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It was based on a stage play by Joseph O’Conor that debuted in 1955.<ref>{{cite news|title=Another new play|newspaper=The Surrey Advertiser, County Times|date=9 November 1955|page=3}}</ref> The play was produced in 1957 by the Bristol Rep in a production starring O’Conor. The ”Guardian” called it “a considerable play”.<ref>{{cite news|title=Manchester Opera House|newspaper=The Guardian|date=30 July 1957|page=7}}</ref> |
It was based on a stage play by Joseph O’Conor that debuted in 1955.<ref>{{cite news|title=Another new play|newspaper=The Surrey Advertiser, County Times|date=9 November 1955|page=3}}</ref> The play was produced in 1957 by the Bristol Rep in a production starring O’Conor. The ”Guardian” called it “a considerable play”.<ref>{{cite news|title=Manchester Opera House|newspaper=The Guardian|date=30 July 1957|page=7}}</ref> |
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The play was published in a collection of Plays of the Year. |
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Latest revision as of 05:49, 19 December 2025
Episode of ITV Play of the Week
The Iron Harp is a 1958 British television play that marked the television debut of Richard Harris.[1] The success of the play led to Harris being given a seven year contract with Associated British.[2]
An English officer, Captain John Tregarthen, has been kidnapped by the IRA. An IRA leader, Sean Kelly, orders Trengarthen’s execution is ordered as a reprisal for the death of IRA members. This causes a crisis in conscience for the officer’s blind guard, Michael O’Riordan, who has befriended Tregarthen.
- Richard Harris as Michael O’Riordan
- Robert Urquhart as Captain John Tregarthen
- David Kelly as Sean Kelly
- Tony Quinn as Shamis
- Maureen Connell as Molly Kinsella
- Donal Donnelly as Scanlon
- Arthur Howard as Peter Tolly
- Barry Keegan as Dermot
- Robert Mooney as Phelam
- James Booth as 1st Black and Tan Soldier
- Max Faulkner as 2nd Black and Tan Soldier
It was based on a stage play by Joseph O’Conor that debuted in 1955.[3] The play won the Foyle Award for the best new play. It was produced in 1957 by the Bristol Rep in a production starring O’Conor. The Guardian called it “a considerable play”.[4]
The play was published in a collection of Plays of the Year.
The Guardian felt “the attitudinising sowed some doubt in the viewer.”[5] The Liverpool Post felt Harris “scored an indelible success… an inspired performance.”[6]
The play was filmed for Canadian television in 1959 with Patrick McGoohan[7] and adapted for Australian radio in 1960 and 1962.
- ^ “Television preview”. Nottingham Evening News. 19 March 1958. p. 7.
- ^ Sheridan, Michael (2013). A man called Harris : the life of Richard Harris. The History Press. p. 91.
- ^ “Another new play”. The Surrey Advertiser, County Times. 9 November 1955. p. 3.
- ^ “Manchester Opera House”. The Guardian. 30 July 1957. p. 7.
- ^ “Television notes”. The Guardian. 20 March 1958. p. 9.
- ^ “Sincere and gripping”. Liverpool Daily Post (Merseyside ed.). 20 March 1958. p. 3.
- ^ The Iron Harp at IMDb
