Ann and Harold is a radio play written by Louis Goodrich. It was about a love story between a London couple. It has six scenes and was broadcasted on March 5, 1932. It starts with their meeting and ends with their wedding. The radio play became widely popular it even got a sequel called More About Ann and Harold. In 1938 BBC would decide to pick it up and create the first television series having Louis Goodrich write the series. This would be the first televised series, and Ann and Harold even had their own theme song one of the firsts for television.
Ann Tod would Portray Ann Teviot and Wiliam Hutchison playing Harold Warden, and Louis Goodrich would also appear in the show as he was also an actor. From July 12th to August 9th there were five episodes each ranging from 15 to 20 minutes. There was supposed to be 6 but Ann Tod got a part in a West End play and was granted permission to leave the show early. So instead of ending at the wedding, it ended at the Lord's Cricket Ground.
Unfortunately, the show was filmed live and thus there was no recording of it. So those who watched it when it was aired, are the only ones who ever got to see the T.V. series.
SOURCES:
Television Heaven
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