The River (TV play)
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Episode no.Season 2
Episode 17
Episode 17
Written byL. du Garde Peach
Original air dateApril 29, 1951
Running time60 mins[1]
| "The River (TV play)" | |
|---|---|
| BBC Sunday Night Theatre episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 17 |
| Written by | L. du Garde Peach |
| Original air date | April 29, 1951 |
| Running time | 60 mins[1] |
The River is a 1951 British television play starring Kay Kendall. The role, along with that in another play, Sweethearts and Wives, helped Kendall revive her career after the failure of London Town.[2][3]
It was the first TV play by L. Du Garde Peach, who had written over a hundred radio plays.[4]
Farmers rebel against flood control.
Cast
- Beckett Bould as John Saxton
- Kay Kendall as Mary
- Frank Atkinson as Walt Fennel
- Peter Bennett as George Grewel
- Graveley Edwards as Colonel Hope-Welling
- Andrew Osborn as Ned Crossland
- Bill Shine as Sam Thirsk
- Lewis Stringer as Frome
- Sam Wilkinson as Amos Grime