Comic potential
By: Alan Ayckbourn.
Publisher: Samuel French
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New York; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 101
Subjects: Television -- Production and direction -- Drama.; English drama -- 20th century.
Genres: Drama.
Description: "A hilarious satire of television and a touching romantic comedy, it begins in a television studio where a hospital soap opera is being taped... Adam, the young nephew of the producer and an aspiring writer who worships the director... is on the set. Adam starts chatting with Jacie Tripplethree, the actoid (serial number JC333) playing the nurse and finds, to his surprise, that not only can she carry on a conversation but, due to what she calls a fault in her programming, she has a creative imagination. Adam wants to build a new television series around her but the studio will not hear of it. He also finds he is falling in love with the charming robot! Will Adam get the green light on his series? Will love prevail?"--Publisher's description.
Notes: New ed. - Previous ed.: London : Faber, 1999.