JB Priestley - The Demon King
A washed-up actor misses a provincial panto performance, but he鈥檚 got one hell of an understudy. Stars Ian Wallace. From 1962.
The Boxing Day panto was going to be a flop - even for Bruddersford.
But then the Demon King came on鈥�
Ian Wallace stars in JB Priestley鈥檚 vintage comic drama.
Adapted by Michael Hardwick and Mollie Hardwick.
Kirk Ireton/Demon King 鈥�. Ian Wallace
Dulcie Farrar/Fairy Queen 鈥�. Marjorie Westbury
Alice/Principal Boy 鈥�. Sheila Grant
Johnny Wingfield 鈥�. George Merritt
Horace Rudd 鈥�. Frederick Treves
Lionel Sampson 鈥�. David Valla
Tom Burt 鈥�. Godfrey Kenton
Jonty Webster 鈥�. John Baddeley
With Andrew Irvine, Sian Davies, Dorrit Welles, Frank Partington, Barbara Mitchell and Timothy West
Other parts played by members of the 成人论坛 Drama Repertory Company
Special effects by the 成人论坛 Radiophonic Workshop
Signature tune composed by Ron Grainer
Music composed, arranged and conducted by Christopher Whelen
Producer: Charles Lefeaux
First broadcast on the 成人论坛 Home Service in December 1962.
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- New Year's Day 2018 18:00成人论坛 Radio 4 Extra
- Tue 2 Jan 2018 00:00成人论坛 Radio 4 Extra
- Sun 27 Dec 2020 18:30成人论坛 Radio 4 Extra
- Mon 28 Dec 2020 00:30成人论坛 Radio 4 Extra