... Madly in Love Anglia, July 2 by Patrick Campbell WHAT is a poor girl to do when she finds herself suffering from a psychotic compulsion to obey every command given her, accompanied by an amnesia that wipes all memory of the obedience from her mind? What is a poor, romantic poet to do when he finds himself, at the age of twenty-eight, con genially unable to attract a mate and realises that he ...

... The Substitute Playhouse, Granada, June 27 by Graham Clarke IF there is one thing that can definitely be said in favour of this little play by Barrie Keeffe it is that it certainly knew its place. It would be hard to think of anything more unassuming. The author borrowed a familiar theme, that of a younger brother, neglected and uncon sidered in the glamour sur rounding an elder brother with ...

... The Guardians: End in Dust London Weekend, October 2 by John Lawrence LAST week saw the end of this unusual series from London Weekend, with an episode by John Bowen drawing all the loose ends to a conclusion. As a whole, the series has certainly been gripping for much of the time, realistic most of the time and entertaining as well, but there have been several weak nesses which have ...

... Classic condensed too much by Patrick Campbell LET us start with a frank admission: when it comes to the dramatisation of the classics the BBC stands alone for excellence of its technique and craftsmanship. Whether or not many of the chosen subjects are entirely suitable for translation from one medium to another is another question, the answer to which must depend upon the reasons that ...

... Thoughtful and well-observed by John Lawrence Tales of Piccadilly, Behind the Spearmint Sign, London Weekend. January 10. IF one's idea of a seedy Inquiry agent was something between a Marker and a Palmer, then the bumbling incompetent who was the hero of Nicholas Palmer's sensitive story was certainly a surprise. The others, real enough in their way, had at least the consolation of a cer ...

... The Shopper, ATV, May 30 by John Lawrence NOEL ROBINSON'S play was well-written, imaginatively conceived, and received an excellent presentation from the cast and director. It was about a woman who, having dutifully provided the two children required of her sets about justifying her early promise by becoming involved in a political career. The complex household that emerged as a result of ...

... Crossroads ATV, May 25 by Patrick Campbell WITH respect to producer Reg Watson, there are two inevitable reasons for the popularity of Crossroads. They are the reasons that keep programmes like The Archers on the air year after year. Regularity and familiarity. Such is the nature of the human animal that curiosity so often gains the upper hand over good sense. It is upon this facet of human ...

... Play for Today: The Man in the Sidecar BBC-1, May 27 by John Lawrence THE collection of people brought together by Simon Gray for his contribution to Play For Today was unquestionably the nastiest, least sympathetic collection I have seen on television for a long time. The problem. however, is that no matter how clearly the author indicates what pressures and injuries to the mind have ...

... The Aweful Mr Goodall London Weekend, Friday, April 5, 9.0 THE wartime nostalgia in television series has moved on a bit, to a reunion of Malaya veterans, where the talk is of campaigns won, with sweat, curry, and lots of blood. Great days to chat over the port, to the clink of glasses and the rattle of medal miniatures on dress suits. Robert Urquhart as Mr. Goodall retired Colonel and Civil ...

... Only the Other Day ATV, Sunday, April 7, 10.15 ANYONE who remembers The Day Before Yesterday--that excellent Thames documentary series on post-war Britain--will appreciate that the cult of nostalgia is by no means confined to old movies and pop music. Only the Other Day was a dramatic excursion into political nostalgia via a voluble platform presented by Leo Lehman, one of the few ...

... Shoulder to Shoulder The Pankhursts, BBC-2, Wednesday, April 3, 9.0 SHOULDER TO SHOULDER, like', Napoleon and Love and Fall of Eagles, is history. It is also, I suppose, costume drama. Where it differs from others of a like nature is that its situations are altogether convincing and its people very much alive. Where Fall of Eagles is parody and Napoleon plain silly, the first of this series of ...

... Immaculate acting in sensitive adaptation by John Philips The Dead, Granada, January 3. IT is Twelfth Night in Dublin the year is 1901. The snow falls with picture-postcard regularity as the family gets together for a party. Happy, laughing, chattering-- they seem without a care in the world-- their only tion the gentle rivalry of the Edwardian status race. The bonhomie is genuine and affec ...