MS 431 Title: Dewhurst Papers Scope: the Papers of Keith
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University of Sheffield Library. Special Collections and Archives Ref: MS 431 Title: Dewhurst Papers Scope: The papers of Keith Dewhurst (1931- ), screenwriter, playwright and author. Dates: 1943- Level: Fonds Extent: 75 boxes; 18 volumes, 18 oversized items Name of creator: Keith Dewhurst Administrative / biographical history: This collection comprises the papers of the screenwriter, playwright and author Keith Dewhurst. It includes scripts, screenplays, drafts, synopses and research material covering television, film, theatre and fiction/non-fiction. There is also correspondence, newspaper cuttings (research and authored), photographs, diaries, posters, memorabilia and biographical material along with a collection of published books, both Keith Dewhurst’s own works and material collected for research purposes. Much of the collection is accompanied by explanatory notes by Dewhurst Keith Dewhurst was born in Oldham in 1931, attended Rydal School in Colwyn Bay and studied English at Peterhouse, Cambridge. As a journalist he was the Manchester United correspondent for the Manchester Evening Chronicle from 1955 to 1959 and an arts columnist for The Guardian in the 1960s and 70s. He has written extensively for stage and screen producing a large cannon of scripts, screenplays and adaptations from the 1950s up to the 2010s. He has written eighteen plays, six of which were premiered by the National Theatre and three by the English Stage Company at the Royal Court Theatre. Notable productions include The Bomb in Brewery Street, Lark Rise and Don Quixote. His television and film work includes Z Cars and Land Girls and as an author he has produced two noteworthy publications on the subject of football; When You Put on a Red Shirt and Underdogs. Source: Donated, February 2013 System of arrangement: By category Subjects: English drama - 20th century; Motion picture plays, English - 20th century; Names: Dewhurst, Keith, 1931- Conditions of access: Available to all researchers, by appointment Restrictions: Certain documents are restricted Copyright: According to document Finding aids: Listed Contents Section 1: TV 1 Section 2: Plays (Theatre and Radio) 31 Section 3: Film 57 Section 4: Books 70 Section 5: Journalism and speeches 82 Section 6: Memorabilia, biographical and other material 87 Section 7: Correspondence 90 Section 8: Photographs 97 Section 10: Works not by Keith Dewhurst 101 Section 11: Book collection 104 Section 12: Oversized Items 105 1 Section 1: TV 1/1 – ‘Albert Hope’, Drama ’63 (Ep 16) Date: 1963 Broadcast date: 11 August 1963 Production Company: ATV 1/1/1 – Screenplay titled The Middle Age and Times of Albert Hope. Includes cast and creatives list for ATV production of Albert Hope 1/1/2 – Shooting script, with dates 20-22 January 1963 1/1/3 – Newspaper clippings relating to Albert Hope and also David Ballantyne’s Night of the Leopard. (6 items) 1/2 – At Last–It’s Friday Date: c. 1968 Broadcast date: c. 1968 Production Company: Granada 1/2/1 – Explanatory notes on the making of At Last–It’s Friday, 1/2/2 – Illustrated greetings telegram to Keith Dewhurst from his family 1/2/3 – ‘November Love’. Ms. script for programme segment 1/2/4 – ‘Strip’. Ms. script for programme segment 1/2/5 – ‘Budgie’. Script for programme segment 1/2/6 – ‘Halloween’. Script for programme segment 1/2/7 – ‘Halloween’. Ms. script for programme segment 1/2/8 – Newspaper clippings relating to At Last–It’s Friday and other comedy shows. (3 items) 1/3 – The Acquittal Date: c. 1990 Broadcast date: N/A Production Company: Unknown (Not made) 1/3/1 – Explanatory notes on the adaptation of A.M. Burrage’s short story 1/3/2 – Screenplay 1/3/3 – Ms. version of screenplay 2 1/3/4 – Copy of The Acquittal by A.M. Burrage 1/4 – The Battle of Waterloo Date: 1983 Broadcast date: 13 February 1983 Production Company: BBC 1/4/1 – Explanatory notes on the project, part of the Live from Pebble Mill drama series 1/4/2 – Camera script, with dates 11-13 February 1983. Also note regarding possible performance to mark the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo 1/4/3 – Camera script, with dates 11-13 February 1983 1/4/4 – Newspaper clippings relating to The Battle of Waterloo. (6 items) 1/4/5 – Radio Times, 12-18 February 1983. Includes feature on The Battle of Waterloo, p. 3 1/4/6 – Black and white rehearsal photographs, with notes on reverse, dated 1983 with explanatory note. (6 items) 1/5-7 – Numbers not used 1/8 – Boothead Date: c. 1975-1979 Broadcast date: N/A Production company: Unknown (Not made) 1/8/1 – Explanatory notes 1/8/2 – Series outline, detailing characters and plot, with ms. annotations. Also screenplay for the first episode, title song and a list of six further episodes, each with a brief synopsis. Dated 1975 1/8/3 – Treatment for a feature film of Boothead, dated 1979 1/8/4 – Treatment for a feature film of Boothead, ts. and ms., dated 1979 1/8/5 – Two exercise books containing ms. screenplay for first episode of Boothead. Also note: “This would seem to be my original Australian copy-out and type-up of BOOTHEAD” 1/9 – The Borderers, ‘Daemon Lover’ Date: c. 1960s Broadcast date: N/A Production company: BBC (Not made) 1/9/1 – Screenplay, with ms. annotations 3 1/10 – Boy Dominic / Dominic, ‘The Brotherhood’ (S 2 Ep 5) Date: 1975 Broadcast date: 14 March 1976 Production Company: Yorkshire Television 1/10/1 – Rehearsal script for episode of Dominic, with dates 25-31 July 1975 1/11 – Boy Dominic / Dominic, ‘Captain Darkness’ (S 1 Ep 4) Date: c. 1973 Broadcast date: 14 April 1974 Production Company: Yorkshire Television 1/11/1 – Rehearsal script for episode of Boy Dominic, with dates 3-15 October 1973 1/11/2 – Version of screenplay without first scene 1/11/3 – Exercise book containing ms. screenplay 1/12 – Boy Dominic / Dominic, ‘Hangman’s Hollow’ (S 2 Ep 1) Date: c. 1975 Broadcast date: 15 February 1976 Production Company: Yorkshire Television 1/12/1 – Rehearsal script for episode of Dominic, 9 June-3 July 1975 1/12/2 – ‘Playback’ page from TV Times, including readers’ comments on Boy Dominic 1/13 – Boy Dominic / Dominic, ‘Lost at Sea’ (S 1 Ep 1) Date: [1973?] Broadcast date: 24 March 1974 Production company: Yorkshire Television 1/13/1 – Rehearsal script for episode of Boy Dominic 1/14 – Casualty, ‘Drake’s Drum’ (S 3 Ep 3) Date: 1988 Broadcast date: 23 September 1988 Production Company: BBC 4 1/14/1 – Rehearsal script, with dates 18-31 March 1988 1/15 – The Chimney Boy Date: c. 1964 Broadcast date: [5?] November 1964 Production Company: BBC 1/15/1 – Explanatory note on the short play inspired by Brecht’s Caucasian Chalk Circle, which is also a companion piece to The Life and Death of Lovely Karen Gilhooley. (See also 1/52) 1/15/2 – Untitled draft script, with ms. annotations, some by Ronald Eyre 1/15/3 – Rehearsal script titled The Chimbley Boy 1/15/4 – Revised pages from The Chimbley Boy rehearsal script 1/15/5 – Booklet titled BBC School Television Broadcasts: Drama, Autumn 1964. Includes teaching notes for The Chimney Boy and The Life and Death of Lovely Karen Gilhooley 1/16 – Churchill’s People, ‘King Alfred’ (S 1 Ep 4) Date: 1974-1975 Broadcast date: 20 January 1975 Production company: BBC 1/16/1 – Rehearsal script titled The Great Alfred, with ms. annotations, with dates 24 October-5 November 1974 1/16/2 – Rehearsal script 2, titled The Great Alfred, with BBC compliments slip attached 1/16/3 – Letter from script editor Brian Rawlinson, inviting Keith Dewhurst to a script reading. Dated 8 May 1974 1/16/4 – Copies of newspaper reviews of King Alfred 1/17 – Coram’s Messiah Date: c. 1990-1994 Broadcast date: N/A Production company: BBC (Not made) 1/17/1 – Explanatory notes 1/17/2 – Screenplay, dated September 1990 1/17/3 – Ms. synopsis, dated 1994. (2 items) 1/17/4 – Ms. notes including sections of dialogue 5 1/18 – Customs Date: 1989 Broadcast date: N/A Production company: Unknown (Not made) 1/18/1 – Explanatory notes 1/18/2 – Pitch/synopsis for a four-part television series, dated April 1989 1/19 – Danger Man, ‘The Gambler’ Date: 1960s Broadcast date: N/A Production Company: ITC (Not made) 1/19/1 – Explanatory note 1/19/2 – Exercise books containing ms. screenplay. (6 items) 1/19/3 – Episode treatment, with ms. annotations 1/19/4 – Screenplay, with several pages of ms. notes. (6 items) 1/20 – Daniel in the Lion’s Den Date: 1977 Broadcast date: N/A Production Company: LWT (Not made) 1/20/1 – Explanatory notes 1/20/2 – Screenplay, dated 1977 1/21 – Dockers Date: c. 1993 Broadcast date: N/A Production Company: Unknown (Not made) 1/21/1 – Explanatory note 1/21/2 – Ms. research notes 1/21/3 – Ms. research questions 1/21/4 – Biographical information on the Docker family, including newspaper quotes. (8 pages) 6 1/22 – Doomwatch Date: c. 1970 Broadcast date: N/A Production Company: BBC (Not made) 1/22/1 – Explanatory note 1/22/2 – Screenplay, first draft 1/23 – The Edwardians, ‘Lloyd George’ (S 1 Ep 8) Date: 1972-1973 Broadcast date: 9 January 1973 Production Company: BBC 1/23/1 – Rehearsal script 1/23/2 – Camera script, dated 29 November 1972, with shooting scheduled 1-3 December 1972 1/23/3 – Shooting script 1/23/4 – Letters to The Times regarding the broadcast of Lloyd George. Includes an exchange between Keith Dewhurst and Cledwyn Hughes MP about the accuracy of the episode. (7 items) 1/23/5 – British newspaper articles about the broadcast of Lloyd George.