Television scripts for Sunset Across the Bay aka Retired Couple aka Home from Home
MS. Bennett 102
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
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Title
Television scripts for Sunset Across the Bay aka Retired Couple aka Home from Home
Shelfmark
MS. Bennett 102
Summary
Scripts for television play titled Sunset Across the Bay, first broadcast on BBC1 on 20 Feb. 1975.
(fols. 1-70) Notebook of typed and handwritten script titled "Retired Couple. First rough draft. Aug. 1972. Later Sunset Across the Bay", annotated by Alan Bennett.
(fols. 71-133) Photocopy of typed script titled "Sunset, Across the Bay or Home from Home", undated.
(fols. 134-249) Typed script titled Sunset Across the Bay, for filming on 4-27 Nov. 1974, annotated by Alan Bennett. Plus two letters regarding play production from 1993 and 1994.
(fols. 250-359) Photocopy of typed script titled Sunset Across the Bay, undated, annotated by Alan Bennett. Plus letter from literary agent, dated 23 July 1997.
(fols. 360-468) Photocopy of typed script [original annotated by Alan Bennett] titled "Sunset Across the Bay, undated, annotated by proof reader. Copy of the above script.
(fols. 469-472) Newspaper cutting of article by Mary Golding regarding care of the elderly illustrated by image from Sunset Across the Bay, published in The Listener on 8 Jan. 1981.
Date
1972-1997
Language
English
Physical extent
472 Leaves
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Television scripts for Sunset Across the Bay aka Retired Couple aka Home from Home
