Television
The story was made into an episode of Four Star Playhouse in 1955. The 80th of 127 episodes, it featured David Niven as Uncle Fred.
The BBC also adapted the story for television as part of their Comedy Playhouse. Written and produced by Michael Mills, it starred Wilfrid Hyde-White as Uncle Fred and Jonathan Cecil as Pongo. The 25-minute show was first broadcast on June 16, 1967.
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Famous quotes containing the word television:
“Anyone afraid of what he thinks television does to the world is probably just afraid of the world.”
—Clive James (b. 1939)
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—Anna Quindlen (b. 1952)