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by Mark Twain.
Adapted for television as a serial play in seven parts by W. S. Merwin.
The action takes place in the Wilks' household and Phelps' sawmill.
(Jeremy Spenser is appearing in 'The Innocents' at Her Majesty's Theatre; Megs Jenkins in 'The Gay Dog' at the Piccadilly Theatre, London)

(to 18.00)

Contributors

Author:
Mark Twain
Adapter:
W. S. Merwin
Producer:
Vivian Milroy
Dialect adviser:
Eva Jessye
Assistant producer:
Shaun Sutton
Settings:
Stephen Taylor
Huckleberry Finn:
Colin Campbell
Tom Sawyer:
Jeremy Spenser
Jed Foster:
Eddy Reed
Deacon Hovey:
Brown Derby
Abner Shackleford:
Shaun Sutton
'The Dolphin of France':
Mark Daly
'The Duke of Bridgewater':
Peter Martyn
Mary Jane:
Elizabeth Barry
Susan:
Susanna Hogan
Joanna:
Dilys Lay
William Wilks:
John Knight
Harvey Wilks:
Desmond Llewelyn
Dr. Robinson:
Robert Perceval
Levi Bell:
Kenneth Connor
Young man:
Harold Jamieson
Aunt Sally:
Megs Jenkins

[Starring] Frankie Howerd, Eve Boswell, Eddie Arnold, Clifford Kirkham, Vera Jessop
At the piano, Steve Race
At the drums, Geoff Lofts
From the Nuffield Centre before an audience of Servicemen and women.
See 'Talk of the Week'

Contributors

Comedian/host:
Frankie Howerd
Singer:
Eve Boswell
Singer:
Eddie Arnold
Performer:
Clifford Kirkham
Performer:
Vera Jessop
Pianist:
Steve Race
Drummer:
Geoff Lofts
Presented by:
Kenneth Carter

or 'The Intruder'
by Francois Mauriac.
Translated by Basil Bartlett.
[Starring] Eileen Peel and Peter Cushing
Scene: the country house of Marcelle de Barthas, in Les Andes, France
Basil Bartlett writes on page 45

Contributors

Author:
Francois Mauriac
Translated by:
Basil Bartlett
Producer:
Harold Clayton
Settings:
Richard Wilmot
Marcelle de Barthas:
Eileen Peel
Emmanuele:
Elizabeth Henson
Mademoiselle:
Maureen Pryor
Blaise Lebel:
Peter Cushing
Harry Fanning:
Michael Meacham
The Cure:
J. Leslie Frith
Jacques:
Francis Drake
Anne:
Barbara Brown
Jean:
Anthony Lang
Chauffeur:
Harry Hearne

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