Bernard Miles At Puddle Dock

Series

Series Name
This Week In Britain

Issue

Issue No.
747
Date Released
1973
Filmed
Mar 1973
Length of issue (in feet)
170
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 1
Summary
COI synopsis: Michele Brown visits actor Sir Bernard Miles, founder and director of London’s Mermaid Theatre which began life 14 years ago in a spot by the Thames with the unbelievable name of Puddle Dock. Sir Bernard Miles talks about the state of British theatre and a new Mermaid to replace the old.
Researcher Comments
NB: Information gathered from the Australian version
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Performing arts
Written sources
COI Catalogue Cards [BFI National Archive]
COI Microfilm Roll 23 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis
COI Reference
MI 936/747
Credits:
Camera
AI Films
Production Co.
AI Films
Producer
Anthony Thomson
Sponsor
Central Office of Information (COI)
Director
Eric Halliday
Sponsor
Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Support services
Jennifer Lucas
Cutter
Maurice Tarling
Presenter
Michele Brown

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Film Archive

Name
British Film Institute (BFI)
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How to cite this record

'Bernard Miles At Puddle Dock', This Week In Britain Issue No. 747, 1973. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/328988 (Accessed 03 Mar 2025)