An anthology of dramatic vignettes, each introduced by a pair of recurring storytellers.
This anthology series presents a different self-contained story each week, introduced by two recurring narrators known only as the Storytellers (Ronald Simpson and William Fox). The individual playlets, featuring a new cast for each instalment, included titles such as “An Eye For Detail”, “A Deal in Diving”, “The Nayalpore Emeralds”, and “Diamond Cut Diamond.”
This series was constructed around a simple and traditional framing device: two hosts introducing a new playlet each week. The format, credited to writer Berkeley Mather, allowed for a variety of genres to be presented under a single banner. Produced for the still-young BBC television service, the series relied on the classic appeal of the well-told short story. The use of recurring storytellers provided a consistent thread through a collection of otherwise disconnected episodes, an economical solution for early television production.
Broadcast: BBC, 6 Episodes, Saturdays, 10 September – 15 October 1955
Format by: Berkeley Mather
Written by: Berkeley Mather
Producer: Andrew Osborn
Director: Andrew Osborn
Main Cast: Ronald Simpson (Storyteller), William Fox (Storyteller)
Guest Cast included: Ballard Berkeley (Colonel), Sam Kydd (Hamster), Victor Rietti (Fingel), Alexander Gauge (Wharton), Sylvia Coleridge (Miss Bellamy), Leonard Sachs (Langlois), Mary Merrall (Mrs Walters), Beatrice Varley (Mrs Rosamund Hart), D. A. Clarke Smith (Mr Caldecott), Meier Tzelniker (Woolfe), Harold Ayer (Petrie)
