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Sailor, Beware!

10th January 1959 - 17th January 1959

The Hornett household is dominated by the tyrannical Emma, mother of Shirley. Able Seaman Albert Tuffnell is in love with Shirley, but he views the prospect of marrying into her family with concern.

Young Wives' Tale

14th January 1957 - 19th January 1957

Housing shortage forces two couples, each with an infant child, to share a house. They can't find a reliable nanny exacerbating the problems caused by the crowding, and a pretty young lodger and Sabina's persistent old beau intensify the romantic tensions

The Holly and the Ivy

2nd December 1955 - 3rd December 1955

Norfolk 1947: a parson tries to find the true meaning of Christmas

The Holly and the Ivy

21st November 1955 - 26th November 1955

Norfolk 1947: a parson tries to find the true meaning of Christmas.

Black Chiffon

5th February 1954 - 13th February 1954

On the eve of her beloved son's society wedding, the highly respected Alicia Christie makes one defiant criminal gesture - a cry for help - when she steals a black chiffon nightdress from a reputable department store.

Queen Elizabeth slept Here

2nd October 1953 - 10th October 1953

Norah Fuller has just bought a tumble-down cottage. Her husband is less enthusiastic about it than she is, particularly when he discovers that there are no modern conveniences. He and Norah eventually manage to turn it into a place fit to live

You can't take it with you

16th May 1952 - 24th May 1952

The original production of the play premiered on Broadway in 1936, and played for 838 performances. It won the 1937 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and was adapted for the screen in 1938, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture and Best Director.