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Masterpiece Theatre; After the War, Episode 4: Rise and Fall

Part of The Linda and Andrew Egendorf Masterpiece Theatre Alistair Cooke Collection.

Commentary by Masterpiece Theatre host Alistair Cooke.

Series

Masterpiece Theatre

Program

After the War, Episode 4: Rise and Fall

Program Number

1914

Program Description

Michael, now a feature writer on The Sunday Crusader, is given secret information on the Anglo-French plot to seize the Suez Canal. At the same time he learns that his first play is to be produced. Rachel Jordan is working as a research assistant for Owen Millom at Oxford and receives a proposal of marriage. As Michael becomes involved in rehearsals, the repertory theatre experience takes on more importance for him than events on the world stage.

Asset Type

Open - Close

Media Type

Video

Genres

Drama

Citation

Chicago: “Masterpiece Theatre; After the War, Episode 4: Rise and Fall,” GBH Archives, accessed January 27, 2025, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_2F645C9D9AFB4DB6A0AC54A9FE701717.

MLA: “Masterpiece Theatre; After the War, Episode 4: Rise and Fall.” GBH Archives. Web. January 27, 2025. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_2F645C9D9AFB4DB6A0AC54A9FE701717>.

APA: Masterpiece Theatre; After the War, Episode 4: Rise and Fall. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_2F645C9D9AFB4DB6A0AC54A9FE701717