BBC Sunday-Night Theatre The Admirable Crichton (1950–1959) Online
- Original Title :
- The Admirable Crichton
- Genre :
- TV Episode / Drama
- Year :
- 1950–1959
- Cast :
- Raymond Huntley,Jean Compton,Joan Hopkins
- Writer :
- J.M. Barrie
- Type :
- TV Episode
- Time :
- 1h 45min
- Rating :
- 6.2/10
A group of people are shipwrecked when their yacht runs around on a South Pacific island. The usable hierarchy in a upper-class British family breaks down quickly when it becomes apparent that only the servant Crichton is capable of surviving on his own and he becomes the communities leader.
| Episode cast overview, first billed only: | |||
 | Raymond Huntley | - | Crichton |
 | Jean Compton | - | Lady Catherine Lasenby |
| Joan Hopkins | - | Lady Mary Lasenby |
| Alvys Maben | - | Lady Agatha Lasenby (as Alvin Maben) |
| David Markham | - | Hon. Ernest Woolley |
 | Harcourt Williams | - | Earl of Loam |
| Geoffrey Wearing | - | Reverend John Treherne |
| Richard Carr | - | Monsieur Fleury |
| Virginia Winter | - | Fisher |
| Grace Webb | - | Mrs. Perkins |
| Frederick Ross | - | Tompsett |
| Cara Stevens | - | Simmons |
| Edmund Clowes | - | Rolleston |
| Gina Rohan | - | Mademoiselle Jeanne |
 | Derek Blomfield | - | Lord Brocklehurst |
The original Broadway production of "The Admirable Crichton" by J.M. Barrie {on which the screenplay was based} opened at the Lyceum Theater on November 17, 1903, ran for 144 performances with William Gillette {famous for his Sherlock Holmes plays and portrayal} in the title role. The play was revived on Broadway in 1931.