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by Barry Letts
[Starring] Jack Hedley as Carrados, Jan Holden as Elspet, Francis Matthews as Peter

Elspet loves life and people. Her husband Peter loves money and the computers he works with. One night during a violent storm a man called Carrados comes into their home - a meeting which has an immense and lasting effect on their lives.
(Colour)

Contributors

Writer:
Barry Letts
Designer:
Donald Homfray
Producer:
Innes Lloyd
Director:
Adrian Rendle
Carrados:
Jack Hedley
Elspet:
Jan Holden
Peter:
Francis Matthews

A selection of musical milestones from the golden days of the silver screen.
Tonight: the 1948 production The Pirate
Starring Judy Garland, Gene Kelly
with Walter Slezak, Gladys Cooper, Reginald Owen

A lonely girl on a Caribbean island dreams of loving a romantic pirate, but falls for an actor who plays the part.
(Colour)

Contributors

Songs by:
Cole Porter
Screenplay:
Albert Hackett
Screenplay:
Frances Goodrich
From the play by:
S.N. Behrman
Producer:
Arthur Freed
Director:
Vincente Minnelli
Manuela:
Judy Garland
Serafin:
Gene Kelly
Don Pedro Vargas:
Walter Slezak
Aunt Inez:
Gladys Cooper
The Advocate:
Reginald Owen
The Viceroy:
George Zucco
Speciality dance:
Nicholas Brothers
Uncle Capucho:
Lester Allen
Isabella:
Lola Deem
Mercedes:
Ellen Ross

A last look around the daily scene with Michael Dean, Joan Bakewell, Tony Bilbow, Brian King, Sheridan Morley.
"That most delightful way of wasting time" (John, Viscount Morley of Blackburn)

(Colour)

Contributors

Presenter:
Michael Dean
Presenter:
Joan Bakewell
Presenter:
Tony Bilbow
Presenter:
Sheridan Morley

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