This is a dramatisation of the events surrounding the opening night of British television on November 2, 1936 at Alexandra Place in London. It was produced to commemorate its 50th anniversary.
David GilesDirector
Jack RosenthalWriter
Shaughan SeymourCecil Madden
Nicholas FarrellDavid
Caroline EmblingFlorence
Nicola KingWendy
Jill BalconMiss Stanley
Mike LewinMr Thomas
Roger BoothCommissionaire
Leila HoffmanEllen Townsend
Graham CullMr Kingsley
Anthony CalfLeslie Mitchell
Dave HillMr Bliss
Ron MeadowsStage Manager
Ian BarriffDallas Bower
Maev AlexanderJasmine Bligh
Nadio FortuneToni
John FlintGerald Cock
Leon LissekIsaac Shoenberg
Robert McIntoshJohn Logie Baird
Edmund PeggeGeorge More O'Ferrall
Harry IgguldenPage Boy
Tracy MillerHelen McKay
Max Hafler1st Warehouseman
John Rapley2nd Warehouseman
Anthony Douse3rd Warehouseman
George MalpasHorsebox Driver
Paddy WardSales Executive
Jonathan NewthMr Piggot-Smythe
Josie KiddCanteen Manageress
Wilfred HarrisonSir John Reith
Clifford ParrishBBC Chairman
Hugh DicksonPost-Master General
Kenneth MidwoodLord Selsdon
Pat WhitmoreAdele Dixon
Lorraine PorterMiss Lutie
Simon BarrettPogo The Wonder Horse
Rodney JamesPogo The Wonder Horse
William VanderpuyeBuck and Bubbles
Johnny WorthyBuck and Bubbles
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