Girl in a Bird Cage

"Girl in a Bird Cage"
Armchair Theatre episode
Episode no.	Season 4 Episode 51
Directed by	Charles Jarrott
Written by	Anne Burnaby
Original air date	May 13, 1962 (1962-05-13)
Guest appearances
Brenda Bruce Janet Munro
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"Girl in a Bird Cage" is a 1962 episode of Armchair Theatre starring Janet Munro. ^{[1] [2]}

Judy Parfitt played a lesbian character which was rare for the time. ^[3]

Premise

A girl is jailed for stabbing the man she loved. She falls under the influence of another prisoner.

Cast

• Janet Munro as Juliet
• Brenda Bruce as Miss Toni Johns
• Pamela Conway as Cynthia Michaelis
• Katie Fitzroy as Peggie
• Judy Parfitt as Toni Jeffries

Reception

"Not a good play", wrote The Observer. "More of a dramatic documentary than anything and as such was spoiled by melodrama and coincidence. But it was very capably produced and very nicely acted. I couldn't take my eyes off." ^[4]

References

1. "Doctors, nurses are good TV". The Runcorn Guardian. 10 May 1962. p. 6.
2. Vagg, Stephen (6 January 2024). "Girl-next-door or girl-gone-bad: The Janet Munro Story". Filmink. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
3. "Thames television". Lincolnshire Echo. 23 August 1962. p. 6.
4. Richardson, Maurice (20 May 1962). "Television". The Observer. p. 27.

External links

• "Girl in a Bird Cage" at IMDb