Files with draft and final scripts for a television play entitled "The Civilised Way of Doing Things" by Carolyn Swift and James Douglas. Draft scripts are heavily annotated and with edits by Swift.
Note: A film treatment for this television play was also written by Swift and Douglas. See Series 5 - Film - for this script.
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File relating to a proposal for a television series by Carolyn Swift and entitled The Bolger Gang. Includes typed overview about the series by Swift; typed scripts for individual episodes of the series (5 parts); letters and internal RTÉ memos by Swift to Donal Farmer and others unnamed about production and discussion on development of The Bolger Gang.
File with four typescript copies of script for a half-hour television play, The Age of Innocence, written by Carolyn Swift.
File with typescript of "A Woman of No Standing" adapted for television by Carolyn Swift from the short-story of the same name by Brendan Behan. Includes photocopy of the original published story by Behan.
File relating to the dramatisation of "A Turn For a Neighbour" by Carolyn Swift and based on the original short story by Brendan Behan. It was designed for broadcast on RTÉ television. Includes script of the adaptation by Swift; a contract and receipt of payment made to Swift with RTÉ for work on the adaptation (1969); letters between Carolyn Swift, Jim Plunkett, RTÉ, and Brian Armstrong of Granada TV, Manchester, discussing the broadcast of the Behan story adapted by Swift and also outlines for further adaptations from Irish short stories, including "An Outing" from "The Love Object" by Edna O'Brien.
File includes scripts from the series, "The Liberty Man" by Carolyn Swift and Cecil Sheridan, a half-hour comedy series for television. Also includes letters between Swift and Adrian Cronin, Head of Light Entertainment, RTÉ, discussing the process of writing the series scripts, and about its proposed development for broadcast.
Typescripts of scripts for half-hour comedy for television written by Carolyn Swift, "based on three separate fragments by Anton Tchekov" (Chekhov).
File with typescript of episode 1 and synopsis of episode 2 of a new half-hour comedy series written by Carolyn Swift and for broadcast on RTÉ, starring Milo O'Shea and Ann O'Dwyer. Includes correspondence between Swift and Joe Mulholland, Controller Television Productions, RTÉ, and internal memo from Mary Daly to Swift discussing options for developing the proposal.
Files relating to the production and broadcast of "The Girl From Mayo" adapted for television by Carolyn Swift as a play, from the short story by Brian Cleeve of the same name.
Files 1-3 include scripts for "The Girl From Mayo", adapted by Carolyn Swift, from draft amended scripts to final broadcast script.
File 4 includes press cuttings from the RTÉ Guide about the programme and cutting of review by Val Mulkerns from the Irish Times. File also includes TAM rating information on the broadcast; an article by Carolyn Swift about the programme sent to Nuala Mulcahy for the RTÉ Guide (Dec 1968); also contracts and memos about agreement with Swift made with RTÉ to adapt the story (1968).
Files with scripts of "The Glorious Uncertainties" adapted for television by Carolyn Swift from the original play by Brinsley MacNamara. Includes typed broadcast script for television; published edition of the original stage play which is heavily annotated with edits by Swift. Also page from the RTÉ Guide with article and photograph from the television play (18 Dec 1970).