Look After Lulu! (Brian Rix Presents...)

"Look After Lulu!"
Brian Rix Presents... episode
Directed byEric Fawcett
Based on
Presented byBrian Rix
Original air date28 March 1967 (1967-03-28)
Running time90 mins

"Look After Lulu!" is a 1967 British television version of the play of the same name by Noël Coward. It aired on BBC1.[1][2] on 28 March 1967.[3]

As of 2023 it is the only filmed version of the play.[4][5]

The Observer's reviewer said, "Brian Rix showed what an excellent actor he is and Elspet Gray was a delightful Lulu. Eric Fawcett's production fizzed nice and fast all the way."[6]

Cast

  • Lulu D'Arville – Elspet Gray
  • Philippe de Croze – Anton Rodgers
  • Adonis – Michael Mundell
  • Gigot – Leo Franklyn
  • Claire – Helen Jessop
  • Marcel Blanchard – Brian Rix
  • General Koschnadieff – Rex Garner
  • Herr Van Putzeboum – Patrick Newell
  • The Prince of Salestria – Dennis Ramsden
  • Rose – Vicki Woolf
  • Oudatte – Stefan Gryff
  • The Mayor – Derek Royle
  • Aunt Gabrielle – Sheila Mercier
  • An Inspector of Police – Basil Lord
Source: BBC Genome.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Radio Times, 23 March 1967 (magazine) p. 27; listing, p. 30
  2. ↑ TV Guide Derby Evening Telegraph 28 Mar 1967, Tue · Page 4
  3. ↑ "Brian Rix in another bedroom farce". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 28 March 1967. p. 2.
  4. ↑ 'Television' Sunday Sun 26 Mar 1967, Sun · Page 12
  5. ↑ Rix, Brian (1977). My farce from my elbow. Wyndham Publications. p. 210.
  6. ↑ "Battling over saintly bones". The Observer. 2 April 1967. p. 25.
  7. ↑ "Looking After Lulu", BBG Genome. Retrieved 8 June 2025