The History of Production of the Works of Harold Pinter
The Caretaker (1962)
The Caretaker (1959)
| Channel | BBC Third Programme |
| Broadcast Date | 20 March 1962 |
| Broadcast time | 21:10:00 |
| Length (minutes) | 90 |
| Series | From the Fifties |
| Episode | |
| Description | A note on the script: the work here is a stage play that is being relayed on radio. We are unaware of any differences in dialogue between the broadcast text and the published text of the play. A radio 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 |
Linked Productions
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Linked People
Michael Bakewell
Creative | Producer (radio/television)
Linked Organisations
BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) (Cultural Institution | Est. 1922)
Characters
Aston (Age: early thirties, Male)
Mick's brother
Performer: John Rees (1927 - 1994)
Mick (Age: late twenties, Male)
Aston's brother
Performer: Barry Foster (1931 - 2002)
Davies (Age: old, Male)
Described as 'an old man'
Performer: Dermot Kelly (1918 - 1980)
Linked Awards
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Sources
From the Fifties: The Caretaker (listing)
Radio Times, 15 March 1962, p. 33
Magazine
The Caretaker, article by Martin Esslin
Radio Times, 15 March 1962, p. 26
Magazine
BBC Audience Research Report LR/62/531
BBC Written Archives Centre
Audience research report