when was an inspector calls set
This article is about the play. For the 1954 film, see An Inspector Calls (1954 film) . For the 1982 TV series, see An Inspector Calls (TV series) . For the 2015 film, see An Inspector Calls (2015 film) .For the 2015 TV film, see An Inspector Calls (2015 TV film) . An Inspector Calls is a play written by English dramatist J. B. Priestley, first performed in 1945 in the Soviet Union and in 1946 in the UK.It is one of Priestley's best known works for the stage and considered to be one of the classics of mid-20th century English theatre.he first film version of An Inspector Calls was produced in the United Kingdom by Watergate Productions Ltd, the 1954 screenplay was adapted by Desmond Davis and directed by Guy Hamilton.