Mildred and Arthur Royd, Marcia’s parents, own a country cottage intended for quiet week-ends. It does not, however, work out that way on some occasions.
Category: Ian Raeburn
1973
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The Hollow
An unhappy game of romantic follow-the-leader explodes into murder one weekend at The Hollow, home of Sir Henry and Lucy Angkatell, arguably Christie’s finest comic grande dame.
1972
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Dinner With The Family
Delachume, a young man of considerable charm and no scruples, is married to a rich, hysterical wife then into Georges’ life comes Isabelle, a quiet young girl with a kind heart.
1971
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East Lynne
Lady Isabel is cunningly seduced by the villain into believing that the clandestine meetings of her husband and another woman are for romance rather than business.
1971
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Yes My Darling Daughter
The decision of a modern miss to conduct her love affair in her own unconventional way, an ambition she achieves by the exercise of a little polite blackmail over her mother.
1970
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Someone Waiting
Martin’s best friend Paul has been wrongfully hanged for murdering a girl in his adoptive father’s flat. Martin and Paul’s father are determined to discover the true murderer.
1970
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Little Boxes – Trevor
To satisfy their parents, two lesbians invent a boyfriend and hire an out of work actor to meet one pair of parents, but both sets of parents turn up at the same time.
1970
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Little Boxes – The Coffee Lace
The Coffee Lace concerns an ageing group of variety performers who have long since given up the outside world and lived at subsistence level on goods picked up on the Underground.
1969
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Ring Around The Moon
Frederic, who is shy and sensitive, and Hugo, who is heartless and aggressive. Frederic is in love with a hussy who is in love with Hugo. Hugo tries to distract him.
1969
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Dear Brutus
An odd assortment of guests are warned against going into the legendary woods that sometimes appear on Midsummer Eve in their neighborhood.
1968
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The Importance Of Being Earnest
John Worthing escapes the burdens of responsibility to have an exciting life in the city, pretending to be his fictitious younger brother Ernest.
1967
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Pools Paradise
The most fantastic complications ensue when the Penelope, the vicars wife and two of her friends, wins more than £20,000 on the football pools.