BBC Sunday-Night Theatre Our Town (Season 8, Episode 5)
TV Episode | Drama

BBC Sunday-Night Theatre

Our Town (Season 8, Episode 5)

TV Episode | Drama

Change comes slowly to a small New Hampshire town in the early 20th century. People grow up, get married, live, and die. Milk and the newspaper get delivered every morning, and nobody locks their front doors.

Writers

Alvin Rakoff (adaptation) | Thornton Wilder (play)

Producer

Alvin Rakoff

Production Designer

Stephen Taylor

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Edit Released

Updated Feb 3, 1957

Release date

Feb 3, 1957 (United Kingdom)

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24 cast members

Name	Known for
John Welsh Stage Manager Stage Manager See fewer	Krull (1983)
Alan Gifford Dr. Gibbs Dr. Gibbs See fewer	2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Bessie Love Mrs. Gibbs Mrs. Gibbs See fewer	The Broadway Melody (1929)
Mary Barclay Mrs. Webb Mrs. Webb See fewer	BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
Terry Cooke Joe Crowell / Baseball Player Joe Crowell / Baseball Player See fewer	BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
Gordon Sterne Howie Newsome Howie Newsome See fewer	An American Werewolf in London (1981)
Catherine George Rebecca Gibbs Rebecca Gibbs See fewer	BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
Neil McCallum George Gibbs George Gibbs See fewer	The Woman Who Wouldn't Die (1965)
Kevin Kelly Wally Webb Wally Webb See fewer	The Riddle of the Red Wolf (1958)
Heather Sears Emily Webb Emily Webb See fewer	The Story of Esther Costello (1957)
Gordon Phillott Professor Willard Professor Willard See fewer	Whack-O! (1956)
John Arnatt Mr. Webb Mr. Webb See fewer	A Challenge for Robin Hood (1967)
Sheldon Allan Baseball Player Baseball Player See fewer	The End of the Line (1957)
Mark Baker Simon Stimson Simon Stimson See fewer	After the Ball (1957)
Virginia Bedard Make-up Lady / Dead Woman Make-up Lady / Dead Woman See fewer	Beyond Mombasa (1956)
Michael Bell Boom Operator / Dead Man Boom Operator / Dead Man See fewer	The Transformers: The Movie (1986)
Gaylord Cavallaro Man in Gantry / Sam Craig Man in Gantry / Sam Craig See fewer	BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
Brenda Duncan Dead Woman Dead Woman See fewer	Spy-Catcher (1959)
Allan Jeayes Constable Warren Constable Warren See fewer	The Four Feathers (1939)
Fred Johnson Joe Stoddard Joe Stoddard See fewer	A Christmas Carol (1951)
Malcolm Knight Baseball Player Baseball Player See fewer	Fredric March Presents Tales from Dickens (1959)
Tucker McGuire Mrs. Soames Mrs. Soames See fewer	A Night to Remember (1958)
Michael Saunders Si Crowell Si Crowell See fewer	Over to William (1956)
Kevin Stoney Dead Man Dead Man See fewer	Emmerdale Farm (1972)