by Alfred Savoir
Adapted for television by Isabelle Kloucowsky and Claude Barma
English version by Basil Bartlett
[Starring] Gaby Sylvia and Tony Britton
Produced by Claude Barma, drama producer of Radiodiffusion-Television Francaise.
Settings designed by Jean-Jacques Gambut and reproduced by Richard Greenough.
Incidental music composed by Jean Marion and supplied by courtesy of Radiodiffusion-Television Francaise.
(A BBC Telerecording of the broadcast on May 1)
This is the tale of Albert, the poor stage extra, who falls in love with the Princess. From afar he worships her until, because of a hoax, he is able to meet her in strange circumstances. Then his problem is to make her love him for himself alone, without regard to rank or station.