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The Open Invitation Part 1 (Original title)
Date: 18 July 1973 (Television)

Country: United Kingdom

Director: Richard Doubleday

Synopsis: Mrs Maureen Sellars took Mrs Olivia Bascombe's baby from outside a supermarket, and claims that she did this because Mrs Bascombe had given her a long-standing invitation to look after it.

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TV Transmissions
Date: 18 July 1973Broadcast channel: ITVCountry: United KingdomTransmission time: 13:30-14:00Runtime: 30 mins Network - Language: English - Colour - Sound
Date: 18 July 1973not specified
Date: 18 July 1973not specified

Credits (6)
Production Company: Granada Television, Producer: Gordon Mcdougall, Researcher: Martin Weitz, Script: Paul Wheeler, Designer: Knowles Bentley
Cast (12)
Edward Jewesbury (Mr Justice Bragge), Bernard Brown (Andrew Logan QC), Terrence Hardiman (Stephen Harvesty), Carol Nimmons (WPC Jenkins), Jane Carr (Maureen Sellars), Anne Kristen (Mrs Bascombe), Maggie Hanley (Mrs Day), Adrian Shergold (Michael Brayne), Richard Colson (associate), Joseph Berry (usher), Bernard Ather (jury foreman), Peter Wheeler (court reporter)
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(2)
Video materials(1)
Description: 2-inch QuadruplexTX date: 1973-07-18BFI identifier: C-1002907
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status



Film materials(1)
Description: 16mm Colour NegativeSound: MuteTX date: 1973-07-18BFI identifier: C-1289628
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status