Love from a Stranger is the name of two live

Live television

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 BBC Television

BBC television drama

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 plays directed by George More O'Ferrall. The plays are based on the 1936 stage play

Love from a Stranger (play)

Love from a Stranger is a 1936 play based on Philomel Cottage, a 1924 short story by British mystery writer Agatha Christie.-Background:...

 of the same name by Frank Vosper

Frank Vosper

Frank Vosper was a British actor and playwright.-Stage:Vosper made his stage debut in 1919 and was best known for playing urbane villains....

. In turn, the play was based on the short story Philomel Cottage, written by Agatha Christie

Agatha Christie

Dame Agatha Christie DBE was a British crime writer of novels, short stories, and plays. She also wrote romances under the name Mary Westmacott, but she is best remembered for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections , and her successful West End plays.According to...

.

The plays were only broadcast in the London

London

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 area as this was the only part of the UK that could receive television transmissions at this time. None of these transmissions were recorded for future viewing as television recording equipment had not been invented.

The 1938 play was transmitted on Wednesday, November 23 1938

1938 in television

The year 1938 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1938.-Events:*February 21 - The BBC Television Service broadcasts the first ever piece of television science-fiction, a 35-minute adaptation of a segment of the play R.U.R. by the Czech...

 live from Alexandra Palace

Alexandra Palace

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. It lasted for 90 minutes and was broadcast at 3.30pm. It starred Bernard Lee

Bernard Lee

John Bernard Lee was an English actor, best known for his role as M in the first eleven James Bond films.-Life and career:...

, now better known for his role in the James Bond film series. The script used was that of the stage play by Frank Vosper.

Director/Producer: George More O'Ferrall

Cast:

• Bernard Lee
• Edna Best
• Henry Oscar
  Henry Oscar
  Henry Oscar was an English stage and film actor.Born as Henry Wale, he changed his name and began acting in 1911 and appeared in a wide range of films, including Alfred Hitchcock's The Man Who Knew Too Much , Fire Over England , The Four Feathers , Hatter's Castle ,...
  
  
• Eileen Sharp
• Esma Cannon
• Miles Otway
• Morris Harvey
• Beatrice Rowe
• Sam Lysons

External links

• http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/563132 British Film Institute entry for 1938 transmission
• http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0259408/ Internet Movie Database entry for 1938 transmission.