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Dag
Police Constable
Username: Dag
Post Number: 2
Registered: 10-2005
| | Posted on Monday, November 21, 2005 - 12:57 pm: | 
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On July 25, 1965, the long-running TV drama series Armchair Theatre screened a version of 'The Lodger', starring villainous Charles Gray as the Ripper.
I've managed to track down the TV Times details for this programme:
THE LODGER
by Anthony Skene
BASED ON HIS DRAMATISATION OF THE NOVEL BY MRS BELLOC LOWNDES
Cast in order of appearance
Ellen..........BRENDA BRUCE
Bunting........VICTOR PLATT
Quill..........CHARLES GRAY
Daisy..........ANGELA DOUGLAS
Joe Chandler...STACY DAVIES
STORY EDITOR NORMAN BOGNER
DESIGNED BY PATRICK DOWNING
PRODUCER LEONARD WHITE
DIRECTED BY DON LEAVER
London's East End in the late 19th century was the scene of an outbreak of murders of women, which the police could not solve. Into this atmosphere of unprecedented excitement and fear, Ellen Bunting receives her attractive young stepdaughter on a visit. But Ellen had not reckoned with the reactions of her gentleman-lodger, the enigmatic Mr. Quill.
ABC TELEVISION NETWORK PRODUCTION
Can anyone remember watching this drama?}
(Apologies if this information has been posted here before, but nothing came up when I searched for it.)
David A. Green |
Stanley D. Reid
Chief Inspector
Username: Sreid
Post Number: 604
Registered: 4-2005
| | Posted on Monday, November 21, 2005 - 7:09 pm: |
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Hi David,
Was that ABC (American Broadcasting Company) or some other ABC or BBC? I was regular TV viewer in America at that time and I don't even remember Armchair Theatre (the spelling of theater makes me think it's a U.K. production). Whichever, thanks for the information. Do you know if the program was live, tape or film; greyscale or color?
I have several movie examples, including Hitchcock's silent film, as well as a 1948 radio version that played on the (CBS Network) Suspense series.
Best wishes,
Stan |
David A. Green
Police Constable
Username: Dag
Post Number: 3
Registered: 10-2005
| | Posted on Monday, November 21, 2005 - 8:44 pm: |
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Hi Stan
ABC (Associated British Corporation) was a commercial television company broadcasting in the Midlands and the North of England. I think The Avengers was possibly their most celebrated drama series. Armchair Theatre itself ran from 1956-1969. As a young boy I can remember watching many of the later episodes from this series - they were generally highly regarded at the time - but I would only have been 8 or 9 when The Lodger screened, and possibly I wouldn't have been allowed to stay up to watch such macabre fare. I imagine it would have been in black and white, but I can't say for certain.
I first saw it mentioned in an article about British Horror Television in an old copy of Scream Factory magazine, and your post about the CBS radio version reminded me of it.
Sorry, that's all I know. But if I can unearth more information, I'll definitely pass it on to you.
Regards
David |
Stanley D. Reid
Chief Inspector
Username: Sreid
Post Number: 607
Registered: 4-2005
| | Posted on Monday, November 21, 2005 - 8:56 pm: |
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Hi David,
Thanks for enlightening me on the "other" ABC Network. Is it still operating? Always good to get new information.
Best wishes,
Stan |
andy charity
Unregistered guest
| | Posted on Sunday, December 04, 2005 - 6:53 pm: |
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i recall reading that there is not a surviving copy of this production of the lodger. per stan's questions, in 1965, it would have been in black and white (or monochrome as they say in england), and probably not live but shot on videotape with minimal interruptions in 1 to 2 days. i believe there is a foto from it in the book "the complete jack the ripper".
david, if you google for "the mausoleum club", that would be an excellent place to post a similar query as that is one of the main sites of enthusiasts of old british television and similar matters are discussed there all the time. another excellent place is the missing episodes discussion board- google for "missing episodes" + "thrash"- sorry dunno the url's- very knowledgable people at both those sites, including i suspect many fans of "armchair theatre".
it's interesting to know that there may have been another play of the novel done by anthony skene, as the credits you give suggest. i remember charles gray for his performances as mycroft holmes in the jeremy brett tv series of holmes. |
Stanley D. Reid
Chief Inspector
Username: Sreid
Post Number: 654
Registered: 4-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 06, 2005 - 6:25 pm: |
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Hi Andy,
Thanks for the info. I said greyscale to try to bridge the b&w/monochrome thing but perhaps I should have said grayscale. You can't win!
Stan |
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