The Caretaker (1981)

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The Caretaker (1959)

Channel	BBC One
Broadcast Date	7 June 1981
Broadcast time	19:15:00
Length (minutes)	120
Black and White	No
Series	Unknown
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

Linked Productions

The Caretaker (Lyttleton Theatre) (1981)

Notes:

Linked People

Kenneth Ives (1934 - 2022)

Creative | Director

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Alan Shallcross

Creative | Producer (radio/television)

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Barry Newbery

Creative | Designer

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Linked Organisations

BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) (Cultural Institution | Est. 1922)

Characters

Davies (Age: old, Male)

Described as 'an old man'

Performer: Warren Mitchell (1926 - 2015)

Aston (Age: early thirties, Male)

Mick's brother

Performer: Kenneth Cranham (1944)

Mick (Age: late twenties, Male)

Aston's brother

Performer: Jonathan Pryce

Linked Awards

No award have been added to this production record yet.

Resources

Learning on Screen, full broadcast (subscription required) (Video)

Type: Broadcast

External Link: https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/ondemand/index.php/prog/RT3E35E7?bcast=119591025

Sources

The Caretaker (BBC, 1981)

BBC Archives

DVD

The Caretaker

Radio Times, 4 June 1981

Magazine

illustrated article by Benedict Nightingale, pp. 11-12; listing, p. 28