UK, 5 March 1948
broadcast live, black and white, 4:3
mono, English
A British science fiction television play. An earlier live performance of the same production was broadcast the day before on 4 March 1948.
Credits
Crew
BBC
Play: Karel Capek
Adapted and produced by: Jan Bussell
English Translation: Paul Selver
Setting: Barry Learoyd
Cast
Antony Eustrel (Harry Domain, General Manager for Rossum’s Universal Robots)
Eugene Leahy (Dr Gall, Head of the Physiological Department, R.U.R.)
Derek Tansley (Dr Hetman Chief Engineer for R.U.R.)
Maurice Bannister (Jacob Berman, Managing Director, R.U.R.)
John Stuart (Alquist, Clerk of the Works, R.U.R.)
Pamela Stirling (Helena Glory, Daughter of Professor Glory, of Oxbridge University)
Evelyn Moore (Emma, her maid)
John Baker (Marius, a robot)
Joy Adamson (Sulla, a robotess)
Patrick Troughton (Radius, a robot)
Dermot Palmer (Primus, a robot)
Viola Merrett (Helena, a robotess)
Denis Fraser, David March, David Scase, Dudley Williams (other robots)
