A single play from BBC Scotland examining the common human fallacy of projecting imagined qualities onto others.
This single play, broadcast from the BBC’s television studio in Scotland, is constructed around a psychological premise rather than a conventional plot. The drama, written by Douglas Rae, is an intimate piece set in contemporary Scotland. Its primary concern is the nature of illusion, specifically the tendency for individuals to invent and impose virtues on others that they do not truly possess. The production is a notable example of the BBC’s commitment to regional drama in the 1950s, using a specific Scottish setting to investigate a universal human theme.
Broadcast: BBC, 20 August 1958
Written by: Douglas Rae
Main Cast: Jack Stewart (Matthew McCall), Jessie Morton (Eadie McCall), Madeleine Christie (Betty Thompson), Elvi Hale (Rona McCall), Edward Judd (Fred Jackson)
