Margery Allingham Look To The Lady

SANWAL

(4.5 stars; 14 reviews)

SATURDAY-NIGHT THEATRE Sat 27th May 1961, 20:30 on BBC Home Service Basic Look to the Lady A new production of the play first broadcast on June 16. 1957   Richard Hurndall as Albert Campion A radio play by Felix Felton and Susan Ashman from the novel by Margery Allingham with Richard Hurndail, Mary Wimbush, David March and Peter Claughton Production by Audrey Cameron The Chalice has been in the keeping of the Gyrth family for centuries. On his twenty-fifth birthday, the male heir is told the secret of the Chalice, and that a representative of the Crown comes to inspect it every ten years.   Cast in order of speaking Val St John Gyrth: David March Lugg: Peter Claughton   Albert Campion: Richard Hurndall Mrs Dick Shannon: Mary Wimbush Penny Gyrth: Gudrun Ure Beth Cairey: Diana Olsson Dr Cobden: Philip Leaver Major King: Tom Watson Horace Putnam: William Eedle Colonel Sir Percival Gvrth: Wilfred Babbage   ' Fingers ' Hawkins: John Bryning Israel Melchizadek: Haydn Jones Professor Cairey: David Bird Old Peck: Julian Somers Percy Peck: John Graham Sammy Munsey: Geoffrey Matthews Mrs Munsey: Kathleen Helme The Visitor: Godfrey Kenton Other parts played by members of the cast

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.