form y separately published work icon It's the Geography That Counts single work   radio play  
Adaptation of It's the Geography That Counts Raymond Bowers , 1957 single work drama
Issue Details: First known date: 1962... 1962 It's the Geography That Counts
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Marshall Arnitt, a racing-car driver, is spending the weekend with his mother in the south of England, when his foster brother takes out his car and hits a cyclist on the Scottish border. Marshall agrees to take the blame for the accident, and James finds that their mother has been murdered, and Marshall has engineered the situation to make James look guilty.

Notes

  • Adapted from Bowers' play of the same name.

Production Details

  • Broadcast on BBC radio's Home Service Basic on 14 July 1962 (repeated 16 July 1962).

    Producer: William Glen-Doepel.

    Cast: Tony Tanner (James), Gerald Flood (Marshall), Robert Hartley (Hurst), Arthur White (Daniels), Sally Smith (Mercia), and Brian Osborne (Fletcher).

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,
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      British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) ,
      1962 .
      Series: form y separately published work icon Saturday Night Theatre United Kingdom (UK) : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) , 1943-1998 6430225 1943 series - publisher radio play

      A BBC radio anthology series broadcasting (usually) ninety-minute radio plays on Saturday nights: the plays were usually genre focused (crime, mysteries, or comedies) and included original works and adaptations of stage plays and novels.

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