Adaptations
Further information: Kipps (1921 film) and Kipps (1941 film)Kipps has been adapted for other media several times. In 1921, a silent film version set in Folkestone, and (for the final scene) shot on location in Canterbury and partly at the Savoy Hotel. Wells was an extra in the film. The 1941 adaptation starred Michael Redgrave in the title role. It was adapted as an eight-part television serial by Granada Television, with Brian Murray as Kipps, and shown on the ITV network between 14 October and 2 December 1960; this version no longer exists.
Kipps was adapted into the stage musical Half a Sixpence by David Heneker and Beverley Cross. It was originally mounted on London's West End as a star vehicle for Tommy Steele, and transferred to Broadway (with Steele) in the 1965–1966 season. It was filmed in 1967, again with Steele in the starring role.
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