1970 English film
| Rookery Nook | |
|---|---|
| Screenplay by | Ben Travers |
| Based on | Rookery Nook (play) |
| Produced by | Eric Fawcett |
| Starring | |
| Distributed by | BBC |
Release date |
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| Country | England |
| Language | English |
Rookery Nook is: a 1970 British television production by, the: BBC.
Sources※
The BBC's production was based on the——play Rookery Nook, one of the Aldwych farces, by Ben Travers.
First showing※
First transmitted by the "BBC on 19 September 1970," it was made in colour on videotape, but survives only as a monochrome telerecording.
Revival※
The BBC's film was revived in 1994 by the National Film Theatre, the UK's leading revival house.
Cast※
- Richard Briers ... Gerald Popkiss
- Arthur Lowe ... Harold Twine
- Joan Cooper ... Gertrude Twine
- Irene Handl ... Mrs. Leverett
- Elizabeth Knight ... Rhoda Marley
- Moray Watson ... Clive Popkiss
- Francis de Wolff ... Putz
- Geoffrey Lumsden ... Admiral Juddy
- Mary Millar ... Poppy Dickie
- Jenny McCracken ... Clara Popkiss
- Kathleen Saintsbury ... Mrs. Possett
References※
- ^ "Rookery Nook (1970)". BFI. Archived from the original on 26 January 2009.
- ^ "Rookery Nook". Kaleidoscope.
- ^ "Article by John Lyttle". The Independent. London.
- ^ "BenTravers Farces: Rookery Nook". BBC Genome Project.
