Television scripts for An Englishman Abroad , 1981-1983

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MS. Bennett 128

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Scripts for television play first broadcast on BBC1 on 29 Nov. 1983. For play scripts of An Englishman Abroad performed as a double bill with A Question of Attribution under the title Single Spies in 1988, please see MS. Bennett 135 and 136.

(fols. 1-27) Typed script, undated, annotated by Alan Bennett. Plus letter from John Schlesinger's assistant, dated 26 Nov. 1981.
(fols. 26-61) Photocopy of typed script titled "Revised July 1982". Similar script to above but annotated and with new pages.
(fols. 62-138) Typed script, undated, briefly annotated by Alan Bennett.
(fols. 139-217) Typed script for rehearsals on 17-19 Jan. 1983, very briefly annotated by Alan Bennett.
(fols. 218-298) Typed script for rehearsals on 17-19 Jan. 1983, very briefly annotated by Alan Bennett. Same script as above with different annotations.