ITV Television Playhouse The Burning Glass (Season 1, Episode 31)
TV Episode | 60 min | Drama

ITV Television Playhouse

The Burning Glass (Season 1, Episode 31)

TV Episode | 60 min | Drama

Political maneouvring ensues when a scientist discovers a device that can harness the sun's power, turning it into a solar-powered weapon more powerful than the H-bomb.

Director

Cyril Coke

Writers

Charles Morgan (story) | Barry Thomas (adaptation)

Production Designer

John Clements

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Updated Apr 26, 1956

Release date

Apr 26, 1956 (United Kingdom)

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7 cast members

Name	Known for
John Robinson Christopher Terriford Christopher Terriford See fewer	Quatermass II (1955)
Ursula Howells Mary Terriford Mary Terriford See fewer	Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced (1985)
Alfred Burke Tony Lack Tony Lack See fewer	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
Zena Dare Lady Terriford Lady Terriford See fewer	BBC Play of the Month (1965)
Robert Rietty Gerry Hardslip Gerry Hardslip See fewer	The Omen (1976)
Cyril Raymond Lord Henry Strait Lord Henry Strait See fewer	Brief Encounter (1945)
Donald Wolfit Montague Winthrop Montague Winthrop See fewer	Lawrence of Arabia (1962)