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Entertainment bbc radio 4 drama thriller crime saturday night theatre bbc old time radio golden age of radio murder killers

First broadcast: Sat 9th Sep 1961, 20:30 on BBC Home Service Basic
by N.C. Hunter
Adapted for radio by Mollie Greenhalgh
[Starring] Sybil Thorndike and Lewis Casson
Produced by Charles Lefeaux

Set in Wiltshire, England it follows three aging members of the Denham family: the married Charles and Margaret Denham and Charles' older brother Harry, as they crawl through life in a monotonous rut. They live together in the overwhelmingly large and dilapidated Winton Manor...

Its debut on 11 February 1951 was a one-night 'try-out' performance presented by the Repertory Players, at the Duke of York's Theatre on London's West End. Despite promising reviews, the play was never picked up.

Contributors
Author:
N.C. Hunter
Adapted for radio by:
Mollie Greenhalgh
Producer:
Charles Lefeaux
Lady Margaret Denham:
Sybil Thorndike
Sir Charles Denham:
Lewis Casson
Nurse:
Mary O'Farrell
Harry Denham:
Philip Ray
Elizabeth Denham:
Rachel Gurney
Robert Denham:
Haydn Jones
Felicity:
Tracy Rogers
Frank Denham:
Nigel Stock
Mr Pargeter:
Godfrey Kenton
John:
John Pullen
Source: Radio Times
SATURDAY-NIGHT THEATRE