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

A sequel The Manor of Northstead followed in 1954.

Original cast

• Beecham - Michael Shepley
• Bessie - Diane Hart
• June Farrell - Leora Dana
• June Farrell (Replacement) - Joan Winmill
• Lady Caroline Smith - Edith Savile
• Lord Pym - Peter Coke
• Mr Cleghorn - Tom Macaulay
• The Countess of Lister - Marjorie Fielding
• The Earl of Lister - A E Matthews

Sources

1. "Previous Productions - Vaudeville Theatre". www.vaudevilletheatre.org.uk.
2. "The Chiltern Hundreds (1949)". BFI. Archived from the original on 6 November 2016.
3. "Albemarle - Archive". Archived from the original on 13 December 2010.
4. "Production of The Chiltern Hundreds | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.

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