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Playboy of the West Indies (Original title)
Dates: 1985 (Copyright), 13 October 1985 (Television)

Country: United Kingdom

Director: Nicholas Kent

Synopsis: Play by Mustapha Matura based on J.M.Synge's PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD. Peggy Ford runs her father's rum bar in Mayaro, a quiet fishing village in Trinidad. Nothing much happens in Mayaro until a handsome young stranger appears and insists that he has just murdered his father.

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TV Transmissions
Date: 13 October 1985Broadcast company: BBC TVCountry: United KingdomTransmission time: 20:35-22:10Runtime: 95 mins Network - Colour

Credits (3)
Production Company: BBC TV, Producer: Alan Shallcross
Cast (10)
Joan Ann Maynard, Rudolph Walker, Jim Findly, Ram John Holder, Mona Hammond, Joy Richardson, Jacqueline De Peza, Frank Singuineau, Tommy Eytle, Ruddy L. Davis
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library (2)
In: Radio Times v247 n3230 12 Oct 1985  Page: 16
Title: [Radio Times - v247 n3230 12 Oct 1985: no known title]Language: English

In: Television Today 13 Sep 1984  Page: 21
Title: [Stage - 13 Sep 1984: no known title]Language: English
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