A Dinner Date with Death

Story

Synopsis

Considered to be the earliest surviving example of a British play-to-screen drama, this served as a pilot for an anthology series called ‘The Man Who Walks by Night’ where a Silver Shroud type figure tells a different tale of mystery and suspense each week. It was approved of generally, but a freeze on funding brought it to a premature end. In this entry, a wealthy man who’s made many enemies, including his soon to be ex-wife, his ex-partner in crime and the son of a business partner he drove to suicide. He invites them to dinner to tempt fate, the sheer thrill enthralling him. But will he survive?

Director

Eric Fawcett

Writers

Kenton Dorward

Language

English

Release date

30 October 1950

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  Roy Plomley

  The Man Who Walks at Night

• 

  Robert Ayres

  The American

• 

  Patricia Jessel

  The Soon to be Ex-Wife

• Campbell Cotts

  The Man Who Arranges Dinner