The Chiltern Hundreds is a 1947 English-language stage comedy by William Douglas-Home, which ran for 651 performances at London's Vaudeville Theatre. [1] It was adapted as a film in 1949, under the same title. [2] Revivals of the play have included a 1999 production, also at the Vaudeville, starring Edward Fox. [3]
A sequel The Manor of Northstead followed in 1954.
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