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Theatre Royal (1955 TV series)

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See also: Theatre Royal (Australian TV series)

Theatre Royal, aka Lilli Palmer Theatre is an Anglo-American half-hour television anthology series hosted by Lilli Palmer.[1] It was the first ITV play series; and was first transmitted on 25 September 1955, with the televised Dickens episode, Bardell v Pickwick.[2] Thirty-four episodes aired in the UK on ATV London in 1955–56.[3] Fourteen episodes aired in the US from 1955–56.[citation needed]

Notable guest stars included Maggie Smith, Wendy Hiller, Stephen Boyd, Marius Goring, Michael Gough and Wilfrid Hyde-White.[4][5][6][7][8]

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  1. ^ "Bardell V. Pickwick (1955)". BFI. Archived from the original on 31 July 2019.
  2. ^ Marcus, Laurence (February 2007). "The Armchair Theatre Effect". Television Heaven. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  3. ^ "BFI Screenonline: Armchair Theatre (1956-74)". www.screenonline.org.uk.
  4. ^ "Death under a City (1956)". BFI. Archived from the original on 2 March 2017.
  5. ^ "The Game and the Onlooker (1955)". BFI. Archived from the original on 31 July 2019.
  6. ^ "The Stolen Pearl (1956)". BFI. Archived from the original on 31 July 2019.
  7. ^ "Just off Piccadilly (1956)". BFI. Archived from the original on 31 July 2019.
  8. ^ "The Little Black Book (1955)". BFI. Archived from the original on 31 July 2019.
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