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Prizewinners: W. Somerset Maugham: Before the Party

on BBC One London

Dramatised by Ray Lawler
A series of outstanding BBC television programmes which have won awards at festivals and competitions in Britain and abroad.
Before the Party was the last play of the series which won the 1970 Production Award for Drama Series from the Society of Film and Television Arts.

Deep in the heart of Maugham country, the Skinner family hear how their son-in-law died in Malaya from his widow, their daughter Millicent.

Contributors

Author:
W. Somerset Maugham
Dramatised by:
Ray Lawler
Make-up:
Rosemary Jarvis
Costumes:
Raymond Hughes
Script Editor:
Andrew Brown
Designer:
Susan Spence
Producer:
Verity Lambert
Director:
James Ferman
Millicent Bannon:
Anna Massey
Harold Bannon:
Joss Ackland
Mrs Skinner:
Fanny Rowe
Kathleen Skinner:
Anna Cropper
Mr Skinner:
Clive Morton
Mrs Grey:
Avice Landon
Mr Grey:
Geoffrey Chater
Simpson:
Michael Davis
Maid:
Lynne White
Soo:
Paul Tann
Ayah:
Winnie Fu Jong

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