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Theatre Night

1957–1961 · 3 seasons

A stately, stagebound sampler of mid-century theatre, rewarding close attention with talky, well-acted scenes that feel like eavesdropping on the West End.

Created by: John Vernon
Genres: Drama
Starring: Peter Sellers, Timothy Bateson, John Wood

Overview: A BBC television series of forty-five-minute excerpts from stage plays running in London.

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Created by: John Vernon
Genres: Drama
Starring: Peter Sellers, Timothy Bateson, John Wood

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Tone
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
family
love
class
betrayal
Places: workplace
home
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: anthology
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	4
Realism	7
Romance	4
Tension	5
Darkness	5
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama
Created by: John Vernon
Written by: Ian Main, George Scott-Moncrieff, Anthony Lesser, Dundas Hamilton
Starring: Peter Sellers, Timothy Bateson, John Wood, Milo O'Shea, Cicely Courtneidge, Jill Raymond, Robertson Hare, Maggie McCourt
Music: Peter Tranchell
Length: 3 seasons, 55 episodes, 45 min each
Network: BBC Television
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

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