The Wednesday Play The Good Shoemaker and the Poor Fish Peddler (Season 2, Episode 17)
TV Episode | 75 min | Drama

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The Wednesday Play

The Good Shoemaker and the Poor Fish Peddler (Season 2, Episode 17)

TV Episode | 75 min | Drama

An account of the shocking Sacco-Vanzetti case of the 1920s, where two working-class Italian immigrants to the US were executed after seven years on Death Row.

Director

John Gorrie

Writer

Jean Benedetti

Producer

James MacTaggart

Production Designer

Lionel Radford (as Leo Radford)

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Edit Released

Updated Apr 28, 1965

Release date

Apr 28, 1965 (United Kingdom)

Awards

Series awards

7 wins & 7 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
24 cast members

Name	Known for
John Barrie Fred Moore Fred Moore See fewer	Patton (1970)
Robert Ayres Judge Webster Thayer Judge Webster Thayer See fewer	A Night to Remember (1958)
Cec Linder Frederick Katzmann Frederick Katzmann See fewer	Goldfinger (1964)
Douglas Chamberlain Harold Williams Harold Williams See fewer	The Pirates of Penzance (1985)
Nicholas Stuart Chief of Police Stewart Chief of Police Stewart See fewer	Journey Together (1945)
Hal Hamilton Jeremiah McAnarney Jeremiah McAnarney See fewer	The Pleasure Girls (1965)
Margaret Vines Mrs. Glendower Evans Mrs. Glendower Evans See fewer	Armchair Theatre (1956)
Izabella Telezynska Rosa Sacco (as Iza Teller) Rosa Sacco (as Iza Teller) See fewer	Pandemonium (1982)
Paul Armstrong Aldino Feliciani Aldino Feliciani See fewer	Secret Agent (1964)
John Downey Clerk of the Court Clerk of the Court See fewer	The Wednesday Play (1964)
Powell Jones Sibley Sibley See fewer	How to Be (2008)
Robert Arden William Thompson William Thompson See fewer	Confidential Report (1955)
Jane Jordan Rogers Mary E. Splaine Mary E. Splaine See fewer	ITV Television Playhouse (1955)
Tom Busby Louis Pelser Louis Pelser See fewer	The Dirty Dozen (1967)
Tucker McGuire Lola Andrews Lola Andrews See fewer	A Night to Remember (1958)
Gavin Morrison Austin Reed Austin Reed See fewer	The Wednesday Play (1964)
Roy Stephens Carlos Goodridge Carlos Goodridge See fewer	Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
Dan MacDonald Captain Procter Captain Procter See fewer	The Neptune Factor (1973)
Howard Trevor Dante Sacco (as Trevor J. Howard) Dante Sacco (as Trevor J. Howard) See fewer	Girly (1970)
John Burch Foreman of the Jury Foreman of the Jury See fewer	Great Expectations (1946)
Tony Fiorini Celestinos Madeiros Celestinos Madeiros See fewer	The Wednesday Play (1964)
Beaufoy Milton Supreme Court Judge Supreme Court Judge See fewer	Mutiny on the Elsinore (1937)
John Bailey Bartolomeo Vanzetti Bartolomeo Vanzetti See fewer	Celia (1949)
Bill Nagy Nicola Sacco Nicola Sacco See fewer	Goldfinger (1964)