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Born in 1931, David Cregan primarily writes plays for stage,
but has done a lot of radio plays and dramatisations, including a large number for radio 3. More recent radio work includes dramatisations of some of the Maigret stories. His BBC plays are listed below:
2002 Maigret, dramatizations
1995 Onwards & Upwards & Just Carrying On
1992 Eavesdropping
1991 What Happened with St. George
1990 From a Second Home in Picardy
1990 A Butler Did It
1986 The Awful Insulation of Rage
1983 The Spectre
1982 Diana's Uncle and Other Relatives
1981 The True Story of the Public School Strike
1980 The Joking Habit
1979 Inventor's Corner
1979 Hope
1978 The Monument
1974 The Latter Days of Lucy Trenchard
NOTES ON SOME OF THE PLAYS
03.05.04 Afternoon Play - Maigret
3/4. Inspector Cadaver.
By Georges Simenon
Dramatised by David Cregan.
It was only as a favour to his inspecting magistrate that Chief Inspector Maigret agreed to investigate rumours about a death in the village of St Aubin. But when he arrives he finds his investigation undermined by an old adversary, the disgraced Inspector 'Cadaver'. Baulked by a town united in silence, Maigret is determined to uncover the truth - however ugly.
Maigret ...... Nicholas Le Prevost,
Simenon ...... Julian Barnes,
Naud ...... Michael N. Harbour,
Cavre/Another Voice ...... David Bannerman,
Madame Naud ...... Karen Archer,
Brejon/Mayor's Sec/ Voice ...... Philip Fox,
Alban ...... John Rowe,
Genevieve ...... Alice Hart,
Madame Retailleau/Post Mistress/Landlady ...... Joanna Mccallum,
Louis ...... Scott Brooksbank. Not sure who produced these 2004 Maigrets; Ned Chaillet, perhaps?
26.04.04 Afternoon Play - Maigret
2/4. The Yellow Dog, By Georges Simenon.
Dramatised by David Cregan.
Nicholas Le Prevost as Chief Inspector Maigret continues his investigations in a series of criminal cases by one of the greatest masters of detective fiction.
The Yellow Dog finds Maigret away from his Paris patch. This is a sordid tale set in Brittany where one of the town worthies has been shot - through a letter box - and a wandering dog spreads panic among the citizens.
Maigret ...... Nicholas Le Prevost,
Georges Simenon ...... Julian Barnes,
Emma ...... Cherie Taylor Battiste,
Inspector Leroy ...... Chris Moran,
M. Mostanguet ...... Phillip Joseph,
M. Servires ...... Philip Fox,
M. Le Pommeret ...... Michael Fenton Stevens,
Dr. Michoux ...... Ioan Meredith,
Mayor ...... Joe Dunlop,
Leon ...... Steven Diggory,
Customs Officer ...... Damian Lynch,
Mme Servires ...... Francis Jeater,
Landlady ...... Rachel Atkins.
3: My Friend Maigret....2002
December 17 2002
14:15 Afternoon Play
On the seductive island of Porquerolles, a man is murdered when he
claims the friendship of Chief Inspector Maigret. With a Scotland Yard
detective in tow, Maigret is sent from Paris to investigate the death, and
finds a dangerous and tempting dissolution - and some old acquaintances.
Maigret ...... Nicholas Le Prevost
Simenon ...... Julian Barnes
Inspector Pyke ...... Neil Dudgeon
Lechat ...... Jonathan Keeble
Mrs Wilcox ...... Jilly Bond
Ginette ...... Maggie McCarthy
Major ...... Bunny Reed
M Emile ...... Ewan Bailey
Charlot ...... Martin Hyder
De Greef ...... Richard Firth
Jojo ...... Emma Woolliams
De Moricourt ...... Simon Donaldson
Post Mistress ...... Carla Simpson
Music by Lucinda Mason Brown, performed by Tim Robinson, Patrick Naylor, Alex Keen and
Richie Howard. Directed by Ned Chaillet.
MAIGRET....2002
1: Maigret: A Man's Head....2002
December 3 2002 14:15 Afternoon Play
Geoges Simenon's finest creation, Inspector Maigret of the Police
Judiciare in Paris is one of the greatest heroes of detective fiction. Played
by Nicholas Le Prevost, the character returns to radio in the first of four
stylish new dramas. Reading the voice of Simenon is the novelist Julian
Barnes.
As Simenon's centenary approaches in February 2003, this case from the
1930s evokes the Paris of Hemingway, and a touch of Dostoyevsky, in a
city of jazz.
Maigret ...... Nicholas Le Prevost
Simenon ...... Julian Barnes
Lucas ...... Ron Cook
Kirby ...... Paul Birchard
Mrs Kirby ...... Beth Chalmers
Coméliau and Bob ...... Philip Fox
Radek ...... Ifan Meredith
Janvier ...... Tom George
Edna and Mother ...... Jane Whittenshaw
Heurtin and Dufour ...... Ben Crowe
Music by Lucinda Mason Brown
Directed by Ned Chaillet
(Episodes 2 & 4 were dramatised by Alison Joseph)
03.02.02 Afternoon Play: Maigret - A Man's Head
Georges Simenon's Parisian detective takes on one of his most famous cases in a dramatisation by David Cregan. With Nicholas Le Prevost, Julian Barnes, Ron Cook, Paul Birchard.
10.07.95 Onwards and Upwards and Just Carrying On
By David Cregan. Joanna and Harry love each other but can't live together.
Harry: Bill Nighy,
Joanna: Cheryl Campbell,
Andrew: George Parsons,
Francis: Gavin Muir,
Jane: Frances Jeater, with Pauline Letts, Margot Boyd, Derek Waring, Margaret Ward and Margaret John. Director John Tydeman. Repeated 31-08-96.
15.12.92 Thirty-Minute Theatre: Eavesdropping
By David Cregan. Simon, a radio drama producer, accidentally eavesdrops on his actor friends and learns what they really think of him.
Simon: Nigel Anthony,
Judy: Melinda Walker,
Fay: Joanna Wake,
Hugh: Bill Wallis,
Harry: Christian Rodska,
Director Shaun MacLoughlin.
22.03.92 What Happened with St George
by David Cregan. Globe Theatre: Five plays specially commissioned for 1992; no.2: A man and a woman look at a statue of St George and the dragon in a Swedish cathedral. She's heard the myth. But what was the reality? The man knows.... and tells.
The Man: Ian Holm,
The Woman: Kate Harper,
George: Peter Davison,
The Dragon: Kenneth Cranham,
Blessed Virgin Mary: Mary Wimbush,
The King: Christopher Benjamin,
The Queen: Jennifer Piercey,
Cleodolinda: Holly de Jong,
Alison: Amanda Root,Director - David Hutchinson.
03.11.90 Saturday Playhouse: The Colleen Bawn
Dion Boucicault's most popular melodrama, recorded at Belfast's
Lyric Theatre to mark the centenary of his death.By marrying the peasant
Colleen Bawn, Hardress finds he must choose between the poorhouse and
an offer of help from the malign Squire Corrigan.
Adapted by Denys Hawthorne.
Director .......... Eoin O'Callaghan,
Squire Corrigan .......... T.P.McKenna,
Anne Chute .......... Frances Tomelty,
Hardress .......... Ian McElhinney,
Danny .......... Gerard McSorley,
Myles .......... Conleth Hill,
The Colleen Bawn .......... Heather McIlwaine,
Mrs Cregan .......... Margaret D'Arcy,
Father Tom .......... Louis Rolston,
Sheelagh .......... Sheila McGibbon,
Seamus .......... Maurice O'Callaghan,
Kyrie .......... Patrick Duncan.
Music (piano) Stephanie Hughes,
Violin - Nikki McCormick.
01.10.88 Saturday-Night Theatre: Poppies
By George Tarry. It's early in the next century. Britain is no longer a democracy. Peter Dawson flies into London from New York to tie up a deal supplying industrial cleaners to British Nuclear. Once here, he falls foul of the Public Order Police - the 'Poppies'.
Peter Dawson .......... Peter Marinker,
Chas Wagner .......... Blain Fairman,
Chief Supt Bird .......... Terry Molloy,
Alex Cregan .......... Jayne Dowell,
Jack Moloney .......... John Dixon,
Lord Cregan .......... Edwin Richfield,
Sgt Morgan .......... Geoff Serle,
Martha .......... Carmen Munroe,
Katie .......... Kate Niklaus,
Officers and soldiers .......... Tim Durham,
Tim Killik, Graham Padden;
Officers and soldiers .......... David Vann,
Party guests .......... Gillian Goodman
Hedli Niklaus, Judith Pearson,
Producer .......... Vanessa Whitburn.
25.05.87 Cat's Whiskers (not a drama)
It's Spring Bank Holiday.
Bernard Cribbins , P.J. and Mary Mulch have gone on holiday to the Swiss Alps. It's a wonderful setting for an exciting adventure.... Storyline by DAVID CREGAN.
The programme also includes a quiz, a competition, features by NICHOLAS FISK and CHRIS REASON , a story from GRACE HALLWORTH and The Twits by ROALD DAHL adapted by ALFRED BRADLEY. Taking part: JUDITH BARKER
BERNARD CRIBBINS. EDWARD DE SOUZA CHRISTOPHER GOOD , CUFF HOWELLS JENNY LUCKRAFT , STEVEN RENDALL and PAULA TILBROOK.
Producer CAROLINE SMITH, BBC Manchester.
13.04.85 The Afternoon Play: The Joking Habit
by David Cregan. This is the story of a love affair which never had a chance, and the reason for that, at any rate, was simple... also broadcast R3, 14.09.1980.
Clee Philips, a social worker .......... Sheila Allen,
George Philips, her husband .......... Moray Watson,
Francis Hedley, her lover .......... Barry Foster,
Her sons:Monty .......... Anthony Hyde,
Andy .......... Nigel Greaves,
Miss Harp, an investigator .......... Elizabeth Spriggs,
BBC correspondent .......... Geoffrey Beevers,
Mrs Armstrong .......... Sonia Fraser,
Mr Armstrong .......... Leonard Fenton,
Sylvia, their daughter .......... Diana Bishop,
Another daughter .......... Josie Kidd,
Other parts played by Patrick Barr, John Church, Judy Franklin, and Alexander John. Producer: John Tydeman.
18.11.84 The Spectre
R3. A middle-ranking Foreign Office diplomat has committed suicide. Such was his nature in life, and such the circumstances of his death, that there is inevitably an investigation into the reasons for it. Perhaps it was really a question of loyalties; personal ones rather than patriotic ones.
Roberts: Edward Hardwicke,
Investigator: Clive Swift,
Smith: Charles Kay,
Emily: Helen Horton,
Spencer: William Roberts,
Mario: Steve Hodson.
Produced by John Tydeman.
11.11.82 Diana's Uncle and Other Relatives
R3. From the middle 1950s up to the present day
Diana has been trying to find a purpose and mission in life. It has not been easy. She has adopted many disparate causes.
Diana: Anna Massey,
Uncle Saul: Bernard Hepton,
Anne her friend: Sheila Grant,
Miss Twentyman her teacher: Sylvia Coleridge,
her father: Michael Spice,
her mother: Mary Wlmbush,
Kampuchean leader: Burt Kwouk,
Martin: Bruce Alexander, with
Rosalind Adams, Nigel Graham,
James Kerry,Patience Tomlinson, Stuart Organ, Alex Jennings,
Jim Reid. Produced by John Tydeman.
19.08.79 Hope
R3. A middle class husband in his middle years has reached a crisis in his life. His wife and six children make demands of him which he finds it impossible to answer.
the Husband: Peter Jeffrey,
the wife: Phyllida Law,
the Therapist: Cyril Shaps,
The maid: Gladys Spencer,
The children:Robert: Andrew Bagley,
Philip: Adam Rhodes,
Maxine: Lisa Hayden,
Clare: Emma-Kate Davies,
Tom: Ura Collinson,
Joe: Fred Gray,
Paul, their friend: Mark Hamilton.
Produced by John Tydeman.
12.02.78 Drama Now: The Monument.
A new play for radio by David Cregan. Radio 3.
A chronicle of the revolt at The Royal Friedrich Engels Museum of Fine Arts, as presented by some of those involved in it.
0. H. Hawthorne , Keeper of Antiquity: Douglas Storm,
Isobel Marsh, Keeper of Industrial Archaeology: Sheila Grant, Jack Sargent, Keeper of Chinese Porcelain: Denys Hawthorne,
Lydia, Keeper of Books: Elizabeth Bell, Lanie Luke, Assistant Keeper Of Books: Jane Briers, George Appleyard, Assistant
Keeper of Egyptology: James Thomason, Haydn Hall, Assistant Keeper, Italian Renaissance: Anthony Hall,
Jonathan Scott, Chairman of the Board of Overseers: John Ruddock, Leader of the Free Greece Restitution Committee: Michael Deacon.Member of the public .......... Margot Boyd,
James Short, New Director .......... Timothy West,
Mr Sloane, Chief Warden of the museum... .......... Timothy Bateson,
Timothy Leeward, Deputy Director .......... Manning Wilson,
Doris Dolshaw, Keeper of South American Studies .......... Elizabeth Proud,
Hugh De Courcy, Keeper of Italian Renaissance .......... Gerald Cross,
No. 9 .....Peter Wickham,
Control ..... Malcolm Gerard,
Chief Electrician .... Michael Goldie. Producer: John Tydeman.
17.03.74 Drama Now: The Latter Days of Lucy Trenchard
A radio comedy. Rpt. 13.10.74. Radio 3. The author sub-titles his play 'The Changing Unacceptable-ness of Capitalism ' - or some permutation on that theme!
Producer .......... John Tydeman,
Lucy Trenchard .......... Mary Wimbush,
Arnold, a broker .......... Cyril Shaps,
George Trenchard .......... David March,
Angela Trenchard .......... Sheila Grant,
Philip, Angela's husband .......... John Humphrey,
Bruno Trenchard .......... Godfrey Kenton,
Rupert Trenchard .......... Manning Wilson,
Jocelyn Trenchard .......... Rolf Lefebvre,
Tommy Trenchard .......... David Timson,
Emelda, Lady Starchwood .......... Gudrun Ure,
Gloria Trenchard .......... Margaret Robertson.
......compiled by Nigel Deacon / Diversity Website. Jan 2015.
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