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Thirty-Minute Theatre: A Borderline Case

on BBC Two England

by Robert Furnival
with Francis Matthews as Dr. Andrew Seth and Janet Chappell as Lucy Mallow

A survey recently carried out for a town in the Home Counties discovered that one in ten of its population was a mental patient, who although not in need of admittance to hospital nevertheless required treatment of some kind. This startling fact is highlighted by tonight's play about Lucy Mallow, a young girl who is mentally disturbed. She is a borderline case; ill enough for regular treatment but not for hospitalisation. Today she is to meet Dr. Seth, an overworked psychiatrist, who is to see how Lucy is getting on. Viewers are also invited to attend this interview which is to have far-reaching effects on the girl's future.

(Colour)

Contributors

Writer:
Robert Furnival
Script Editor:
Derek Hoddinott
Designer:
Tim Gleeson
Producer:
Innes Lloyd
Director:
John Warrington
Dr. Andrew Seth:
Francis Matthews
Lucy Mallow:
Janet Chappell
Sister Frame:
Pauline Williams
Mr. Granger:
Harold Bennett
Mrs. Palmer:
Nan Braunton

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