NICHOLS PAPERS. Vols. XXII-XXIII. ‘Harding’s Luck’; Nov. 1970, 1974, n.d. Mostly typewritten. ‘A play for children adapted from the novel by E. Nesbit.’ First performed at the Greenwich Theatre on 26 Dec. 1974. Two volumes.
NICHOLS PAPERS. Vols. LXXX-LXXXI. ‘Hearts and Flowers’; 19 Aug. 1970-10 March 1972, n.d. Mostly typewritten. First broadcast by the BBC on 3 Dec. 1970. Published in Plays: One (1991). Two volumes.
NICHOLS PAPERS. Vol. LXXXIX (ff. 75). ‘The Reception’; n.d. Typewritten. Originally titled ‘Afterwards’ and broadcast by Granada on 18 May 1961. 1. ff. 1-13. Notes with [italics]autograph[/italics] revisions; n.d. For further notes, see Add. 78995, ff. 4-16r. 2. ff. 14-75. Draft with [italics]...
NICHOLS PAPERS. Vols. XC-XCVIII. ‘See Me’; April 1977-9 Oct. 1977, n.d. Mostly typewritten. Unproduced six part series originally titled ‘The London Group’. Nine volumes.
NICHOLS PAPERS. Vols. XXIX-XXXI. ‘Passion Play’; 2 April 1980-6 April 1998, n.d. Mostly typewritten. First performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Aldwych Theatre, London, on 8 Jan. 1981, and revived at Wyndham’s Theatre, London, on 18 April 1984 following a transfer from Leicester. The original production won the Evening Standard Drama Awards Best Play of the Year. First American production as ‘Passion’ at the Longacre Theatre, New York, on 15 May 1983. For the film adaptat...
NICHOLS PAPERS. Vols. LXI-LXII. ‘The Common’; 5 July 1967-21 Oct. 1973, n.d. Mostly typewritten. First broadcast by BBC-1 on 21 Oct. 1973. For ‘Common Ground’, a stage adaptation, see Add. 78953. The original version rejected by the BBC is published in Plays: One (1987). Two volumes.
NICHOLS PAPERS. Vols. LXXV-LXXVI. ‘The Gorge’; 1964-10 Sept. 1976, n.d. Mostly typewritten. First broadcast by the BBC on 4 Sept. 1968. Some of the characters and situations were developed in the stage play ‘The Freeway’, see Add. 78963-78964. Screened at the Archive Season held at the National Film Theatre from 11 Oct. 1976-24 Oct. 1976, and published in The Television Dramatist, ed. by Robert Muller (1973). Two volumes.
NICHOLS PAPERS. Vol. LXXVII. ‘Greeks Bearing Gifts’ (ff. 260); 18 Sept. 1990-Jan. 1991, n.d. Mostly typewritten. An episode in the fifth series of ‘Inspector Morse’, first broadcast by Central on 23 March 1991. Peter Nichols was a joint recipient of the Writers’ Guild Award for this episode...
NICHOLS PAPERS. Vols. CXVI-CXVII. ‘Georgy Girl’; 1 Sept. 1965-12 Oct. 1965, n.d. Mostly typewritten. Released in May 1966 and directed by Silvio Narizzano. Co-scripted with Margaret Forster and adapted from her novel of the same name. Two volumes.
NICHOLS PAPERS. Vols. CXXIX-CXXX. ‘Siren Song’ and list of directors for unknown film project; 1977, 23 May 1984-1988, n.d. Mostly typewritten. Unproduced film inspired by the Michael Davis murder case. Two volumes.