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"He had an extraordinary voice, that was the thing I liked about him."
- John Arden
During his career Robert starred in a number of one-off dramas for television, sadly, many of which, were transmitted live and footage no longer exists.
Madame Ranevsky is a spoiled aging aristocratic lady, who returns from a trip to Paris to face the loss of her magnificent Cherry Orchard estate after a default on the mortgage. In denial, she continues living in the past, deluding herself and her family, while the beautiful cherry trees are being axed down by the re-possessor Lopakhin, her former serf, who has his own agenda.
Robert Shaw as Yasha
Written by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Don Taylor
Produced by Fred O'Donavan
Also starring Marian Spencer, Anthony Verney, Wilfrid Brambell and Jack Livesey
Air Date: March 20th 1947
TX: 8.30pm - 10.oopm
Station: BBC Television
1947 BBC production of Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard, with one of the biggest dramatic casts ever assembled at Alexandra Palace and at least five sets in the studio to portray Madame Ranevsky’s country estate. The production was originally scheduled for 16 February but postponed because of the shutdown of the television service caused by the fuel crisis.
Robert Shaw as Melchior
Directed by Roy Oxley
Produced by Joy Harrington
Written by P.D. Cummins
Also starring Lyndon Brook, George Colouris and Pat Fryer
Air Date: December 24th 1952
Station: BBC Television
Robert Shaw as Bradley
Directed by Tony Richardson
Produced by Tony Richardson
Written by J. Jefferson Farjeon
Adapted by Tony Richardson
Also starring Alfred Burke
Air Date: November 13th 1954
Station: BBC Television
Press clipping from the Radio Times
Robert Shaw as Herbert
Directed by Michael Barry
Produced by Michael Barry
Written by Montagu Barstow
Also starring Tony Britton, Harriet Johns, Douglas Wilmer and Peter Cellier
Air Date: September 18th 1955
Station: BBC Television
Robert Shaw as Alan Jeffcote
Directed by John Forrest
Produced by Chloe Gibson
Written by Stanley Houghton
Also starring David Bird, Edward Chapman, Billie Whitelaw and Margaret Dale
Air Date: June 6th 1957
Station: BBC Television
Robert Shaw as Len Fox
Directed by David Henry
Produced by Chloe Gibson
Written by Leo Lehmann
Also starring Geraldine McEwan and Lana Morris
Air Date: July 23rd 1957
Station: BBC Television
Robert Shaw as Fred
Directed by Jerry Epstein
Produced by Bruce Woodcock
Written by Jean-Paul Satre
Translated by Kitty Black
Also starring Stephen Bennett, Rachel Roberts,
Walter Fitzgerald and Tom Bowman
Air Date: Thursday September 12th 1957
TX Time: 9.15-10.15pm
Station: Granada Television
Robert Shaw as Reg Mathers
Directed by Tania Lieven
Written by Ken Taylor
Also starring Barbara Ashcroft, Bernard Kay, Janet Munro and Roger Gage
Air Date: November 15th 1957
Station: Associated-Rediffusion Television
Robert Shaw as Rupert of Hentzau
Directed by Hal Burton
Produced by Hal Burton
Written by Anthony Hope
Also starring Sarah Lawson, John Westbrook, Paul Eddington, Maurice Kauffman and Jennifer Wright
Air Date: December 26th 1957
Station: BBC Television
Original press clipping from the 1957 Christmas Radio Times.
Robert Shaw as Bob Gordon
Series 1 Episode 34: Voodoo Wedding
Directed by Ernest Morris
Written by Lee Leob
Also starring Rhodes Reason, Edward Judd, Gene Anderson and Susan Travers
Air Date: May 31st 1958
Station: ITC Entertainment and
Telestar Productions for ITV
Robert Shaw as Mark Renfrew
Directed by Guy Verney
Written by Lester Powell
Also starring Adrienne Corri, John Bentley, Colin Douglas and Mary Wimbush
Air Date: January 17th 1960
Station: Associated British Corporation for ITV
Robert Shaw as Charlie Williams
A truck driver who has broken down in the middle of the night calls on an isolated house for assistance, a twist of fate that could lead him to facing a murder charge.
Directed by Peter Potter
Written by George Carlton
Also starring Jill Balcon, Dandy Nichols, June Brown and Victor Platt
Air Date: June 30th 1960
Station: Granada Television
Article in the TV Times June 1960
Robert Shaw as Alan Regan
Directed by Don Taylor
Produced by Don Taylor
Written by N.J. Crisp
Also starring Earl Cameron and Barbara Clegg
Air Date: December 8th 1960
Station: BBC Television
Original press clipping from the 1960 Radio Times
Robert Shaw as Henry
"It's only right a kid should 'ave a train set, isn't it? It's what a kid ought to 'ave. I mean, you ain't a kid for long. Ya soon know what life's like, don't ya? Well, ya do. You've gotta 'ave summat to look back on. It's only right."
Directed by Don Taylor
Written by David Turner
Also starring Roy Holder, Mary Chester, Frank Windsor and Edward Evans
Air Date: June 14th 1961
Station: BBC Television
Filmed at ATV Studios, Birmingham
Robert Shaw and Roy Holder
Robert Shaw as Dandridge
Directed by David Boisseau
Written by Leo Lehmann
Also starring Jill Dixon
Air Date: May 16th 1962
Station: BBC Television
Robert Shaw as The Captain
Parents struggle over the future of their child, resulting in the mother, using her cunning manipulative skills, subduing and finally destroying the father.
Directed by Alan Bridges
Written by August Strindberg
Adapted by Peter Watts
Also starring Denis Quilley, Daphne Slater, Wynne Clarke and John Moore
Air Date: Friday September 21st 1962
TX: 9.40pm
Station: BBC Television
Robert Shaw and Daphne Slater
Presents
Robert Shaw as Simone
A Florentine Tragedy is a fragment of a never-completed play by Oscar Wilde. The subject concerns Simone, a wealthy 16th century Florentine merchant who finds his wife Bianca in the arms of a local prince, Guido Bardi. After feigning hospitality, Simone challenges the interloper to a duel, disarms, and strangles him. This awakens the affection of his wife, and two are reconciled.
Directed by Herbert Wise
Produced by Peter Luke
Written by Oscar Wilde
Adapted by Robert Shaw
Also starring Mary Ure, Alex Davion and Ann Beach
Air Date: Wednesday March 11th 1964
TX: 9.25pm - 10.20pm
Station: BBC Television
Robert and Mary rehearsing on set
