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Cyril Stapleton directs the BBC Show Band
Graham Stark does his best to misdirect it
David Jacobs introduces
The Stargazers
Harold Smart , Bert Weedon
Dennis Wilson
The Show Band Singers and Terry Burton
Script by Charles Hart
Bernard Botting. and Bill Kellie
Production by Jimmy Grant

Contributors

Unknown:
Cyril Stapleton
Unknown:
Graham Stark
Introduces:
David Jacobs
Unknown:
Harold Smart
Unknown:
Bert Weedon
Unknown:
Dennis Wilson
Unknown:
Terry Burton
Script By:
Charles Hart
Script By:
Bernard Botting.
Script By:
Bill Kellie
Production By:
Jimmy Grant

A comedy by H. H. Oliphant
Plays produced by Robin Midgley
(s)

Contributors

Comedy By:
H. H. Oliphant
Produced By:
Robin Midgley
Mr Rathbone:
Hugh Manning
Miss Bywater:
Beryl Calder
Mr Timmins:
Roderick Cook
Mr Binks:
Eric Anderson
Miss Redfearn:
Vivienne Chatterton
Mr Pollard:
Trevor Martin
Mr Mackfare:
John Graham
Mr Crumble:
John Hollis
Mr Potts:
Arthur Ridley
Miss Sponge:
June Tobin

presenting
Cicely Courtneidge and Jack Hulbert and Bobby Dennis
Elizabeth Lamer
' Mrs. Shufflewick '
Kenny Baker
William Dickie
Jon Pertwee
The Peter Knight Singers
BBC Variety Orchestra
Conductor, Paul Fenoulhet
Continuity by Eric Merriman Production by Jacques Brown

Contributors

Unknown:
Cicely Courtneidge
Unknown:
Jack Hulbert
Unknown:
Bobby Dennis
Unknown:
Elizabeth Lamer
Unknown:
Kenny Baker
Unknown:
William Dickie
Unknown:
Jon Pertwee
Singers:
Peter Knight
Conductor:
Paul Fenoulhet
Unknown:
Eric Merriman
Production By:
Jacques Brown

by Horton Foote adapted for broadcasting by Mollie Greenhaigh
Cast in order of speaking:
Produced by R. D. Smith

Contributors

Unknown:
Horton Foote
Broadcasting By:
Mollie Greenhaigh
Produced By:
R. D. Smith
Mrs Carrie Watts:
Margaret Vines
Ludie Watts:
John Glen
Jessie Mae Watts:
Mavis Villiers
Thelma:
Jane Jordan Rogers
Houston ticket man:
Don Gilliland
A traveller:
Eric Francis
Harrison ticket man:
MacDonald Parke
Sheriff:
Errol McKinnon

BBC Home Service Basic

About BBC Home Service

BBC Home Service is a radio channel that started transmitting on the 1st September 1939 and ended on the 29th September 1967.

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