Fantastic Summer
| Fantastic Summer | |
|---|---|
| Based on | Fantastic Summer by Dorothy Macardle |
| Written by | Barry Learoyd |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Running time | 75 mins |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Television |
| Release | 1 March 1955 |
Fantastic Summer is a 1955 British television play based on a novel by Dorothy Macardle adapted by Barry Learoyd.[1][2]
It was Marilyn James' first television appearance.[3] It was also Fay Compton's "first full scale TV appearance" since The Foolish Gentleman in 1953.[4]
Compton called the script "exceptionally good."[5]
Mairlyn James broke her ankle during filming after she tripped over a cable, but she continued the performance without the audience being aware.[6]
Cast
- Fay Compton as Virgilia Wilde
- Margaret Boyd as Brigid Reece
- Ian Fleming as Dr. Bernard Franks
- Ronald Lewis as Perry Franks
- Marilyn James as Nan Wilde
- Peter Murphy as Timeen
- Mary Laura Wood as Sal Vaughan
- Simon Lack as Garret Ingram
- Jessica Dunning as Pamela Ingram
- Derek Sydney as Carlo Ferrari
Reception
The Guardian called it "easy to watch, exciting at times."[7]
The Manchester Evening News called it "flatly written and too slight."[8]
The Daily Telegraph felt "this was a play so disjointed, so flatly written and so long to working up to any sort of situation that it seemed to be double its length."[9]
References
- ^ "Clairvoyant". Leicester Evening Mail. 15 February 1955. p. 2.
- ^ "Fay Compton in Tuesday TV play". Lincolnshire Echo. 24 February 1955. p. 6.
- ^ "Lent to TV". Evening Post. 25 January 1955. p. 2.
- ^ "Marilyn James in TV play on March 1". Evening Post. 15 February 1955. p. 10.
- ^ "Miss Compton is 'terrified'". Evening Despatch. 25 February 1955. p. 8.
- ^ "TV accident". Evening Standard. 2 March 1955. p. 20.
- ^ "Television notes". The Guardian. 2 March 1955. p. 2.
- ^ "Long shot fails". Manchester Evening News. 2 March 1955. p. 2.
- ^ "TV drama". The Daily Telegraph. 2 March 1955. p. 8.