Jif TV advert, some personal colour photographs showing drawings & models, large quantity of storyboards for Gunbus from 1984, Television Mail Thunderbirds Supplement signed twice by Reg Hill & Supercar original TV cast recording LP.]</ref> ''[[Supergirl (1984 film)|Supergirl]]'', ''[[Superman (1978 film)|Superman]]'' and ''[[Superman II]]''.<ref>[https://www.ewbankauctions.co.uk/20171005M1-lot-3258-Superman-Unit-List-No-4-for-Superman-13th-June-1978-Unit-List-No-1-for-Superman-II-working-storyboards-for-Superman-II-an-original-unworn-Dabs-Co-Superman-watch-from-1977-Provenanc?view=lot_detail&auction_id=383 Superman - Unit List No. 4 for Superman 13th June 1978, Unit List No. 1 for Superman II, working storyboards for Superman II & an original unworn Dabs & Co Superman watch from 1977.]</ref> He died in Surrey in 1999, aged 85.<ref name=Genes>{{cite web |url=http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/search/results?sourcecategory=birthsutf002c%20marriages%20utf0026%20deaths&collection=deaths%2b%2526%2bburials&firstname=reginald%20eric&lastname=hill&yearofdeath=1999&yearofdeath_offset=0&region=great%20britain |title=Reg Hill : Biography |website=Genes United |publisher=Findmypast Limited| access-date=16 July 2020}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Bibliography==
{{refbegin}}
*{{citation |last=Bignell |first=Jonathan |contribution=Anything Can Happen in the Next Half-Hour: Gerry Anderson's Transnational Science Fiction |year=2011 |title=British Science Fiction Film and Television: Critical Essays |editor1-last=Hochscherf |editor1-first=Tobias |editor2-last=Leggott |editor2-first=James |pages=73–84 |publisher=McFarland & Company |isbn=978-0-7864-4621-6}}
{{refend}}

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Theatre 625

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{{Short description|British TV drama anthology series (1964–1968)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox television
| image = Theatre_625.jpg
| caption = Title card
| genre = [[Drama]], [[Anthology]], [[television play]]s
| country = [[United Kingdom]]
| language = English
| network = [[BBC Two|BBC 2]]
| first_aired = {{start date|df=yes|1964|5|3}}
| last_aired = {{end date|df=yes|1968|8|5}}
}}

'''''Theatre 625''''' is a [[British television]] drama anthology series, produced by the [[BBC]] and transmitted on [[BBC Two|BBC2]] from 1964 to 1968. It was one of the first regular programmes in the line-up of the channel, and the title referred to its production and transmission being in the higher-definition [[PAL|625-line]] format, which only BBC2 used at the time.

==Overview==
Overall, about 110 plays were produced with a duration of usually between 75 and 90 minutes during the series' four-year run, and for its final year from 1967 the series was produced in colour, BBC2 being the first channel in Europe to convert from [[black-and-white]].<ref name="David">There is at least one exception to the 75-90-minute duration rule. ''David, Chapter 2'' (2.12), a Canadian Broadcasting Corporation production first broadcast there on 20 May 1963 is listed at 60 minutes duration [https://web.archive.org/web/20160324132707/http://www.tvarchive.ca/database/16976/festival/episode_guide/ here].</ref> Some of the best-known productions made for the series include a new version of [[Nigel Kneale]]'s 1954 adaptation of [[George Orwell]]'s ''[[Nineteen Eighty-Four (British TV programme)|Nineteen Eighty-Four]]'' (1965); the four-part ''[[Talking to a Stranger]]'' by [[John Hopkins (screenwriter)|John Hopkins]] (1966) which told the same story from four different viewpoints, and features [[Judi Dench]]; and 1968's [[Science fiction on television|science-fiction]] allegory ''[[The Year of the Sex Olympics]]'', again by Kneale.

In a 2000 poll of industry experts conducted by the [[British Film Institute]] to find the [[100 Greatest British Television Programmes]] of the 20th century, ''Talking to a Stranger'' was placed seventy-eighth.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/features/tv/100/list/list.php|title=BFI | Features | TV 100 List of Lists|date=11 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110911083558/http://www.bfi.org.uk/features/tv/100/list/list.php|archive-date=11 September 2011}}</ref>

As with much British television output of the 1960s, many editions of ''Theatre 625'' no longer exist (see [[Lost television broadcast]]). Some episodes, previously thought lost, were discovered in Washington D.C. in 2010.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2010/nov/03/lost-bbc-drama-missing-believed-wiped|title=Yesterday's heroes: the lost treasure trove of BBC drama|last=Lawson|first=Mark|author-link=Mark Lawson|work=The Guardian|date=3 November 2010|access-date=12 September 2012}}</ref> These recoveries included the remake of ''1984''. Only three plays, ''A Slight Ache'', ''A Night Out'' and ''Mille Miglia'', exist as their original 625-line colour videotapes. ''All's Well That Ends Well'' also survives in its original 625-line format, but only the first hour. Some episodes exist as lower-quality colour copies, but most plays survive as black and white 16mm or 35mm [[telerecordings]]. In addition, ''The Fanatics'' exist in full colour as a 35mm telerecording, and some short sequences on 35mm film survive from other plays.

==List of episodes==
The main source for compiling this list was the BFI Film & TV database. The website's master list is [https://web.archive.org/web/20090115041934/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/series/1149 here]. With a certain irregularity in transmission, breaking this list down into specific seasons is likely to be arbitrary, with variants between sources; the BFI website has been followed, except (as noted) where the lostshows website diverged in a few instances. IMDb and the BBC Genome database (of ''Radio Times'' listings) have been used as a check, and occasionally as the main source. The information about the episodes survival status in the last column is taken from the [https://www.tvbrain.info/tv-archive?showname=Theatre+625&type=lostshow TV Archive] website and ''The Kaleidoscope BBC Television Drama Research Guide, 1936–2011'',<ref>{{cite book |last1=Coward |first1=Simon |last2=Down |first2=Richard |last3=Perry |first3=Chris |date=2011 |title=The Kaleidoscope BBC Television Drama Research Guide 1936–2011 |publisher=Kaleidoscope Publishing |pages=2508–2519}}</ref> and are correct as of 9 January 2024. A handful of the surviving episodes have been commercially released on [[DVD]]; these are footnoted.

In addition to those listed, ''And Some Have Greatness Thrust Upon Them'', by [[Terence Frisby]] and directed by Gilchrist Calder, was planned for 1967 but cancelled as a result of Frisby obtaining an injunction against the BBC over a line excised from the script on grounds of indecency, but which Frisby deemed structurally significant to the script he had licensed to the BBC.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Bently |first1=Lionel |last2=Sherman |first2=Brad |date=2014 |title=Intellectual Property Law |edition=4th |publisher=Oxford University Press |pages=290–291 |isbn=978-0199645558}}</ref>

Legend: '''Se''' = Season; '''Ep''' = Episode; '''AS/A''' = Archive status/Availability 
Abbreviations: tr =[[Telerecording]]; seq = sequence(s); VT = video tape

All known copies are black & white, except where stated otherwise.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;"
|-
! class="unsortable" | Se
! class="unsortable" | Ep
! Title
! Author
! Producer
! Director
! class="unsortable" | Performers
! UK Transmission date
! AS/A
|- id="The Heretics"
|1
|1
|data-sort-value="Seekers, The: Heretics, The"|''The Seekers: The Heretics''
|rowspan=3|{{sortname|Ken|Taylor|dab=scriptwriter}}
|rowspan=3|{{sortname|Cedric|Messina}}
|rowspan=3|{{sortname|Alvin|Rakoff}}
|[[Michael Bryant (actor)|Michael Bryant]], [[Derek Godfrey]], [[Rosemary Leach]], Newton Blick, [[Robert James (actor)|Robert James]], [[Kevin Brennan (actor)|Kevin Brennan]], [[David Hutcheson]], [[Ivor Salter]], [[Murray Evans (actor)|Murray Evans]], [[Joseph Greig (actor)|Joseph Greig]], [[Timothy West]]
| {{dts|3 May 1964}}
|35mm tr
|- id="The Idealists"
|1
|2
|data-sort-value="Seekers, The: Idealists, The"|''The Seekers: The Idealists''
|Michael Bryant, [[Patrick Allen (actor)|Patrick Allen]], [[Suzanne Neve]], [[John Robinson (English actor)|John Robinson]], Brian Haynes, [[Peter Welch (actor)|Peter Welch]], [[David J. Grahame]], [[Vernon Dobtcheff]], [[Brian Vaughan (actor)|Brian Vaughan]]
| {{dts|10 May 1964}}
|35mm tr
|- id="The Materialists"
|1
|3
|data-sort-value="Seekers, The: Materialists, The"|''The Seekers: The Materialists''
|Michael Bryant, [[Geoffrey Bayldon]], [[Sylvia Kay]], [[John Welsh (actor)|John Welsh]], [[John Lee (Australian actor)|John Lee]], [[Edward Brayshaw]], [[Ronald Lacey]]
| {{dts|17 May 1964}}
|35mm tr
|- id="The Ides of March"
|1
|4
|''All the Conspirators: The Ides of March''
|{{sortname|Jerome|Kilty}} based on the [[The Ides of March (novel)|novel]] by [[Thornton Wilder]].
|{{sortname|Cedric|Messina}}
|{{sortname|Naomi|Capon}}
|[[Hugh Burden]], [[Tim Preece]], [[Douglas Wilmer]], [[Fenella Fielding]], [[Alexander Davion]], [[Judy Campbell]], Anna Middleton, [[Michael Gough]], [[Declan Mulholland]]
| {{dts|5 Jul 1964}}
|Lost
|- id="The Just"
|1
|5
|''All the Conspirators: The Just''
|{{sortname|Albert|Camus}} (play, ''[[The Just Assassins]]'')
|{{sortname|Cedric|Messina}}
|{{sortname|Alan|Cooke|nolink=1}}
|[[James Maxwell (actor)|James Maxwell]], [[Ann Lynn]], [[Lyndon Brook]], [[John Castle]], [[David Buck]], [[Reg Lye]], Roland Brand, [[Robert Eddison]], [[Ruth Dunning]]
| {{dts|12 Jul 1964}}
|Lost
|- id="Husband and Wife"
|2
|1
|''Women in Crisis: Husband and Wife''
|rowspan=3|{{sortname|Colin|Morris|dab=playwright}}
|rowspan=3|{{sortname|Cedric|Messina}}
|{{sortname|Naomi|Capon}}
|[[Wendy Craig]], [[John Ronane]], Barry Keegan, [[Elizabeth Wallace (actor)|Elizabeth Wallace]], [[Alison Leggatt]], John Robinson, [[Michael Goodliffe]], [[Edward Fox (actor)|Edward Fox]], [[Vivien Heilbron]], Richard Brooke
| {{dts|20 Sep 1964}}
|Lost
|- id="With Love and Tears"
|2
|2
|''Women in Crisis: With Love and Tears''
|{{sortname|William|Slater|nolink=1}}
|[[Katharine Blake (actress)|Katharine Blake]], [[Nigel Green]], Alan Baulch, Margot Robinson, Margaret Ward, Margaret Denyer, [[Michael Brennan (actor)|Michael Brennan]], [[Peter Thornton (actor)|Peter Thornton]]
| {{dts|27 Sep 1964}}<ref>Repeated as a ''[[The Wednesday Play|Wednesday Play]]'' on 23 June 1965, in place of the postponed ''[[The Wednesday Play#Vote, Vote, Vote for Nigel Barton|Vote, Vote, Vote for Nigel Barton]]''.</ref>
|16mm tr
|- id="My Grandmother"
|2
|3
|''Women in Crisis: My Grandmother''
|{{sortname|George R.|Foa|nolink=1}}
|[[Janina Faye]], [[Dilys Hamlett]], Anthony Singleton, [[Philip Latham]], [[Veronica Turleigh]], John Humphry, [[Paul Farrell]], [[Vi Delmar]], [[Brian Peck (British actor)|Brian Peck]], [[Meriel Hobson]]
| {{dts|4 Oct 1964}}
|16mm tr
|- id="Carried by Storm"
|2
|4
|''Carried by Storm''
|{{sortname|Giles|Cooper|Giles Cooper (playwright)}}
|{{sortname|Cedric|Messina}}
|{{sortname|Donald|McWhinnie}}
|[[Simon Ward]], Tim Preece, [[Peter Marinker]], [[Nicholas Courtney]], [[Pauline Delaney]], Mary Haneffey, Ronald Lacey, [[Roslyn De Winter]], [[John Dearth]], [[John Flint (actor)|John Flint]], [[Brian Badcoe]], [[Denys Hawthorne]], [[Nicholas Pennell]], [[Colin Spaull]], [[Tim Goodman (actor)|Tim Goodman]]
| {{dts|25 Oct 1964}}
|Lost
|- id="Some Do Not"
|2
|5
|''Parade's End: Some Do Not''
|rowspan=3|{{sortname|Ford|Madox Ford}} ([[Parade's End|novels]]); [[John Hopkins (screenwriter)|John Hopkins]] (adaptation)
|rowspan=3|{{sortname|Cedric|Messina}}
|rowspan=3|{{sortname|Alan|Cooke|nolink=1}}
|[[Ronald Hines]], [[Fulton Mackay]], Darroll Richards, [[Charles Carson (actor)|Charles Carson]], [[Ronald Leigh-Hunt]], [[Sylvia Coleridge]], [[Godfrey Quigley]], Jeanne Moody, Judi Dench, [[Annette Robertson]], [[Tony Steedman]] [[Frank Gatliff]], [[Inigo Jackson]], [[Gerry Wain]], Robert James, [[Erik Chitty]], Nicholas Pennell
| {{dts|6 Dec 1964}}
|16mm tr<ref name="Parade">Released on DVD in the US, 2013.</ref>
|- id="No More Parades"
|2
|6
|''Parade's End: No More Parades''
|Jeanne Moody, Ronald Hines, Sylvia Kay, Ronald Leigh-Hunt, [[Judi Dench]], [[Arthur Pentelow]], Fulton MacKay, Nicholas Pennell, [[Talfryn Thomas]], [[Colin Jeavons]], Tony Steedman
| {{dts|13 Dec 1964}}
|16mm tr<ref name="Parade" />
|- id="A Man Could Stand Up"
|2
|7
|''Parade's End: A Man Could Stand Up''
|Judi Dench, Ruth Porcher, Ronald Hines, [[Arthur White (actor)|Arthur White]], [[Michel de Carvalho|Michel Ray]], Bryan Hunt, Charles Houston, [[Arthur Lovegrove]], [[Shane Rimmer]], [[Edward Burnham]], [[Douglas Ditta]], [[Philip Stone]], [[Derrick Glibert]], [[Peter Purves]], Tony Steedman, Barry Jackson, [[Maurice Selwyn]]
| {{dts|20 Dec 1964}}
|35mm tr<ref name="Parade" />
|- id="The Minister"
|2
|8
|data-sort-value="Minister, The"|''The Minister''
|{{sortname|John|O'Toole|nolink=1}}
|{{sortname|Eric|Tayler}}
|{{sortname|Peter|Potter|nolink=1}}
|Michael Gough, Jessica Dunning, [[Nadia Cattouse]], [[Barbara Jefford]], [[Earl Cameron]], [[Mark Dignam]], [[Roger Livesey]], [[Noel Johnson]], [[Bernard Horsfall]], [[Denis Carey (actor)|Denis Carey]], [[Thomasine Heiner]], [[Antony Webb]], [[Ralph Michael]]
| {{dts|3 Jan 1965}}
|Lost
|- id="Poor Bitos"
|2
|9
|''Poor Bitos''
|{{sortname|Jean|Anouilh}} (play, ''Pauvre Bitos ou le Dîner de têtes''); [[Lucienne Hill]] (translator)
|{{sortname|Cedric|Messina}}
|{{sortname|Donald|McWhinnie}}
|[[John Neville (actor)|John Neville]], [[Noel Davis]], Rolf Lefebvre, Penelope Horner, [[Anne Cunningham]], Patrick Allen, [[Geoffrey Chater]], [[James Villiers]], Nicholas Pennell, [[Gemma Jones]], [[Tony Calvin]]
| {{dts|7 Feb 1965}}
|Lost
|- id="The Physicists"
|2
|10
|data-sort-value="Physicists, The"|''The Physicists''
|{{sortname|Friedrich|Dürrenmatt}} ([[The Physicists|play]]), [[James Kirkup]] (translation)
|{{sortname|Peter|Luke}}
|{{sortname|Cedric|Messina}}
|[[Mary Morris]], [[Tom Watson (actor)|Tom Watson]], Hayden Jones, [[John Bennett (actor)|John Bennett]], [[Michael Kilgarriff]], [[Neil McCarthy (actor)|Neil McCarthy]]
| {{dts|14 Feb 1965}}<ref>Originally transmitted on BBC1 21 December 1963.</ref>
|Lost
|- id="Progress to the Park"
|2
|11
|''Progress to the Park''
|{{sortname|Alun|Owen}} (play)
|{{sortname|Cedric|Messina}}
|{{sortname|Christopher|Morahan}}
|[[Ken Jones (actor)|Ken Jones]], [[John Scott Martin]], Will Leighton, Gavin Reed, Patrick McAlliney, John McBride, Walter Swash, David Nott, Gerald McAllister, [[Malcolm Taylor (actor)|Malcolm Taylor]], Eddie Mallin, [[Peter McEnery]], [[Patrick Tull]]
| {{dts|14 Mar 1965}}
|16mm tr
|- id="No Trams to Lime Street"
|2
|12
|''No Trams to Lime Street''
|{{sortname|Alun|Owen}} (remake of [[No Trams to Lime Street|1959 TV play]])
|{{sortname|Cedric|Messina}}
|rowspan=2|{{sortname|David J.|Thomas|nolink=1}}
|[[Mike Pratt (actor)|Mike Pratt]], [[Tom Bell (actor)|Tom Bell]], Anthony Hall, [[Clifford Evans (actor)|Clifford Evans]], [[Ishaq Bux]], [[Alister Williamson]], [[Islwyn Morris]], June Barry
| {{dts|21 Mar 1965}}
|Lost
|- id="A Little Winter Love"
|2
|13
|data-sort-value="Little Winter Love, A"|''A Little Winter Love''
|{{sortname|Alun|Owen}}
|{{sortname|Cedric|Messina}}
|[[Jack Hedley]], [[Peter Dyneley]], [[Lelia Goldoni]], [[Sylvia Kay]], Mike Pratt, Artro Morris, [[Nerys Hughes]]
| {{dts|28 Mar 1965}}
|Lost
|- id="Ironhand"
|2
|14
|''Ironhand''
|{{sortname|J. W.|Goethe|Johann Wolfgang von Goethe}} (play ''[[Götz von Berlichingen (Goethe)|Götz von Berlichingen]]''); [[John Arden]] (adaptation)
|{{sortname|Cedric|Messina}}
|{{sortname|Rudolph|Cartier}}
|[[Roger Jones (actor)|Roger Jones]], [[William Dysart]], Edward Purdom, Michael Brennan, [[Denis Cleary]], [[Gertan Klauber]], Marshall Jones, [[Stanley Lebor]], Michael Goodliffe, Nicholas Evans, [[John Glyn-Jones]], [[Graham Leaman]], [[Ian Ogilvy]], [[Jerome Willis]], [[David Dodimead]], [[Michael Mulcaster]], [[Derek Sydney]], [[Roy Pattison]]
| {{dts|11 Apr 1965}}
|16mm tr
|- id="Try For White"
|2
|15
|''Try For White''
|{{sortname|Basil|Warner|nolink=1}}
|{{sortname|Cedric|Messina}}
|{{sortname|Alan|Gibson|dab=director}}
|[[Yootha Joyce]], [[Joss Ackland]], [[Gary Bond]], Zoe Randall, [[Marda Vanne]], Nan Munro, Maxine Holden
| {{dts|18 Apr 1965}}
|Lost
|- id="Unman, Wittering and Zigo"
|2
|16
|''[[Unman, Wittering and Zigo]]''
|rowspan=3|{{sortname|Giles|Cooper|Giles Cooper (playwright)}}
|{{sortname|Cedric|Messina}}
|{{sortname|Donald|McWhinnie}}
|[[Peter Blythe]], [[John Sharp (actor)|John Sharp]], [[Peter Howell (actor)|Peter Howell]], Tamara Kinchco, Noel Davis, [[Ann Way]], Norman Wynne, [[Jeremy Ranchev]], Roger Shepherd, Robert Dodson, Roger Bradley, Michael Wenning, Christopher Witty, Dane Howell, [[Dennis Waterman]], [[Hywel Bennett]], [[Norman Bacon]]
| {{dts|27 Jun 1965}}
|35mm tr
|- id="Seek Her Out"
|2
|17
|''Seek Her Out''
|{{sortname|Cedric|Messina}}
|{{sortname|Alan|Gibson|dab=director}}
|[[Toby Robins]], [[Anthony Newlands]], [[Zakes Mokae]], [[Edward Brayshaw]], [[John Woodvine]], Robert James, [[Peter Diamond (actor)|Peter Diamond]]
| {{dts|4 Jul 1965}}
|35mm tr - reels 2 & 3 only of 3
|- id="The Long House"
|2
|18
|data-sort-value="Long House, The"|''The Long House''
|{{sortname|Cedric|Messina}}
|{{sortname|Naomi|Capon}}
|David Buck, [[Caroline Mortimer]], [[Toke Townley]], [[Joan Hickson]], Arthur Pentelow, [[Thomas Baptiste]], [[Sheila Grant (actress)|Sheila Grant]], [[Frederick Piper]], Winifred Dennis, [[John Herrington (actor)|John Herrington]], [[Reg Lever]]
| {{dts|11 Jul 1965}}
|35mm tr
|- id="Esther's Altar"
|3
|1
|''Esther's Altar''
|{{sortname|Paul|Smith|dab=Irish writer}}
|{{sortname|Cedric|Messina}}
|{{sortname|Alan|Gibson|dab=director}}
|Kevin McHugh, Margaret D'Arcy, Betty McDowell, Barry Keegan, [[Pauline Delaney]], Audrey Corr, [[Jack MacGowran]], [[Liam Gaffney]], James Caffrey, [[Anna Manahan]], [[Dermot Tuohy]], Graham Leaman
| {{dts|5 Sep 1965}}
|Lost
|- id="David, Chapter 2"
|3
|2
|''David, Chapter 2''<ref name="David"/>
|{{sortname|M. Charles|Cohen|nolink=1}}
|{{sortname|Harvey|Hart}} for the [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]
|
|[[Donnelly Rhodes]], [[Toby Tarnow]], Powys Thomas, Lynne Gorman
| {{dts|19 Sep 1965}}<ref>[http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/7a1218829a0b47b9aae2c903f05dc7dd Details] taken from ''Radio Times'', Issue No.2184, 16 September 1965, p. 17</ref>
|Unknown
|- id="Rosmersholm"
|3
|3
|''Rosmersholm''
|{{sortname|Henrik|Ibsen}} ([[Rosmersholm|play]]); [[Ann Jellicoe]] (translation)
|{{sortname|Cedric|Messina}}
|{{sortname|Michael|Barry|dab=television producer}}
|[[Peggy Ashcroft]], [[Knut Wigert]], Mark Dignam, [[Angela Baddeley]], [[Morris Perry]], [[John Laurie]]
| {{dts|26 Sep 1965}}
|16mm tr
|- id="Miss Julie"
|3
|4
|''Miss Julie''
|{{sortname|August|Strindberg}} ([[Miss Julie|play]]); [[Alan Bridges]] (adaptation)
|{{sortname|Cedric|Messina}}
|{{sortname|Alan|Bridges}}
|[[Gunnel Lindblom]], [[Ian Hendry]], [[Stephanie Bidmead]]
| {{dts|3 Oct 1965}}
|35mm tr
|- id="Hermit Crabs"
|3
|5
|''Hermit Crabs''
|{{sortname|Mary|Hayley Bell}}
|{{sortname|Cedric|Messina}}
|{{sortname|Gilchrist|Calder|nolink=1}}
|[[Annette Crosbie]], [[Tony Booth (actor)|Anthony Booth]], [[Billy Cornelius (actor)|Billy Cornelius]],<ref>According to the [https://web.archive.org/web/20090117071527/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/548284 BFI website], the billing was to Bill Cornelius.</ref> Clyde Pollitt, [[Gladys Henson]], Anne Blake, Bill Cartwright, [[William Moore (actor)|William Moore]]
| {{dts|10 Oct 1965}}
|Lost
|- id="Enter Solly Gold"
|3
|6
|''Enter Solly Gold''
|{{sortname|Bernard|Kops}} (play)
|{{sortname|Cedric|Messina}}
|{{sortname|Stuart|Burge}}
|[[Bob Monkhouse]], [[Linda Polan]], Terence Sewards, [[Miriam Margolyes]], [[John Barrard]], [[Lily Kann|Lilly Kann]], [[Cyril Shaps]], [[George Layton]]
| {{dts|17 Oct 1965}}
|35mm tr sequences only
|- id="The Siege of Manchester"
|3
|7
|data-sort-value="Siege of Manchester, The"|''The Siege of Manchester''
|{{sortname|Keith|Dewhurst}}
|{{sortname|Cedric|Messina}}
|{{sortname|Herbert|Wise}}
|[[Alan Dobie]], Doris Wellings, [[Eve Pearce]], Eileen Winterton, [[Derek Benfield]], [[André Morell]], Sian Davies, John Dearth, [[Reginald Barratt]], [[Donald Eccles]], [[Frazer Hines]], [[Harry Littlewood]], [[Kevin Stoney]], Brian Peck, [[Jeremy Spenser]], [[David Valla]], Malcolm Taylor, [[Michael Davis (actor)|Michael Davis]]
| {{dts|31 Oct 1965}}
|Lost
|- id="Keep the Aspidistra Flying"
|3
|8
|data-sort-value="Keep the Aspidistra Flying"|''The World of George Orwell: Keep the Aspidistra Flying''
|{{sortname|George|Orwell}} ([[Keep the Aspidistra Flying|novel]]); [[Robin Chapman]] (adaptation)
|rowspan=3|{{sortname|Cedric|Messina}}
|rowspan=3|{{sortname|Christopher|Morahan}}
|[[Alfred Lynch]], Charles Hodgson, Winifred Dennis, Marie Hopps, [[Sydney Bromley]], Hilda Barry, Clive Elliott, [[Anne Stallybrass]], [[Norman Mitchell]], [[Sydney Arnold (actor)|Sydney Arnold]], Sheila Grant, [[Bartlett Mullins]], [[Alec Wallis]]
| {{dts|7 Nov 1965}}
|Lost
|- id="Coming Up for Air"
|3
|9
|data-sort-value="Coming Up for Air"|''The World of George Orwell: Coming Up for Air''
|{{sortname|George|Orwell}} ([[Coming Up for Air|novel]]); [[Robin Chapman]] (adaptation)
|[[Colin Blakely]], Frederick Farley, Maitland Moss, [[Larry Dann]], [[Carmel McSharry]], Ann Way, Peggy Aitchison, [[Reginald Jessup]], [[Howard Lang]], [[Patrick Godfrey]], [[Clifford Cox (actor)|Clifford Cox]]
| {{dts|21 Nov 1965}}
|Lost
|- id="1984"
|3
|10
|data-sort-value="1984"|''The World of George Orwell: 1984''<ref>''1984'' was not Orwell's preferred rendering, but this production used the numerical form.</ref>
|{{sortname|George|Orwell}} ([[Nineteen Eighty-Four|novel]]); [[Nigel Kneale]] (adaptation)
|David Buck, [[Joseph O'Conor]], [[Vernon Dobtcheff]], [[Jane Merrow]], Cyril Shaps, [[Norman Chappell]], Sally Lahee, [[John Garrie]], John Mincer, [[Peter Bathurst (actor)|Peter Bathurst]], [[John Brandon (actor)|John Brandon]], [[Eric Francis (actor)|Eric Francis]], Sydney Arnold, David Grey, [[John Abineri]], [[Michael Sheard]], Brian Badcoe
| {{dts|28 Nov 1965}}
|[[NTSC]] VT of 16mm tr (damage to one scene)
|- id="The Nutter"
|3
|11
|data-sort-value="Nutter, The"|''Portraits From the North: The Nutter''
|{{sortname|Alan|Plater}}
|{{sortname|Cedric|Messina}}
|{{sortname|Alan|Gibson|dab=director}}
|[[Milo O'Shea]], Ronald Lacey, Mike Pratt, Tristram Jellinek, [[Henry Lincoln|Henry Soskin]], Sidney Gatcum, Faith Curtis, [[Ken Parry]], Joseph O'Conor, [[Helen Fraser (actress)|Helen Fraser]], Yootha Joyce, [[John Cater]], [[Richard Mathews]]
| {{dts|5 Dec 1965}}
|Lost
|- id="Bruno"
|3
|12
|data-sort-value="Bruno"|''Portraits From the North: Bruno''
|{{sortname|Ronald|Eyre}}
|{{sortname|Cedric|Messina}}
|{{sortname|Ronald|Eyre}}
|[[John Phillips (actor)|John Phillips]], [[Ronnie Barker]], Anne Stallybrass, Hazel Cooper, John Gill, [[Noel Dyson]], [[Barry Jackson (actor)|Barry Jackson]], [[Susan Hanson]], [[Fred Ferris (actor)|Fred Ferris]], [[Gary Files]], Barbara Miller
| {{dts|19 Dec 1965}}
|Lost
|- id="A Piece of Resistance"
|3
|13
|data-sort-value="Piece of Resistance, A"|''A Piece of Resistance''
|{{sortname|Terence|Dudley}}
|{{sortname|Cedric|Messina}}
|{{sortname|Geoffrey|Nethercott|nolink=1}}
|[[Lally Bowers]], [[William Kendall (actor)|William Kendall]], [[Frederick Jaeger]], [[James Villiers]]
| {{dts|26 Dec 1965}}<ref>Repeated as a ''[[The Wednesday Play|Wednesday Play]]'' on 19 October 1966.</ref>
|Lost
|- id="Doctor Knock"
|3
|14
|''[[Knock (play)|Doctor Knock]]''
|{{sortname|Jules|Romains}} (play, ''Knock ou le Triomphe de la médecine'') [[Harley Granville-Barker]] (translator)
|{{sortname|Cedric|Messina}}
|{{sortname|Herbert|Wise}}
|[[Mavis Villiers]], [[Leonard Rossiter]], [[John Le Mesurier]], [[Jimmy Gardner (actor)|Jimmy Gardner]], [[James Grout]], Graham Armitage, [[Robert Gillespie]], Patrick Godfrey
| {{dts|2 Jan 1966}}
|16mm tr
|- id="Focus"
|3
|15
|''Focus''
|{{sortname|Arthur|Miller}} ([[Focus (novel)|novel]]); Ruth Sheale (adaptation)
|{{sortname|Michael|Bakewell}}
|{{sortname|Alan|Gibson|dab=director}}
|[[Vivien Merchant]], [[Ray McAnally]], [[Sydney Tafler]], Joss Ackland, Lucille Fenton, Larry Cross, Pearl Catlin, [[Donald Sutherland]], [[Glenn Beck (actor)|Glenn Beck]], [[Martin Miller (actor)|Martin Miller]]
| {{dts|9 Jan 1966}}
|Lost
|- id="Chicken Soup with Barley"
|3
|16
|data-sort-value="Chicken Soup with Barley"|''The Wesker Trilogy, Part 1: Chicken Soup with Barley''
|{{sortname|Arnold|Wesker}} ([[Chicken Soup with Barley|play]])
|rowspan=3|{{sortname|Cedric|Messina}}
|rowspan=3|{{sortname|Charles|Jarrott}}
|[[Margery Mason]], [[Clive Revill]], [[Stanley Meadows]], John Allison, Sonia Fraser, [[Stella Tanner]], [[Harry Landis]], [[David Swift (actor)|David Swift]]
| {{dts|23 Jan 1966}}
|35mm tr
|- id="Roots"
|3
|17
|data-sort-value="Roots"|''The Wesker Trilogy, Part 2: Roots''
|{{sortname|Arnold|Wesker}} ([[Roots (play)|play]])
|[[Mary Miller (actress)|Mary Miller]], [[Gwen Nelson]], [[Ewan Hooper]], Doreen Aris, Billy Russell, [[Brian Cant]], Leslie Anderson, Jonathan Holt, Maryann Turner
| {{dts|30 Jan 1966}}
|35mm tr
|- id="I'm Talking About Jerusalem"
|3
|18
|data-sort-value="I'm Talking About Jerusalem"|''The Wesker Trilogy, Part 3: I'm Talking About Jerusalem''
|{{sortname|Arnold|Wesker}} (play)
|Sonia Fraser, Stanley Meadows, Margery Mason, John Allison, [[John Harvey (actor)|John Harvey]], Stella Tanner, Hilda Kriseman, [[Patrick O'Connell (actor)|Patrick O'Connell]], [[Jeremy Bulloch]], [[Jack Wild]]
| {{dts|6 Feb 1966}}
|35mm tr
|- id="Kiss on a Grass Green Pillow"
|3
|19
|''Kiss on a Grass Green Pillow''
|{{sortname|Rhys|Adrian}}
|{{sortname|Cedric|Messina}}
|{{sortname|Alan|Cooke|nolink=1}}
|[[Susannah York]], [[Zena Walker]], [[Robert Stephens]], Colin Blakely
| {{dts|13 Feb 1966}}
|Lost
|- id="A Man Like That"
|3
|20
|data-sort-value="Man Like That, A"|''A Man Like That''
|{{sortname|H. S.|Eveling|Stanley Eveling|Eveling, H. Stanley}}
|{{sortname|Cedric|Messina}}
|{{sortname|Peter|Duguid|nolink=1}}
|[[Irene Handl]], [[Norman Bird]], Annette Crosbie, Jeanne Moody, Colin Ellis, [[Margaret Nolan]], Hazel Coppin, Stella Tanner, [[Terry Wright (actor)|Terry Wright]], [[Stephen Moore (actor)|Stephen Moore]], [[Stephen Dartnell]], [[Victor Carin]], [[Nicholas Smith (actor)|Nicholas Smith]], John Abineri, [[Michael Barrington]], [[Rosamund Greenwood]]
| {{dts|27 Feb 1966}}
|16mm tr
|- id="Simon and Laura"
|3
|21
|''Simon and Laura''
|{{sortname|Alan|Melville|dab=writer}}
|{{sortname|Cedric|Messina}}
|{{sortname|Christopher|Morahan}}
|[[Moira Lister]], [[Ian Carmichael]], [[Richard Briers]], [[Henry McGee]], [[Charles Lloyd-Pack]], [[Molly Urquhart]], [[Penny Morrell]], Philo Hauser
| {{dts|6 Mar 1966}}<ref>Originally broadcast 19 November 1964 on BBC2 as a ''Thursday Theatre''.</ref>
|
|- id="The Queen and Jackson"
|3
|22
|data-sort-value="Queen and Jackson, The"|''The Queen and Jackson''
|{{sortname|Donald|Bull|nolink=1}}
|{{sortname|Cedric|Messina}}
|{{sortname|John|Gorrie|dab=director}}
|[[George Baker (British actor)|George Baker]], [[Jill Dixon]], [[Madeleine Christie]], [[Willoughby Goddard]], Sylvia Coleridge, [[James Cossins]], [[Eric Hillyard]], [[Arthur Hewlett]], [[Roy Marsden]]
| {{dts|13 Mar 1966}}
|Lost
|- id="A Month in the Country"
|3
|23
|data-sort-value="Month in the Country, A"|''A Month in the Country''
|{{sortname|Ivan|Turgenev}} ([[A Month in the Country (play)|play]]); Elisaveta Fen (translator)
|{{sortname|Cedric|Messina}}
|{{sortname|Christopher|Morahan}}
|Vivien Merchant, Derek Godfrey, [[Michele Dotrice]], [[Hywel Bennett]], Timothy Darwen, Jan Conrad, [[Enid Bosworth Lorimer|Enid Lorimer]], Susan Field, Philip Latham, [[John Baskcomb]]
| {{dts|20 Mar 1966}}
|16mm tr
|- id="The Seagull"
|3
|24
|data-sort-value="Seagull, The"|''The Seagull''
|{{sortname|Anton|Chekhov}} ([[The Seagull|play]]); [[George Calderon]] (translation)
|{{sortname|Cedric|Messina}}
|{{sortname|Alan|Cooke|nolink=1}}
|[[Pamela Brown (actress)|Pamela Brown]], [[Niall MacGinnis]], Annette Crosbie, Gemma Jones, Robert Stephens, Sydney Tafler, Charles Carson, [[Robin Phillips]]
| {{dts|27 Mar 1966}}<ref>Repeated as a ''[[Play of the Month#The Seagull (1968)|Play of the Month]]'' on BBC1, 17 November 1968.</ref>
|16mm tr
|- id="Twelfth Hour"
|3
|25
|''Twelfth Hour''
|{{sortname|Aleksei|Arbuzov}} (play, ''Dvenadtsaty chas''); Ariadne Nicolaeff (adaptation)
|{{sortname|Cedric|Messina}}
|{{sortname|Alan|Cooke|nolink=1}}
|Clifford Evans, Michael Goodliffe, [[Sheila Allen (English actress)|Sheila Allen]], [[Dudley Foster]], [[Walter Brown (actor)|Walter Brown]], [[Hannah Gordon]], Thelma Ruby, [[Elizabeth Wallace (actress)|Elizabeth Wallace]], William Holmes, [[Mark Jones (actor)|Mark Jones]], John Barrard
| {{dts|3 Apr 1966}}
|35mm tr
|- id="The Queen and the Welshman"
|3
|26
|data-sort-value="Queen and the Welshman, The"|''The Queen and the Welshman''
|{{sortname|Rosemary Anne|Sisson}} (play)
|{{sortname|Cedric|Messina}}
|{{sortname|Basil|Coleman}}
|[[Dorothy Tutin]], Derek Godfrey, [[Jeremy Brett]], [[Nicholas Selby]], Gordon Whiting, [[Llewellyn Rees]], Fiona Hartford, Charles Thomas, [[Robert Russell (actor)|Robert Russell]], Jack Wild, Harry Littlewood
| {{dts|10 Apr 1966}}
|16mm tr
|- id="Final Demand"
|3
|27
|''Final Demand''
|{{sortname|Hugh|Whitemore}}
|{{sortname|Cedric|Messina}}
|{{sortname|Bill|Hays|dab=director}}
|[[Kenneth More]], Michael Forrest,<ref>Unlike the BFI, IMDb lists him as Michael ''Forest'', but there was a British actor in this era with relatively extensive television credits who spelt his surname with a second 'r'.</ref> Ken Wynne
| {{dts|24 Apr 1966}}
|Lost
|- id="Semi-Detached"
|3
|28
|''Semi-Detached''
|{{sortname|David|Turner|dab=dramatist}} ([[Semi-Detached (play)|play]])
|{{sortname|Cedric|Messina}}
|{{sortname|Gilchrist|Calder|nolink=1}}
|Leonard Rossiter, [[Alison Leggatt]], [[Barrie Ingham]], William Kendall
| {{dts|1 May 1966}}
|Lost
|- id="She Stoops to Conquer"
|3
|29
|''She Stoops to Conquer''<ref>Television version of a production at the Theatre Royal, Bristol.</ref>
|{{sortname|Oliver|Goldsmith}} ([[She Stoops to Conquer|play]])
|{{sortname|Brandon|Acton-Boyd|nolink=1}}
|{{sortname|Roger|Jenkins|dab=director}} (for the BBC), [[Val May]] (theatre production)
|[[Patrick Stewart]], Hazel Hughes, [[Barbara Leigh-Hunt]], [[Gawn Grainger]], [[Anna Carteret]]
| {{dts|29 May 1966}}
|16mm tr
|- id="Up and Down"
|3
|30
|''Up and Down''
|{{sortname|Julia|Jones|dab=dramatist}}
|{{sortname|Michael|Bakewell}}
|{{sortname|Mary|Ridge}}
|George Baker, [[Bernard Archard]], Ann Lynn, [[John Collin (actor)|John Collin]], Keith Bell, [[Marion Mathie]], [[John Moore (British actor)|John Moore]]
| {{dts|5 Jun 1966}}
|Lost
|- id="Marianne"
|3
|31
|''Marianne''
|{{sortname|Rhys|Davies|dab=writer}} (novel); Harry Greene (adaptation)
|{{sortname|Cedric|Messina}}
|{{sortname|John|Gorrie|dab=director}}
|Nerys Hughes, Jan Edwards, Henley Thomas, [[Rachel Thomas (actress)|Rachel Thomas]], Artro Morris, Gwyneth Owen, Salmean Peer
| {{dts|12 Jun 1966}}
|Lost
|- id="The Melody Suit"
|3
|32
|data-sort-value="Melody Suit, The"|''The Melody Suit''
|{{sortname|Christopher|Dandy|nolink=1}} (words); Derrick Mason (music)
|{{sortname|Michael|Bakewell}}
|{{sortname|Alan|Gibson|dab=director}}
|John Gower, Patricia Michael, Michael Maurel
| {{dts|19 Jun 1966}}
|Lost
|- id="On the March to the Sea"
|3
|33
|''On the March to the Sea''
|{{sortname|Gore|Vidal}} (novel); 
|{{sortname|Cedric|Messina}}
|{{sortname|Alan|Gibson|dab=director}}
|Joss Ackland, Barrie Ingham, [[Tony Bill]], [[Tessa Wyatt]], [[Tucker McGuire]], Stella Tanner, Lindsay Campbell, Richard James, [[Peter Madden (actor)|Peter Madden]], Donald Sutherland
| {{dts|17 Jul 1966}}
|NTSC VT of 16mm tr
|- id="How to Get Rid of Your Husband"
|3
|34
|''How to Get Rid of Your Husband''
|{{sortname|Robert|Gould|nolink=1}}
|{{sortname|Cedric|Messina}}
|{{sortname|Naomi|Capon}}
|[[Maurice Denham]], [[Priscilla Morgan]], [[Avis Bunnage]], [[Denise Coffey]], [[Marcus Hammond]], Margaret Heald, Winifred Dennis, Norman Scace, [[Keith Anderson (actor)|Keith Anderson]], [[Richard Hampton (actor)|Richard Hampton]], Malcolm Taylor, [[Don McKillop]]
| {{dts|24 Jul 1966}}
|Lost
|- id="Girl of My Dreams"
|3
|35
|''Girl of My Dreams''
|{{sortname|Hugh|Whitemore}}
|{{sortname|Cedric|Messina}}
|{{sortname|Bill|Hays|dab=director}}
|Nicholas Pennell, Chela Matthison, Edward Fox, James Grout, Kathleen Michael, Anne Brooks, [[Jennifer Jayne]], [[George A. Cooper]], [[John D. Collins]], [[Ian Cunningham (actor)|Ian Cunningham]]
| {{dts|31 Jul 1966}}
|35mm tr
|- id="Anytime You're Ready I'll Sparkle"
|4
|1
|data-sort-value="Talking to a Stranger, Part 1"|''[[Talking to a Stranger]], Part 1: Anytime You're Ready I'll Sparkle''
|rowspan=4|{{sortname|John|Hopkins|dab=screenwriter}}
|rowspan=4|{{sortname|Michael|Bakewell}}
|rowspan=4|{{sortname|Christopher|Morahan}}
|Judi Dench, Michael Bryant, Maurice Denham, Margery Mason, [[Emrys James]], [[Timothy Carlton]], [[Calvin Lockhart]]
| {{dts|2 Oct 1966}}
|35mm tr<ref name="Dench">Released on DVD in ''The Judi Dench Collection'', BBC boxed set.</ref>
|- id="No Skill or Special Knowledge is Required"
|4
|2
|data-sort-value="Talking to a Stranger, Part 2"|''[[Talking to a Stranger]], Part 2: No Skill or Special Knowledge is Required''
|Maurice Denham, Michael Bryant, Judi Dench, Margery Mason, Emrys James, Calvin Lockhart, [[Ann Mitchell]], [[Frederick Pyne]], [[Barry Stanton (actor)|Barry Stanton]]
| {{dts|9 Oct 1966}}
|35mm tr<ref name="Dench"/>
|- id="Gladly My Cross-Eyed Bear"
|4
|3
|data-sort-value="Talking to a Stranger, Part 3"|''[[Talking to a Stranger]], Part 3: Gladly My Cross-Eyed Bear''
|Michael Bryant, Judi Dench, Maurice Denham, Margery Mason, [[Windsor Davies]], Terry Leigh
| {{dts|16 Oct 1966}}
|35mm tr<ref name="Dench"/>
|- id="The Innocent Must Suffer"
|4
|4
|data-sort-value="Talking to a Stranger, Part 4"|''[[Talking to a Stranger]], Part 4: The Innocent Must Suffer''
|Margery Mason, Michael Bryant, Judi Dench, Maurice Denham, Mariann Turner, Emrys James, Windsor Davies
| {{dts|23 Oct 1966}}
|35mm tr<ref name="Dench"/>
|- id="The Encounter"
|4
|5
|''Conquest: The Encounter''
|rowspan=2|{{sortname|Brian|Rawlinson}}
|rowspan=2|{{sortname|Michael|Bakewell}}
|rowspan=2|{{sortname|Michael|Hayes|dab=director}}
|Barrie Ingham, Donald Eccles, Malcolm Webster, [[Frederick Jaeger]], Sebastian Breaks, [[Michael Pennington]], [[Hamilton Dyce]], [[Janet Suzman]], [[Alan Dobie]], [[Jane Wenham (actress)|Jane Wenham]], [[John Nettleton (actor)|John Nettleton]], [[Peter Halliday]], [[David Garfield (actor)|David Garfield]], [[Bernard Hepton]], John Sharp, Noel Johnson, [[George Selway]], John Cater, [[Timothy Bateson]], [[Terence Lodge]]
| {{dts|29 Oct 1966}}
|Lost
|- id="The Leopard and the Dragon"
|4
|6
|''Conquest: The Leopard and the Dragon''
|Barrie Ingham, Donald Eccles, Malcolm Webster, Frederick Jaeger, Sebastian Breaks, Hamilton Dyce, Janet Suzman, Alan Dobie John Nettleton, Peter Halliday, David Garfield, Noel Johnson, John Sharp, George Selway, John Cater, Terence Lodge, Bernard Hepton, [[Joby Blanshard]]
| {{dts|30 Oct 1966}}
|Lost
|- id="Amerika"
|4
|7
|''Amerika''
|{{sortname|Franz|Kafka}} ([[Amerika (novel)|novel]]); [[Hugh Whitemore]] (adaptation)
|{{sortname|Michael|Bakewell}}
|{{sortname|James|Ferman}}
|Michael Wenham, [[Bernard Bresslaw]], [[Harold Goldblatt]], [[Roy Dotrice]], [[George Murcell]], [[Janet Webb]], [[Pauline Collins]], [[Carl Jaffe]], [[George Eugeniou]], [[Gábor Baraker]], [[Henry McCarthy]], [[Vladek Sheybal]], Michele Dotrice, [[Warren Mitchell]], [[Hana Maria Pravda]]
| {{dts|6 Nov 1966}}
|Lost
|- id="The Family Reunion"
|4
|8
|data-sort-value="Family Reunion, The"|''The Family Reunion''<ref>The BFI website and IMDb are remiss in not indicating the author of this work, but the character's names indicate that it must be the play by T.S. Eliot.</ref>
|{{sortname|T. S.|Eliot}} ([[The Family Reunion|play]])
|{{sortname|Michael|Bakewell}}
|{{sortname|Alan|Cooke|nolink=1}}
|[[Alec McCowen]], [[Mary Morris]], [[Mary Merrall]], Janet Suzman, Geoffrey Bayldon, Sylvia Coleridge, [[Victor Maddern]], [[Maureen Pryor]], [[Nigel Stock (actor)|Nigel Stock]]
| {{dts|27 Nov 1966}}
|35mm tr
|- id="Anatol"
|4
|9
|''Anatol''
|{{sortname|Arthur|Schnitzler}}
|{{sortname|Bernard|Hepton}}
|{{sortname|Christopher|Morahan}}
|[[Robert Hardy]], [[John Wood (English actor)|John Wood]], [[Moira Redmond]], [[Elvi Hale]], [[Priscilla Morgan]]
| {{dts|4 Dec 1966}}<ref>Originally broadcast 18 March 1965 on BBC2 as a ''Thursday Theatre''.</ref>
|
|- id="Men at Arms"
|4
|10
|data-sort-value="Sword of Honour, Part 1"|''Sword of Honour, Part One: [[Men at Arms (Evelyn Waugh)|Men at Arms]]''
|rowspan=3|{{sortname|Evelyn|Waugh}} ([[Sword of Honour|novels]]); [[Giles Cooper (playwright)|Giles Cooper]] (adaptation)
|rowspan=3|{{sortname|Michael|Bakewell}}
|rowspan=3|{{sortname|Donald|McWhinnie}}
|[[Edward Woodward]], [[Ronald Fraser (actor)|Ronald Fraser]], [[Vivian Pickles]], [[Paul Hardwick]], [[James Villiers]], Donald Layne-Smith, [[Trader Faulkner]], Tim Preece, [[Nicholas Hawtrey]], David Savile, Clifford Cox, Jimmy Gardner, [[Keith Pyott]], [[Esmond Webb]], Richard Hampton, [[Denis McCarthy (actor)|Denis McCarthy]]
| {{dts|2 Jan 1967}}
|35mm tr
|- id="Officers and Gentlemen"
|4
|11
|data-sort-value="Sword of Honour, Part 2"|''Sword of Honour, Part Two: [[Officers and Gentlemen]]''
|Edward Woodward, Trader Faulkner, Vivian Pickles, Anthony Roye, James Villiers, Donald Layne-Smith, Nicholas Hawtrey, Tim Preece, Clifford Cox, Erik Chitty, Richard Hampton, Peter Howell, [[Dennis Chinnery]], [[Robert Fyfe]], Douglas Ditta, Sydney Bromley, [[Freddie Jones]], [[Geoffrey Chater]], [[James Beck]], John Flint, Nicholas Courtney, Ronald Fraser
| {{dts|9 Jan 1967}}
|35mm tr
|- id="Unconditional Surrender"
|4
|12
|data-sort-value="Sword of Honour, Part 3"|''Sword of Honour, Part Three: [[Unconditional Surrender (novel)|Unconditional Surrender]]''
|Edward Woodward, John Martin, Donald Layne-Smith, [[Basil Dignam]], [[Ed Bishop|Edward Bishop]], Trader Faulkner, James Villiers, Anthony Roye, Freddie Jones, Vivian Pickles, [[George Waring (actor)|George Waring]], Nicholas Courtney, Denys Hawthorne, [[Will Stampe]], [[Caroline Hunt (actress)|Caroline Hunt]], Paul Hardwick, [[Robert MacLeod (actor)|Robert MacLeod]]
| {{dts|16 Jan 1967}}
|35mm tr
|- id="A Slight Ache"
|4
|13
|data-sort-value="Slight Ache, A"|''A Slight Ache''
|{{sortname|Harold|Pinter}} ([[A Slight Ache|play]])
|{{sortname|Michael|Bakewell}}
|{{sortname|Christopher|Morahan}}
|Maurice Denham, Hazel Hughes, Gordon Richardson
| {{dts|6 Feb 1967}}
|625-line VT<ref name="Pinter">Released on DVD by the [[British Film Institute|BFI]] in the ''Pinter at the BBC'' boxed set, 2019.</ref>
|- id="A Night Out"
|4
|14
|data-sort-value="Night Out, A"|''A Night Out''<ref>Remake of ''[[Armchair Theatre]]: A Night Out'' (1960).</ref>
|{{sortname|Harold|Pinter}} ([[A Night Out (play)|play]])
|{{sortname|Michael|Bakewell}}
|{{sortname|Christopher|Morahan}}
|[[Tony Selby]], [[Anna Wing]], [[Avril Elgar]], John Castle, [[Richard Moore (actor)|Richard Moore]], [[Peter Pratt]], Kevin Barry, Billy Russell, Patrick Cato, Sydney Arnold, [[Chris Chittell]]
| {{dts|13 Feb 1967}}
|625-line VT<ref name="Pinter" />
|- id="The Basement"
|4
|15
|data-sort-value="Basement, The"|''[[The Basement (play)|The Basement]]''
|{{sortname|Harold|Pinter}}
|{{sortname|Michael|Bakewell}}
|{{sortname|Charles|Jarrott}}
|Derek Godfrey, Harold Pinter, [[Kika Markham]]
| {{dts|20 Feb 1967}}
|35mm tr<ref name="Pinter" />
|- id="Hotel Torpe"
|4
|16
|''Hotel Torpe''
|{{sortname|François|Billetdoux}} (play)
|{{sortname|Michael|Bakewell}}
|{{sortname|Rod|Graham|nolink=1}}
|[[Siobhán McKenna]], [[John Slater (actor)|John Slater]], Ronald Hines, Hamilton Dyce, Joby Blanshard, Natalie Kent, Peter Pratt, [[Judith Arthy]], [[Yemi Ajibade]], Dorothy Edwards, Elizabeth Proud, [[Derek Seaton]], [[Philip Voss]]
| {{dts|13 Mar 1967}}
|Lost
|- id="As a Man Grows Older"
|4
|17
|''As a Man Grows Older''
|{{sortname|Italo|Svevo}} (novel, ''[[Senilità]]''); Barry Bermange (adaptation)
|{{sortname|Michael|Bakewell}}
|{{sortname|John|Gibson|nolink=1}}
|Derek Godfrey, [[Peter Blythe]], Hilary Hardiman, [[Ilona Rodgers]]
| {{dts|3 Apr 1967}}
|Lost
|- id="Kain"
|4
|18
|''[[Kain (TV movie)|Kain]]''<ref>This was the first joint production between the BBC and the [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|Australian Broadcasting Commission]]. See the [https://web.archive.org/web/20090122082634/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/8583 BFI database] page.</ref>
|{{sortname|Alan|Poolman|nolink=1}}
|{{sortname|Lionel|Harris|nolink=1}}
|{{sortname|Lionel|Harris|nolink=1}}
|[[Keith Michell]], [[J. G. Devlin]], Audine Leith, Alan White, [[Candy Devine]], Roger Cox, Teddy Plummer, Michael Williamson
| {{dts|17 Apr 1967}}
|16mm film
|- id="The Loser"
|4
|19
|data-sort-value="Loser, The"|''The Loser''
|rowspan=3|{{sortname|Alun|Owen}}
|{{sortname|Michael|Bakewell}}
|{{sortname|Stuart|Burge}}
|[[Bernard Cribbins]], [[Geraldine Moffat]]t,<ref>Credited as 'Moffatt' on this occasion (BFI website).</ref> [[Godfrey Quigley]], Henley Thomas, [[Gwendolyn Watts]]
| {{dts|1 May 1967}}
|Lost
|- id="The Winner"
|4
|20
|data-sort-value="Winner, The"|''The Winner''
|{{sortname|Michael|Bakewell}}
|{{sortname|Alan|Cooke|nolink=1}}
|Susannah York, [[T. P. McKenna]], [[Mark Burns (actor)|Mark Burns]]
| {{dts|8 May 1967}}
|Lost
|- id="The Fantasist"
|4
|21
|data-sort-value="Fantasist, The"|''The Fantasist''
|{{sortname|Michael|Bakewell}}
|{{sortname|Peter|Hammond|dab=actor}}
|James Villiers, [[Charlotte Rampling]], [[Anthony Bate]], Paul Hardwick, Tim Preece, [[Gordon Waller]], [[Jean Aubrey]], [[Norman Shelley]], [[Barbara Couper]]
| {{dts|15 May 1967}}
|Lost
|- id="The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists"
|4
|22
|data-sort-value="Ragged Trousered Philanthropists, The"|''The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists''
|{{sortname|Robert|Tressell}} ([[The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists|novel]]); Stuart Douglas (adaptation)
|{{sortname|Michael|Bakewell}}
|{{sortname|Christopher|Morahan}}
|John Rees, Edward Fox, [[Bryan Pringle]], [[Felix Felton]], [[Bartlett Mullins]], [[Jeffrey Segal]], [[Keith Smith (actor)|Keith Smith]], Robert Bridges, George Roderick, [[Christopher Benjamin (actor)|Christopher Benjamin]], [[John Rees (actor)|John Rees]], [[David Webb (anti-censorship campaigner)|David Webb]], [[Freddy Foote]], [[Kenneth Benda]], [[David Garth (actor)|David Garth]]
| {{dts|29 May 1967}}
|Lost
|- id="The Blood Knot"
|4
|23
|data-sort-value="Blood Knot, The"|''The Blood Knot''
|{{sortname|Athol|Fugard}} ([[Blood Knot|play]])
|{{sortname|Michael|Bakewell}}
|{{sortname|Robin|Midgley}}
|Athol Fugard, [[Charles Hyatt]]
| {{dts|12 Jun 1967}}
|16mm tr
|- id="Henry IV"
|4
|24
|''Henry IV''
|{{sortname|Luigi|Pirandello}} (play, ''[[Henry IV (Pirandello)|Enrico IV]]''); [[Robert Muller (screenwriter)|Robert Muller]] (adaptation)
|{{sortname|Michael|Bakewell}}
|{{sortname|Michael|Hayes|dab=director}}
|[[Alan Badel]], [[Maxine Audley]], Anthony Newlands, Kika Markham, [[Neville Jason]], Hamilton Dyce [[Murray Melvin]]
| {{dts|26 Jun 1967}}
|Lost
|- id="Firebrand"
|4
|25
|''Firebrand''
|{{sortname|Roger|Manvell}}, Scot Finch
|{{sortname|Michael|Bakewell}}
|{{sortname|Rudolph|Cartier}}
|Ronald Lacey, [[Donald Pickering]], [[Anton Diffring]], Patricia Denys, Annette Carrell, Peter Vaughan [[Kenneth J. Warren]], David J. Grahame, [[Derek Newark]], Cyril Shaps, [[Royston Tickner]], [[Martin Benson (actor)|Martin Benson]]
| {{dts|2 Jul 1967}}
|16mm tr
|- id="The Plough and the Stars"
|4
|26
|data-sort-value="Plough and the Stars, The"|''The Plough and the Stars''
|{{sortname|Sean|O’Casey|nolink=1}}
|{{sortname|Lelia|Doolan}}
|{{sortname|Lelia|Doolan}}
|
| {{dts|16 Jul 1967}}<ref>Broadcast in the ''Theatre 625'' timeslot but not billed as such in the ''Radio Times'' (according to BBC Genome database); it was a Telefís Éireann production.</ref>
|
|- id="Tickle Times"
|4
|27
|''Tickle Times''
|{{sortname|Julia|Jones|dab=dramatist}}
|{{sortname|Michael|Bakewell}}
|{{sortname|Mary|Ridge|nolink=1}}
|[[Diana Coupland]], [[John Stratton (actor)|John Stratton]], [[David Collings]], Keith Bell, Angela Crow, Edmond Bennett, Mike Pratt, [[Catherine Howe]], Miriam Raymond, [[Kenneth Ives]], Eric Francis, Keith Anderson
| {{dts|30 Jul 1967}}
|Lost
|- id="55 Columns"
|4
|28
|''55 Columns''
|{{sortname|Usha|Priyamvada|nolink=1}} (novel); [[James Brabazon (screenwriter)|James Brabazon]] (adaptation)
|{{sortname|Michael|Bakewell}}
|{{sortname|Rod|Graham|nolink=1}}, Shivendra Sinha (co-director)
|[[Edward de Souza]], Rani Dubä, Lalita Ahmed, [[Roshan Seth]], [[Zohra Sehgal|Zohra Segal]],<ref>Credited as 'Zohra Segal' according to the [https://web.archive.org/web/20090122082521/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/837815 BFI website].</ref> Bakshi Prem, Chitra Neogy, Esmë Sen, Devi Shah, Kelyani Sitaram
| {{dts|6 Aug 1967}}
|35mm film sequences exist
|- id="Stan's Day Out"
|4
|29
|''Stan's Day Out''
|{{sortname|Rhys|Adrian}}
|{{sortname|Michael|Bakewell}}
|{{sortname|James|MacTaggart}}
|[[Leslie Dwyer]], [[Alfie Bass]], [[Roddy McMillan]], Bryan Pringle, [[Michael Robbins]]
| {{dts|13 Aug 1967}}
|35mm tr
|- id="The Cupboard"
|4
|30
|data-sort-value="Cupboard, The"|''The Cupboard''
|{{sortname|Maggie|Ross|nolink=1}} 
|{{sortname|Michael|Bakewell}}
|{{sortname|Alan|Gibson|dab=director}}
|[[Peter Jeffrey]], [[Rosemary Leach]], Donald Gee, Helen Booth, William Moore, [[Charles Lamb (actor)|Charles Lamb]], Ella Milne
| {{dts|20 Aug 1967}}
|Lost
|- id="The Memorandum"
|5
|1
|data-sort-value="Memorandum, The"|''The Memorandum''
|{{sortname|Václav|Havel}} ([[The Memorandum|play]]); Vera Blackwell (translation/adaptation)
|{{sortname|Michael|Bakewell}}
|{{sortname|James|Ferman}}
|[[Alfred Marks]], [[Warren Mitchell]], [[Hattie Jacques]], [[Judy Cornwell]], Robert Eddison, Murray Melvin, John Sharp, [[Ronnie Stevens (actor)|Ronnie Stevens]], [[Patsy Rowlands]], Sydney Bromley
| {{dts|24 Sep 1967}}
|Lost
|- id="The Lost Years of Brian Hooper"
|5
|2
|data-sort-value="Lost Years of Brian Hooper, The"|''The Lost Years of Brian Hooper''
|{{sortname|Bernard|Kops}}
|{{sortname|Michael|Bakewell}}
|{{sortname|Alan|Gibson|dab=director}}
|Hugh Burden, Margery Mason [[Sheila Reid]], [[Ray Brooks (actor)|Ray Brooks]], [[Alan MacNaughtan]], [[Susan George (actress)|Susan George]], Kate Story, [[Carl Forgione]], Edward de Souza, Peter Jesson
| {{dts|8 Oct 1967}}
|35mm tr
|- id="Dr Dee, Kelly and the Spirits"
|5
|3
|''The Magicians: Dr Dee, Kelly and the Spirits''
|rowspan=3|{{sortname|Ken|Taylor|dab=scriptwriter}}
|rowspan=3|{{sortname|Michael|Bakewell}}
|{{sortname|James|MacTaggart}}
|Alan Dobie, [[Frank Finlay]], [[John Warner (actor)|John Warner]], Caroline Monkhouse, Rosemary Hall, Anthony Kemp, [[Mary Peach]]
| {{dts|15 Oct 1967}}
|Lost
|- id="The Incantation of Casanova"
|5
|4
|data-sort-value="Magicians, The: Incantation of Casanova, The"|''The Magicians: The Incantation of Casanova''
|{{sortname|Herbert|Wise}}
|Jeremy Brett, Antony Webb Geoffrey Bayldon, Anne Cunningham, Patrick O'Connell, [[Jacqueline Pearce]], [[Daphne Anderson]], George Selway
| {{dts|22 Oct 1967}}
|35mm tr
|- id="Edmund Gurney and the Brighton Mesmerist"
|5
|5
|data-sort-value="Magicians, The: Edmund Gurney and the Brighton Mesmerist"|''The Magicians: Edmund Gurney and the Brighton Mesmerist''
|{{sortname|Peter|Hammond|dab=actor}}
|[[Richard Todd]], Ray Brooks, Anthony Bate, [[Lynda Baron]], Diana Fairfax, John Barcroft, [[Barry Wilsher]], Roger Kemp, [[John Baker (actor)|John Baker]], [[John Gill (actor)|John Gill]]
| {{dts|29 Oct 1967}}
|Lost
|- id="The Single Passion"
|5
|6
|data-sort-value="Single Passion, The"|''The Single Passion''
|{{sortname|Ronald|Eyre}}
|{{sortname|Cedric|Messina}}
|{{sortname|Stuart|Burge}}
|Alan Webb, [[Rosalie Crutchley]], Michael Pennington, [[Christopher Timothy]], [[Nigel Terry]], John Allison, Tamara Hinchco, David Lincoln, [[George A. Cooper]], [[Arnold Yarrow]], Joby Blanshard, [[John Bryans]]
| {{dts|5 Nov 1967}}
|Lost
|- id="The Burning Bush"
|5
|7
|data-sort-value="Burning Bush, The"|''The Burning Bush''
|{{sortname|Geza|Herczeg|nolink=1}} (play); [[John Hopkins (screenwriter)|John Hopkins]] (adaptation)
|{{sortname|Michael|Bakewell}}
|{{sortname|Rudolph|Cartier}}
|[[Emlyn Williams]], [[Alan Keith]], [[Peter Copley]], [[Peter Woodthorpe]], [[Stephen Murray (actor)|Stephen Murray]], [[Marjorie Rhodes]], [[Daphne Slater]], Ronald Lacey
| {{dts|12 Nov 1967}}
|Lost
|- id="Kittens Are Brave"
|5
|8
|''Kittens Are Brave''
|{{sortname|Giles|Cooper|Giles Cooper (playwright)}}
|{{sortname|Michael|Bakewell}}
|{{sortname|Donald|McWhinnie}}
|George Murcell, Diana Fairfax, Geoffrey Bayldon
| {{dts|26 Nov 1967}}
|Lost
|- id="Lieutenant Tenant"
|5
|9
|''Lieutenant Tenant''
|{{sortname|Pierre|Gripari}} (play)
|{{sortname|Michael|Bakewell}}
|{{sortname|Donald|McWhinnie}}
|[[Angela Douglas]], Bee Duffell, Philip Grout, Jimmy Thompson, Patrick Tull, Jimmy Gardner, [[David Battley]], [[Job Stewart]], [[Harold Innocent]], Brian Steele, [[Noel Davis]], Derek Needs, Henzie Raeburn, Dudley Jones
| {{dts|4 Dec 1967}}
|Lost
|- id="Play With a Tiger"
|5
|10
|''Play With a Tiger''
|{{sortname|Doris|Lessing}} (play)
|{{sortname|Michael|Bakewell}}
|{{sortname|Stuart|Burge}}
|Barbara Jefford, [[John Turner (actor)|John Turner]], Michael Gough, [[Patricia Lawrence]], [[Jeremy Burnham]], Sharon Cathness
| {{dts|18 Dec 1967}}
|Lost
|- id="Murphy's Law"
|5
|11
|''To See How Far It Is: Murphy's Law''
|rowspan=3|{{sortname|Alan|Plater}}
|rowspan=3|{{sortname|Michael|Bakewell}}
|{{sortname|Rod|Graham|nolink=1}}
|[[Nigel Davenport]], [[Norman Rodway]], Ronald Hines, Donald Gee, Rhoda Lewis, John Bryans, [[Philip Bond (actor)|Philip Bond]], [[Arthur Cox (actor)|Arthur Cox]], Dorothy Edwards
| {{dts|1 Jan 1968}}<ref>Repeated as a ''[[The Wednesday Play|Wednesday Play]]'' on 25 March 1970.</ref>
|16mm tr
|- id="The Curse of the Donkins"
|5
|12
|''To See How Far It Is: The Curse of the Donkins''
|{{sortname|Gilchrist|Calder|nolink=1}}
|Nigel Davenport, Norman Rodway, Stephanie Bidmead, John Bryans, [[Fiona Walker]], [[Jill Melford]], [[Clive Francis]], Gareth Robinson, Richard Armour
| {{dts|8 Jan 1968}}<ref>Repeated as a ''[[The Wednesday Play|Wednesday Play]]'' on 1 April 1970.</ref>
|16mm tr
|- id="To See How Far It Is"
|5
|13
|''To See How Far It Is: To See How Far It Is''
|{{sortname|Naomi|Capon}}
|Nigel Davenport, Norman Rodway, Geoffrey Bayldon, Avril Elgar, Anne Stallybrass, [[Peter Stephens (actor)|Peter Stephens]], John Bryans, Arthur Cox, Philip Bond, [[Tony Blackburn]], [[Stephen Jack (actor)|Stephen Jack]], [[Donald Gee (actor)|Donald Gee]], [[Rhoda Lewis]], [[Patricia Maynard]], Fiona Walker, [[Arnold Ridley]]
| {{dts|15 Jan 1968}}<ref>Repeated as a ''[[The Wednesday Play|Wednesday Play]]'' on 8 April 1970.</ref>
|16mm tr
|- id="Albinos in Black"
|5
|14
|''Albinos in Black''
|{{sortname|Alun|Richards}}
|{{sortname|Michael|Bakewell}}
|{{sortname|James|Cellan Jones}}
|[[Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies]], [[Gerald James]], [[Meg Wynn Owen]], [[Emrys Jones (actor)|Emrys Jones]], [[Pauline Delaney]], John Rees, Charles Williams, Sheila Irwin, Willie Jonah, Ilario Bisi-Pedro
| {{dts|22 Jan 1968}}
|Lost
|- id="The Swallow's Nest"
|5
|15
|data-sort-value="Swallow's Nest, The"|''The Swallow's Nest''
|{{sortname|Robert|Wales}} (play, [[The Cell (play)|The Cell]]); Graham Woodward (adaptation)
|{{sortname|Michael|Bakewell}}
|{{sortname|Henric|Hirsch}}
|Annette Crosbie, Mary Morris, [[Ursula Jeans]], Clare Austin, Nancy Nevinson, Henry Vidon, Sheila Whitmill, Andrea Brett
| {{dts|29 Jan 1968}}
|Lost
|- id="The Lady is a Liar"
|5
|16
|data-sort-value="Lady is a Liar, The"|''The Lady is a Liar''
|{{sortname|Diego|Fabbri}}; [[Maddalena Fagandini]] (English version)
|{{sortname|Michael|Bakewell}}
|{{sortname|George R.|Foa|nolink=1}}
|[[Susan Hampshire]], [[Robert Hardy]], Eithne Dunne, [[Stanley Bates]], [[Sean Barrett (actor)|Sean Barrett]], Anthony Singleton, Dennis Edwards, Harriett Johns<ref>More usually credited as 'Harriette Johns', according to both the BFI and IMDb websites.</ref>
| {{dts|26 Feb 1968}}
|Lost
|- id="To the Frontier"
|5
|17
|''To the Frontier''
|{{sortname|Giles|Cooper|Giles Cooper (playwright)}}
|{{sortname|Michael|Bakewell}}
|{{sortname|Donald|McWhinnie}}
|David Savile, Patrick Tull, Michael David, Ronald Hines, Kate Coleridge, Mike Arrighi, John Tordoff, [[Edina Ronay]]
| {{dts|4 Mar 1968}}
|Lost
|- id="Party Games"
|5
|18
|''Party Games''
|{{sortname|Hugh|Whitemore}}
|{{sortname|Michael|Bakewell}}
|{{sortname|Rod|Graham|nolink=1}}
|Frederick Jaegar, [[Eileen Atkins]], Derek Smith, John Nettleton, [[Nancie Jackson]], Roger Mutton, [[Paul Angelis]], [[Ray Armstrong (actor)|Raymond Armstrong]], Joby Blanshard, [[Roy Pearce]]
| {{dts|11 Mar 1968}}<ref>Repeated as a ''[[The Wednesday Play|Wednesday Play]]'' on 29 April 1970. See the [https://web.archive.org/web/20090122082722/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/309286 BFI outline page].</ref>
|Lost
|- id="The Fall of Kelvin Walker"
|5
|19
|data-sort-value="Fall of Kelvin Walker, The"|''The Fall of Kelvin Walker''<ref>The play was later adapted by Alastair Gray as a novel, ''[[The Fall of Kelvin Walker: A Fable of the Sixties]]'' (1985).</ref>
|{{sortname|Alasdair|Gray}}
|{{sortname|Michael|Bakewell}}
|{{sortname|John|Robins|nolink=1}}
|[[Harry H. Corbett]], [[Corin Redgrave]], Judy Cornwell, John Phillips, Peter Copley, [[Ronald Adam (actor)|Ronald Adam]], [[Alan Shallcross]], [[Roy Evans (actor)|Roy Evans]], Peter Pratt, [[Michael Hawkins (British actor)|Michael Hawkins]], [[Aubrey Morris]]
| {{dts|22 Apr 1968}}
|Lost
|- id="The Fanatics"
|5
|20
|data-sort-value="Fanatics, The"|''The Fanatics''
|{{sortname|Stellio|Lorenzi}} (''L'Affaire Calas''); Max Marquis (adaptation)
|{{sortname|Michael|Bakewell}}
|{{sortname|Rudolph|Cartier}}
|Alan Badel, Leonard Rossiter, Rosalie Crutchley, [[John Paul (actor)|John Paul]], [[Alex Scott (actor)|Alex Scott]], Cyril Shaps, Tom Criddle, [[Richard Caldicot]], Hamilton Dyce, [[Bernard Hepton]], [[Gordon Faith]], [[Michael Mundell]], [[Edwin Finn]], Robert James, Royston Tickner, [[Milton Reid]]
| {{dts|29 Apr 1968}}
|Colour 35mm telerecording
|- id="Home, Sweet Honeycomb"
|5
|21
|''Home, Sweet Honeycomb''
|{{sortname|Bernard|Kops}}
|{{sortname|Michael|Bakewell}}
|{{sortname|Alan|Gibson|dab=director}}
|[[Michael Crawford]], Maurice Denham, [[John Golightly]], [[Francesca Annis]], [[Doris Hare]], [[Brian Wilde]], Laurie Asprey, Pamela Pitchford, Faith Curtis, Roger Jones, Antony Webb
| {{dts|13 May 1968}}
|Lost
|- id="The Pistol Shot"
|5
|22
|data-sort-value="Pistol Shot, The"|''The Pistol Shot''
|{{sortname|Alexander|Pushkin}} ([[The Shot (Pushkin)|short story]]); [[Nicholas Bethell, 4th Baron Bethell|Nicholas Bethell]] (adaptation)
|{{sortname|Michael|Bakewell}}
|{{sortname|John|Gibson|nolink=1}}
|John Ronane, Peter Jeffrey, [[Ann Bell]], Ilona Rodgers, [[Michael Bilton]], Peter Marinker, Philip Bond, Wesley Murphy, [[John Hollis]], [[David Bowie]], [[Andrew Robertson (actor)|Andrew Robertson]]
| {{dts|20 May 1968}}
|Lost
|- id="Life Class"
|5
|23
|''Life Class''
|{{sortname|Malcolm|Quantrill|nolink=1}}
|{{sortname|Michael|Bakewell}}
|{{sortname|John|Tydeman}}
|Susan George, Richard Cornish, [[Edwin Richfield]], [[Joe Melia]], Norman Wynne, Janet Burnell, [[Claire Davenport]], Peter Pratt, Marion Mathie, [[Wilfred Carter (actor)|Wilfred Carter]], [[James Cairncross]]
| {{dts|27 May 1968}}
|Lost
|- id="All's Well That Ends Well"
|5
|24
|''All's Well That Ends Well''
|{{sortname|William|Shakespeare}} ([[All's Well That Ends Well|play]]), adapted by [[John Barton (director)|John Barton]]
|{{sortname|Ronald|Travers|nolink=1}}
|{{sortname|Claude|Whatham}} (for the BBC) and [[John Barton (director)|John Barton]] (for the RSC)
|[[Ian Richardson]], [[Lynn Farleigh]], [[Catherine Lacey]], [[Sebastian Shaw (actor)|Sebastian Shaw]], [[Brewster Mason]], [[Clive Swift]], [[Ian Hogg (actor)|Ian Hogg]], [[Colin McCormack]], [[Dallas Adams]], [[David Ashford (actor)|David Ashford]], [[David Bailie]], [[Elizabeth Spriggs]], Caroline Hunt, [[Tom Georgeson]], [[Don Henderson]], [[David Kincaid (actor)|David Kincaid]]
| {{dts|3 Jun 1968}}<ref>Broadcast in the ''Theatre 625'' timeslot but not billed as such in the ''Radio Times'' (according to BBC Genome database), however the BFI lists it under ''Theatre 625''; it was a BBC/RSC production. Repeated 19 February 1970.</ref>
|Only the first hour survives,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bufvc.ac.uk/shakespeare/index.php/title/av36617|title=All’s Well That Ends Well|website=British Universities Film and Video Council|access-date=9 May 2022}} This source also identifies it as a ''Theatre 625'' production and the first BBC television production of a Shakespeare play transmitted in colour.</ref> on 625-line VT (held by BFI)
|- id="Wind Versus Polygamy"
|5
|25
|''Wind Versus Polygamy''
|{{sortname|Obi|Egbuna}} (play)
|{{sortname|Michael|Bakewell}}
|{{sortname|Naomi|Capon}}
|Earl Cameron, [[Gordon Jackson (actor)|Gordon Jackson]], Louisa Sherman, [[Lionel Ngakane]], Charles Hyatt, [[Rudolph Walker]], Willie Jonah, [[Clifton Jones]], [[Elroy Josephs]]
| {{dts|15 Jul 1968}}<ref>Repeated as a ''[[The Wednesday Play|Wednesday Play]]'' on 27 May 1970 and as a ''[[Play for Today]]'' on 1 April 1971.</ref>
|Lost
|- id="The Year of the Sex Olympics"
|5
|26
|data-sort-value="Year of the Sex Olympics, The"|''[[The Year of the Sex Olympics]]''
|{{sortname|Nigel|Kneale}}
|{{sortname|Ronald|Travers|nolink=1}}
|{{sortname|Michael|Elliott|dab=director}}
|Leonard Rossiter, Suzanne Neve, [[Tony Vogel]], [[Brian Cox (actor)|Brian Cox]], [[Vickery Turner]], George Murcell, [[Martin Potter (actor)|Martin Potter]], Lesley Roach, Hira Talfrey, Patricia Maynard, [[Derek Fowlds]], [[Wolfe Morris]]
| {{dts|29 Jul 1968}}<ref>Repeated as a ''[[The Wednesday Play|Wednesday Play]]'' on 11 March 1970.</ref>
|16mm tr<ref>''The Year of the Sex Olympics'' was released on [[DVD]] by the [[British Film Institute|BFI]] in 2003.</ref>
|- id="Mille Miglia"
|5
|27
|''Mille Miglia''
|{{sortname|Athol|Fugard}}
|{{sortname|Ronald|Travers|nolink=1}}
|{{sortname|Robin|Midgley}}
|Michael Bryant, Ronald Lacey, [[Guy Deghy]], [[George Roubicek]], Douglas Ditta, [[Donald Burton]], Fabio Galvano
| {{dts|5 Aug 1968}}<ref>Repeated as a ''[[The Wednesday Play|Wednesday Play]]'' on 14 January 1970.</ref>
|Colour 625-line vt
|}

==See also==
* ''[[Armchair Theatre]]''
* ''[[Play of the Week (TV series)|ITV Play of the Week]]''
* ''[[Playhouse (British TV series)|ITV Playhouse]]''
* ''[[BBC2 Playhouse]]''
* ''[[The Wednesday Play]]''
* ''[[Play of the Month]]''
* ''[[Thirty-Minute Theatre]]''
* ''[[Play for Today]]''
* ''[[Play for Tomorrow]]''
* ''[[Screen One]]''
* ''[[Screen Two]]''
* ''[[Second City Firsts]]''
* ''[[Stage 2]]''
* ''[[Thursday Theatre]]''

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{BBC programme}}
*{{IMDb title|id=0212698}}

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Marc Platt (writer)

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'''Marc Platt''' (born 13 May 1953<ref>Page 12 of ''[[The Daily Telegraph]] + Morning Post'' on 15 May 1953 announces the birth on this date as '''Marcus Philip Surrey Platt'''.</ref>) is a British novelist and playwright. He is best known for his work with the [[BBC]] science fiction television series ''[[Doctor Who]]''.
==Career==
After studying catering at a technical college, Platt worked first for [[Trust House Forte]], and then in administration for the [[BBC]]. After multiple attempts to work on the series, he wrote the 1989 ''Doctor Who'' serial ''[[Ghost Light (Doctor Who)|Ghost Light]]'' based on two proposals, one of which later became the novel ''[[Lungbarrow]]''. That novel was greatly anticipated by fans as it was the culmination of the so-called "[[Cartmel Masterplan]]", revealing details of the Doctor's background and family.

After the original series' cancellation, Platt wrote multiple tie-in novels for Virgin Publishing, and later would become a regular writer for [[Big Finish Productions]]. Among his most famous productions was the audio ''Doctor Who'' drama ''Spare Parts'', which told the origin of the Cybermen. The story was later the inspiration for the 2006 ''Doctor Who'' television story "[[Rise of the Cybermen]]"/"[[The Age of Steel]]", written by [[Tom MacRae]], for which Platt received a thanks in the end credits and a fee.

==Credits==
===Television===
*''[[Ghost Light (Doctor Who)|Ghost Light]]''
===Big Finish===
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====Doctor Who====
*''[[Loups-Garoux]]''
*''Spare Parts''
*''[[Valhalla (Doctor Who)|Valhalla]]''
*''[[The Skull of Sobek]]''
*''[[Time Reef]]''
*''[[Paper Cuts (Doctor Who audio)|Paper Cuts]]''
*''[[An Earthly Child]]''
*''[[The Cradle of the Snake]]''
*''[[Relative Dimensions]]''
*''[[The Silver Turk]]''
*''[[The Butcher of Brisbane]]''
*''[[Night of the Stormcrow]]''
*''[[Eldrad Must Die!]]''
*''[[The_Doctor%27s_Tale|The Doctor's Tale]]''
*''[[Planet of the Rani]]''
*''Doctor Who: Doom Coalition'': ''[[Doom Coalition 1|The Galileo Trap]]''
*''Doctor Who: Doom Coalition'': ''[[Doom Coalition 2|The Gift]]''
*''The Behemoth''
====Doctor Who: The Fourth Doctor Adventures====
*''[[The Skin of the Sleek]]''
*''[[The Thief Who Stole Time]]''
====Philip Hinchcliffe Presents====
*''[[Philip Hinchcliffe Presents|The Ghosts of Gralstead]]'' (with [[Philip Hinchcliffe]])
*''[[Philip Hinchcliffe Presents|The Devil's Armada]]'' (with Philip Hinchcliffe)
*''[[Philip Hinchcliffe Presents|The Genesis Chamber]]'' (with Philip Hinchcliffe)
====Doctor Who: The Lost Stories====
*''Doctor Who: The Lost Stories:'' [[Point of Entry (audio drama)|''Point of Entry'']] (with [[Barbara Clegg]])
*''Doctor Who: The Lost Stories'': ''[[Thin Ice (Doctor Who audio)|Thin Ice]]''
*''Doctor Who: The Lost Stories'': ''[[The Children of Seth]]'' (with [[Christopher Bailey (screenwriter)|Christopher Bailey]])
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====Companion Chronicles====
*''Doctor Who – The Companion Chronicles'': ''[[Frostfire]]''
*''Doctor Who – The Companion Chronicles'': ''[[Mother Russia (Doctor Who audio)|Mother Russia]]''
*''Doctor Who – The Companion Chronicles'': ''The Doll of Death''
*''Doctor Who – The Companion Chronicles'': ''[[The Three Companions]]''
*''Doctor Who – The Companion Chronicles'': ''[[Quinnis]]''
*''Doctor Who – The Companion Chronicles'': ''[[The Flames of Cadiz]]''
*''Doctor Who – The Companion Chronicles'': ''[[The Beginning (Doctor Who audio)|The Beginning]]''
====''Doctor Who Unbound''====
*''[[Auld Mortality]]''
*''[[A Storm of Angels]]''
====Jago & Litefoot====
*''Jago and Litefoot'': ''[[The Case of the Gluttonous Guru]]''
====Blake's 7====
*''Blake's 7'': Traitor
*''Blake's 7: The Early Years'': Flag & Flame
*''Blake's 7: The Liberator Chronicles'': The Sea of Iron
*''Blake's 7: The Classic Audio Adventures'': Drones
====Dan Dare====
*''Dan Dare'': ''[[Marooned on Mercury]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.b7media.com/audio/dan-dare-the-audio-adventures/ |title = Dan Dare – The Audio Adventures – B7 Media}}</ref>
====Timeslip====
*''The War That Never Was''
====Big Finish Classics====
*''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz''
*''The Time Machine''
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==Noise Monster audio play==
*''Space 1889'': ''[[The Siege of Alclyon]]''

==Novels==
*''Doctor Who'': [[Ghost Light (Doctor Who)|''Ghost Light'']] novelisation
*''Doctor Who'': ''[[Battlefield (Doctor Who)|Battlefield]]'' novelisation
*''Doctor Who'': ''[[Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible]]''
*''Doctor Who'': ''[[Downtime (Doctor Who)#Novelisation|Downtime]]'' novelisation
*''Doctor Who'': ''[[Lungbarrow]]''

==Comics==
*''Doctor Who'' (in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' No. 192, 1992)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|0686886}}
*[https://archive.today/20121223131118/http://www.personal.leeds.ac.uk/~ecl6nb/OnTarget/authors/plat/platt.htm Marc Platt biography at On Target]

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