The History of Production of the Works of Harold Pinter
A Night Out (1967)
A Night Out (1960)
| Channel | BBC Two |
| Broadcast Date | 13 February 1967 |
| Broadcast time | 21:05:00 |
| Length (minutes) | 60 |
| Black and White | Yes |
| Series | Theatre 625 |
| Episode | |
| Broadcast Notes | BBC Television produced Pinter’s A Slight Ache, A Night Out and The Basement in a triple bill in the Theatre 625 strand. |
| Language | English |
Linked Productions
A Slight Ache (1967)
Notes:
The Basement (1967)
Notes:
Linked People
Peter Seddon
Creative | Designer
Michael Bakewell
Production | Producer
Christopher Morahan (1929 - 2017)
Creative | Director
Linked Organisations
BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) (Cultural Institution | Est. 1922)
Characters
Albert Stokes (Age: Not specified, Male)
Performer: Tony Selby (1938 - 2021)
Mrs Stokes (Age: Not specified, Female)
Performer: Anna Wing (1914 - 2013)
Seeley (Age: Not specified, Male)
Performer: John Castle
Mr King (Age: Not specified, Male)
Performer: Peter Pratt
Gidney (Age: Not specified, Male)
Performer: Patrick Cato
Girl, The (Age: Not specified, Female)
Performer: Avril Elgar (1932)
Joyce (Age: Not specified, Female)
Performer: Vivien Sherrard
Eileen (Age: Not specified, Female)
Performer: Deirdre Costello
Betty (Age: Not Specified, Female)
Performer: Adrienne Frame
Horne (Age: Not specified, Male)
Performer: Christopher Chittell
Barrow (Age: Not specified, Male)
Performer: Geoffrey Gilbert
Mr Ryan (Age: Not specified, Male)
Old Man (A Night Out) (Age: Not specified, Male)
Performer: Billy Russell
Coffee-stall Keeper (Age: Not Specified, Male)
Performer: Kevin Barry
Kedge (Age: Not specified, Male)
Performer: Richard Moore (1942)
Linked Awards
No award have been added to this production record yet.
Resources
Pinter at the BBC, 2019 DVD (URL)
Type: DVD
External Link: https://shop.bfi.org.uk/pinter-at-the-bbc-5-dvd-set.html#.XuICBS2ZNhE
This broadcast is included in the 2019 BFI/BBC box set.
Sources
A Night Out (BBC, 1967)
T5/1722 file, BBC Written Archives Centre
Library archive
This file contains internal documents pertaining to the production (budget, casting notes, properties list, etc), correspondence, an audience research report, and clippings from many newspaper reviews.
Finely Timed Crescendo in Pinter Play
Daily Telegraph, 14 February 1967
Newspaper review
Listing and article
Radio Times, 9 February 1967 (article, p. 19; listing, p. 25)
Magazine
Study of Rising Tension
The Times, 14 February 1967
Newspaper review