The Victim

Directed by Ronald Eyre
Writer: Ronald Eyre

Episode aired 7 March 1961

  • Frank Finlay . . . . . . . . . . Wilfred Taylor
    Barbara Clegg . . . . . . . . . . Ethel Taylor
    Frank Pettingell . . . . . . . . . . Harry Hepworth
    Lucy Griffiths . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Foster
    Robert Gillespie . . . . . . . . . . Alfred
    John Collin . . . . . . . . . . Fred Taylor (as John Colin)
    Katy Wild . . . . . . . . . . Betty Taylor



  • The Victim was the subject of a two part documentary:

    A Play in the Making: 1 - First broadcast: Tue 14th Mar 1961, 14:05 on BBC Television
    A Play in the Making: 2 - First broadcast: Tue 21st Mar 1961, 14:05 on BBC Television

    Introduced by Tony Garnett.
    The actors', technicians author and producer show last week's play in preparation.
    Special film taken in rehearsal and on location, extracts from last week's telerecording and studio reconstructions of the play with Frank Finlay, Barbara Clegg, Frank Pettingell, John Colin, Katy Wild, Robert Gillespie, Lucy Griffiths and Ronald Eyre.
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