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[Starring] Mr. Ronnie Barker as Old Milford and Lugubrious Fireman: Mr. Ronnie Barker, Mr. Warren Mitchell as Hugh Drayton, Miss June Tobin as
Francis Vere de Vere, Miss Eira Heath as Ruth Milford, Mr. John Gower as Philip Armstrong and Vincent Lyle, Mr. Bill Shine as Jack Felton, Mr. Newton Blick as Inspector Curzon of the Yard, Miss Sandra Michaels as Matilda, a maid servant, Mr. Joe Gibbons as Bank Clerk and Young Fireman, Mr. Alan Foss as Bob Goldfinch

The fully augmented two-piece orchestra, which includes Miss Marta Eitler (violin) will be conducted by Mr. Maurice Arnold (pianoforte)
The Lavish Scenes made Beyond All Belief by Mr. Jeremy Davies
Based on the original manuscript by Mr. Walter Melville
The Manuscript (and Actors) were beneath the Constant Notice of Mr. Alec Clunes
The Whole was Judiciously Adjusted to your screen by Mr. Bryan Sears
(Maurice Arnold appears by arrangement with Bernard Delfont Ltd.)
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Contributors

Script:
Walter Melville
Script/Producer:
Alec Clunes
Violinist:
Marta Eitler
Pianist/Conductor:
Maurice Arnold
Designer:
Jeremy Davies
Presented by:
Bryan Sears
Old Milford/Lugubrious Fireman:
Ronnie Barker
Hugh Drayton:
Warren Mitchell
Francis Vere de Vere:
June Tobin
Ruth Milford:
Eira Heath
Philip Armstrong/Vincent Lyle:
John Gower
Jack Felton:
Bill Shine
Inspector Curzon of the Yard:
Newton Blick
Matilda, a maid servant:
Sandra Michaels
Bank Clerk/Young Fireman:
Joe Gibbons
Bob Goldfinch:
Alan Foss

In the summer of 1909 Lawrence, the undergraduate, walked 1,200 miles through Lebanon, Palestine, and Syria studying the Crusader Castles-it was a journey which first introduced him to the Arab people.
Commentary written by Antony Jay.
Photographs from the Taunt Collection by courtesy of the Oxford City Library
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Contributors

Writer:
Antony Jay
Narrator:
Gary Watson
Narrator:
Robert Lang
Produced and directed by:
Jonathan Stedall

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