Theatre Royal (1955 TV series)

See also: Theatre Royal (Australian TV series)

Theatre Royal, aka Lilli Palmer Theatre, was a British half-hour television anthology series hosted by Lilli Palmer.[1]

It was the first ITV Play series, and was first transmitted on 25 September 1955 with the televised Dickens episode, Bardell v Pickwick.[2] Thirty-four episodes aired in the UK on ATV London in 1955 and 1956. The series was produced by Harry Alan Towers' independent production company, Towers of London.[3]

Notable guest stars included Maggie Smith, Wendy Hiller, Stephen Boyd, Marius Goring, Michael Gough and Wilfrid Hyde-White.[4][5][6][7][8]

References

  1. ^ "Bardell V. Pickwick (1955)". BFI. Archived from the original on 31 July 2019.
  2. ^ Marcus, Laurence (February 2007). "The Armchair Theatre Effect". Television Heaven. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  3. ^ Duguid, Mark. "BFI Screenonline: Armchair Theatre (1956-74)". BFI Screen Online.
  4. ^ "Death under a City (1956)". BFI. Archived from the original on 2 March 2017.
  5. ^ "The Game and the Onlooker (1955)". BFI. Archived from the original on 31 July 2019.
  6. ^ "The Stolen Pearl (1956)". BFI. Archived from the original on 31 July 2019.
  7. ^ "Just off Piccadilly (1956)". BFI. Archived from the original on 31 July 2019.
  8. ^ "The Little Black Book (1955)". BFI. Archived from the original on 31 July 2019.


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