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Michael Pertwee

MICHAEL PERTWEE

  (1916 - 1991)
Nationality:    English
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Literary Agent:    Film Rights Ltd  

Michael Pertwee (24 April 1916  17 April 1991) was a British playwright and screenwriter. Among his credits were episodes of The Saint, Danger Man, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, B-And-B, Ladies Who Do, and many other films and TV series.

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         Baby Sitters, The         Birth Of A Notion         Bit Between the Teeth, A         Caprice         Deadly Poison         Do Not Disturb         Don't Just Lie there, Say Something         Don't Talk To Strangers         Dramatic Licences: An Incident In the Life Of the Grove Family         Fair Cow: An Incident In the Life Of the Grove Family         Find the Lady         Four Musketeers, The         Good Turn Out, A         Holiday Snap         It'd Different For Men         Look No Hans!         Looking Her Best         One Woman's Poison         Paragon, The         Pardon My French         Postal Orders         Pound Of Flesh         Sextet         She's Done It Again

Baby Sitters, The

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Notes:
Written by Roland And Michael Pertwee

1st Produced:
-    1955

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1st Published:
Samuel French Ltd, London   -

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Genre:
One act

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Birth Of A Notion

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Notes:
acknowledgements to Vernon Sylvaine And Guy Bolton

1st Produced:
Richmond, Surrey    1968

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Genre:
Farce

Parts:
Male:  6            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Bit Between the Teeth, A

Synopsis:
Fogg arrives home prepared to spend a peaceful night. He has not allowed for the antics of his philandering partner, Reaper, who has not only been using Fogg's name in his affair with the sexy Mrs Barker, but also borrowing his car. When the car is stolen a frantic chain of events is set in motion involving the over-inquisitive Inspector Ruff, and Reaper's wife and mistress - both called Diane-and what follows is an hystErical nightmare of confusion.

Notes:
contributions from Brian Rix

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1st Published:
Samuel French, London, 1976   -

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Genre:
play comedy

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Caprice

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Notes:
Music by Geoffrey Wright; lyrics by Sandy Wilson; book by Michael Pertwee

1st Produced:
-    1950

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Genre:
Musical

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Deadly Poison

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Notes:
Written by Roland And Michael Pertwee

1st Produced:
-    1955

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1st Published:
Samuel French Ltd. London   -

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Do Not Disturb

Synopsis:
man desires to be left alone but is plagued by the girl next door, resolving this he realises that he does not want to be alone and rings his mother

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1st Produced:
AmatEur    1983

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Samuel French, London, 1983   -

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Don't Just Lie there, Say Something

Synopsis:
a country squire campaigning against permissiveness finds himself caught up in the usual shenanigans of policemen and politicians

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Garrick Theatre, London    1971

Organisations:
Brian Rix Theatre of Laughter

1st Published:
Samuel French, London, 1973   -

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Genre:
Farce

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Don't Talk To Strangers

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Written by Roland And Michael Pertwee

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1st Published:
Samuel French Ltd. London   -

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Dramatic Licences: An Incident In the Life Of the Grove Family

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Written by Roland And Michael Pertwee

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1st Published:
Samuel French Ltd. London   -

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Fair Cow: An Incident In the Life Of the Grove Family

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Notes:
Written by Roland And Michael Pertwee

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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Samuel French Ltd. London   -

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Find the Lady

Synopsis:
the owner of a small hotel finds one of her guests murdered. She promptly faints. When she comes around there is no body and no sign of a murder. Everyone suspects she has had - as usual - a little too much to drink

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1st Produced:
Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham    1979

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1st Published:
Josef Weinberger   -

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  5            Other:  -

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Four Musketeers, The

Four Musketeers, The
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Notes:
Music by Laurie Johnson; lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer; book by Michael Pertwee. Based on the novel "the Three Musketeers" by Alexandre Dumas

1st Produced:
Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London    05 Dec 1967

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1st Published:
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Music:
Original cast recording: Philips (SAL 3655) 1967

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Genre:
Musical

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Good Turn Out, A

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Written by Roland And Michael Pertwee

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1st Published:
Samuel French Ltd. London   -

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Holiday Snap

Synopsis:
time share villa has been double booked with ensuing confusion

Notes:
written with John Chapman

1st Produced:
-    1986

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1st Published:
Samuel French, London, 1989   -

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  4            Other:  -

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It'd Different For Men

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Notes:
written by Michael Pertwee, Brenda Danischewsky And Monja Danischewsky

1st Produced:
Hippodrome, Golders Green, London    25 Oct 1954

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Genre:
3 act comedy farce

Parts:
Male:  6            Female:  5            Other:  -

Further Reference:
Wearing - the London Stage 55.65

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Look No Hans!

Synopsis:
a mistress, a voluptuous singing telegram girl, a security officer and a wife unexpectedly returning from airport

Notes:
written with John Chapman

1st Produced:
London    1986

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Samuel French, London, 1986   -

Music:
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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Looking Her Best

Synopsis:
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Notes:
Written by Roland And Michael Pertwee

1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Samuel French Ltd. London   -

Music:
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One Woman's Poison

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Notes:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
English Theatre Guild, London, 1956   -

Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  9            Other:  -

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Paragon, The

Paragon, The
Deals with a father and son relationship set in 1946. This play tells the story of a father and son: a baronet, and his deceased war-hero offspring. The grief-stricken father is building a memorial to his son's honor when he discovers his son is very much alive and not a very nice person. The drama centers on the baronet's efforts to preserve the honor of the family name.

Notes:
written by Roland and Michael Pertwee. Michael adapted the play for a film as "Silent Dust".

1st Produced:
Fortune Theatre, London    10 May 1948

Organisations:
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1st Published:
English Theatre Guild, London, 1948   978-0856760884

Music:
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Genre:
Two Acts Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Pardon My French

Synopsis:
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Notes:
Written by Roland And Michael Pertwee

1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Samuel French Ltd, London   -

Music:
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Genre:
One act

Parts:
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Postal Orders

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Genre:
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Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Pound Of Flesh

Synopsis:
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Notes:
written with Roland Pertwee

1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Samuel French, London,    -

Music:
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Genre:
One Act

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  5            Other:  -

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Sextet

Synopsis:
couple are invited for cruise on a yacht to see whether he is suitable for an important job, mistresses and estranged wives provide the complications

Notes:
aka Six Of One

1st Produced:
Criterion Theatre, London    1977

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Samuel French, London, 1979   -

Music:
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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  3            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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She's Done It Again

Synopsis:
Father of quins, Lady Chatterly's mother, News of the world, six babies

Notes:
With Acknowledgements to Vernon Sylvaine And Guy Bolton

1st Produced:
Garrick Theatre, London    1969

Organisations:
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1st Published:
English Theatre Guild, London, 1970   -

Music:
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Genre:
Farce

Parts:
Male:  7            Female:  4            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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