The History of Production of the Works of Harold Pinter
The Dumb Waiter (1961)
The Dumb Waiter (1957)
| Channel | ITV |
| Broadcast Date | 10 August 1961 |
| Broadcast time | 21:35:00 |
| Length (minutes) | 60 |
| Black and White | Yes |
| Series | Television Playhouse |
| Episode | |
| Broadcast Notes | |
| Description | A note on the script: the work here is a stage play that is being relayed on television. We are unaware of any differences in dialogue between the broadcast text and the published text of the play. A television script would have been prepared for the broadcast, but we are not aware of any archival resource that has retained this to consult. |
| Language | English |
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Linked People
Paul Almond (1931 - 2015)
Creative | Director
Stanley Mills
Creative | Designer
Linked Organisations
Granada Television (Production Company | Est. Unknown)
Characters
Ben (Age: Not specified, Male)
Performer: Kenneth J. Warren (1929 - 1973)
Gus (Age: Not specified, Male)
Performer: Roddy McMillan (1923 - 1979)
Wasn't Present
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Sources
Loose Grip on Pinter Play: TV Version Neither Funny nor Tense
The Times, 11 August 1961, p. 11
Newspaper review
They’ve Got Him: Playwright Captured, by Sally Cline
Daily Mirror, 10 August 1961, p. 14
Newspaper review
TV Times listing and article
TV Times, 4 August 1961
Magazine
illustrated article, p. 12; listing, p. 29