Television scripts for Sunset Across the Bay aka Retired Couple aka Home from Home , 1972-1997

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MS. Bennett 102

Held at the Weston Library

Scripts for television play titled Sunset Across the Bay, first broadcast on BBC1 on 20 Feb. 1975.

(fols. 1-70) Notebook of typed and handwritten script titled "Retired Couple. First rough draft. Aug. 1972. Later Sunset Across the Bay", annotated by Alan Bennett.
(fols. 71-133) Photocopy of typed script titled "Sunset, Across the Bay or Home from Home", undated.
(fols. 134-249) Typed script titled Sunset Across the Bay, for filming on 4-27 Nov. 1974, annotated by Alan Bennett. Plus two letters regarding play production from 1993 and 1994.
(fols. 250-359) Photocopy of typed script titled Sunset Across the Bay, undated, annotated by Alan Bennett. Plus letter from literary agent, dated 23 July 1997.
(fols. 360-468) Photocopy of typed script [original annotated by Alan Bennett] titled "Sunset Across the Bay, undated, annotated by proof reader. Copy of the above script.
(fols. 469-472) Newspaper cutting of article by Mary Golding regarding care of the elderly illustrated by image from Sunset Across the Bay, published in The Listener on 8 Jan. 1981.