Girl in a Bird Cage
{{Short description|1962 episode of British TV series Armchair Theatre}}
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{{Use British English|date=October 2016}}
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| season = 4
| episode = 51
| director = Charles Jarrott
| writer = Anne Burnaby
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| airdate = {{Start date|1962|05|13}}
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| guests = Brenda Bruce
Janet Munro
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"Girl in a Bird Cage" is a 1962 episode of Armchair Theatre starring Janet Munro.{{cite news|title=Doctors, nurses are good TV|newspaper=The Runcorn Guardian|date=10 May 1962|page=6}}{{cite magazine|magazine=Filmink|first=Stephen|last=Vagg|date=6 January 2024|access-date=6 January 2024|url=https://www.filmink.com.au/girl-next-door-or-girl-gone-bad-the-janet-munro-story/|title=Girl-next-door or girl-gone-bad: The Janet Munro Story}}
Judy Parfitt played a lesbian character which was rare for the time.{{cite news|newspaper=Lincolnshire Echo|date=23 August 1962|page=6|title=Thames television}}
Premise
A girl is jailed for stabbing the man she loved. She falls under the influence of another prisoner.
Cast
- Janet Munro as Juliet
- Brenda Bruce as Miss Toni Johns
- Pamela Conway as Cynthia Michaelis
- Katie Fitzroy as Peggie
- Judy Parfitt as Toni Jeffries
Reception
"Not a good play", wrote The Observer. "More of a dramatic documentary than anything and as such was spoiled by melodrama and coincidence. But it was very capably produced and very nicely acted. I couldn't take my eyes off."{{cite news|first=Maurice|last=Richardson|title=Television|newspaper=The Observer|date=20 May 1962|page=27}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb episode|0793672}}
{{Armchair Theatre}}
Category:1962 television plays
Category:Black-and-white British television shows