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Saturday-Night Theatre: Happy and Glorious

BBC Home Service
on BBC Home Service Basic

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by Laurence Housman
Adapted for broadcasting by John Watt
[starring] Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies and Anton Walbrook

The scenes used in 'Happy and Glorious' have been taken from the following collections of plays by Laurence Housman: "Happy and Glorious", "Gracious Majesty", and "Golden Sovereign".

(Recording of the broadcast on Jan. 7)

Contributors

Writer:
Laurence Housman
Adapter:
John Watt
Producer:
Hugh Stewart
Unknown:
Laurence Housman
Prince Albert:
Anton Walbrook
Queen Victoria:
Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies
Baron Stockmar:
Henry Oscar
The Duke of Sussex:
Michael Logan
Mr Greville:
Leslie Perrins
King of Hanover:
Eric Anderson
Archbishop of Canterbury:
Martin Lewis
Duchess of Kent:
Joan Clement Scott
The Duchess:
Mabel Terry-Lewis
Lady Jane:
Mary Jones
Baroness Lehzen:
Gladys Spencer
Lord Aberdeen:
Wilfrid Walter
General Grey:
Arthur Bush
The Intruder:
Victor Maddern
Head Nurse:
Nell Ballantyne
Narrator:
Donald Fergusson
[Actress]:
Susan Richards
[Actress]:
Joan Matheson
[Actress]:
Marjorie Westbury
[Actor]:
David Peel
[Actor]:
Malcolm Hayes
[Actor]:
Hamilton Dyce
[Actor]:
Bryan Powley
[Actor]:
Harry Hutchinson
Source: Radio Times

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