Programme Index

Discover 11,128,835 listings and 277,944 playable programmes from the BBC

SATURDAY-NIGHT THEATRE

on BBC Home Service Basic

Edward de Souza
Gudrun Ure and David March in The Goldfinch Gang by Marc Bernard translated from the stage play L'Art Vivant and adapted for radio by CYNTHIA PUGHE
Polo and his gang, lying low after an armed robbery, find a surprising and more profitable means of earning their living.
Cast in order of speaking:
Produced by AUDREY CAMERON
Repeated Monday, 3.15 p.m.
Edward de Souza is in ' The Paper Hat' at the Globe Theatre, London

Contributors

Unknown:
Marc Bernard
Unknown:
Cynthia Pughe
Produced By:
Audrey Cameron
Francis, owner of the Goldfinch Bar:
John Bryning
Josephine, a barmaid:
Miriam Margolyes
Polo, leader of the gang:
Edward de Souza
Members of Polo's gang:
Antonio: William Fox
Members of Polo's gang:
Jeannot: Michael Deacon
Matty, Polo's girl-friend:
Gudrun Ure
Postman:
Stephen Thorne
Goldenberg, an art dealer:
David March
La Comtesse:
Janet Burnell
Custodian of picture gallery:
Heron Carvic
A Theatrical Director:
Hamlyn Benson
An Author:
Fraser Kerr
A Journalist:
Nigel Graham

BBC Home Service Basic

About BBC Home Service

BBC Home Service is a radio channel that started transmitting on the 1st September 1939 and ended on the 29th September 1967.

Appears in

Suggest an Edit

We are trying to reflect the information printed in the Radio Times magazine.

  • Press the 'Suggest an Edit' button
  • Type in any changes to the title, synopsis or contributor information using the Radio Times Style Guide for reference.
  • Click the Submit Edits button.
    Your changes will be sent for verification and if accepted, will appear in due course More