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Introduced by Michael Howard.
with Jack Warman (comedian), Jill Allen (vocalist), Buck Hurst (magician), Neville Williams (vocalist), Madeline Lytton (Spanish dances), The Serenaders (instrumental quartet), Bert Batterby (ventriloquist), Hill Billy Willy (comedy singer).
(to 16.00)

Contributors

Presenter:
Michael Howard
Comedian:
Jack Warman
Vocalist:
Jill Allen
Magician:
Buck Hurst
Vocalist:
Neville Williams
Dancer:
Madeline Lytton
Instrumental quartet:
The Serenaders
Ventriloquist:
Bert Batterby
Comedy singer:
Hill Billy Willy
Orchestra directed by:
Eric Robinson
Producer:
Bill Ward

A fantastic play by Richard Hughes.
Based on Vivienne Bennett's stage production.
The scene is the kitchen of a poor Welsh rector's cottage
(Hugh Griffith appears by permission of Independent Producers, Ltd.)

Contributors

Writer:
Richard Hughes
Stage production:
Vivienne Bennett
Produced for television by:
Stephen Harrison
The Rev. John Williams, Rector of Cylfant:
Hugh Griffith
Minnie, his wife:
Diana Morgan
Gladys:
Hilda Schroder
Scraggy Evan the Post:
Jack Rodney
Owain Flatfish:
Desmond Llewelyn
Mari Jones, granddaughter Bakehouse:
Mary Jones
Mrs. Jones Bakehouse, her grand-mother:
Vera Draffin
Timothy Ysgairnolwen:
Dafydd Havard
Mr. Gas Jones:
Philip Leaver
Mrs. Resurrection Jones:
Madge Brindley

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This data is drawn from the Radio Times magazine between 1923 and 2009. It shows what was scheduled to be broadcast, meaning it was subject to change and may not be accurate. More