A Dinner Date with Death Trailer (1950)

30 October 1950 TV Movie 26 mins

Considered to be the earliest surviving example of a British play-to-screen drama, this served as a pilot for an anthology series called ‘The Man Who Walks by Night’ where a Silver Shroud type figure tells a different tale of mystery and suspense each week. It was approved of generally, but a freeze on funding brought it to a premature end. In this entry, a wealthy man who’s made many enemies, including his soon to be ex-wife, his ex-partner in crime and the son of a business partner he drove to suicide. He invites them to dinner to tempt fate, the sheer thrill enthralling him. But will he survive?

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Cast

Roy Plomley as The Man Who Walks at Night

Robert Ayres as The American

Patricia Jessel as The Soon to be Ex-Wife

Campbell Cotts as The Man Who Arranges Dinner

Crew

Eric Fawcett Director

Kenton Dorward Writer

Roy Plomley Producer

International Releases Dates

United Kingdom 30 October 1950

Production Companies

BBC

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