NET Playhouse; 96; Thirteen Against Fate. Part 9: The Survivors
- Series
- NET Playhouse
- Episode Number
- 96
- Producing Organization
- British Broadcasting Corporation
- Contributing Organization
- Library of Congress (Washington, District of Columbia)
- AAPB ID
- cpb-aacip/512-3f4kk9540v
- NOLA Code
- THAF
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- Description
- Episode Description
- For many years old Madame Canut has hated Fevrier, sole living survivor of the wrecked trawler "Telemaque." She believes that he and the other survivors cannibalized her husband in order to live and has brought up her twin sons, Pierre and Charles, to believe this story. When Fevrier is found dead in the harbor, Pierre Canut, now captain of his own trawler, is arrested as the obvious suspect. His brother Charles is convinced of Pierre's innocence, Although Pierre had been with old Fevrier on the night he was killed, there are also other suspects. For one thing, there is Paumelle, a ne'er-do-well, whose father had been also one of the survivors. Paumelle was perfectly capable of blackmailing Fevrier and probably was doing so. Then there is Emma Martens, the local "easy woman" who is suddenly claiming Fevrier's estate on the grounds that she was secretly married to him. Charles decides to do a little investigating on his own, and going to Fevrier's villa, he is surprised to see a window open as though someone is still living there. Finding nothing, he decides to leave. He is not the only visitor, however, for Emma, too, goes there, hunting for the marriage certificate. Suddenly, the terrified woman is confronted with the apparition of the dead man, himself. Fevrier has faked his own death because he is sickened by Madame Canut's eternal persecution and wants to clear out. In a violent argument, Emma stabs him and makes her escape. Paumelle, thinking Fevrier dead, has picked this night to rifle the villa, and it is he who is discovered by Charles and the police. But in the ensuing scuffle he gets away. Knowing that Paumelle and Emma were having an affair, Charles follows Emma as she leaves town, hoping that she will lead him to Paumelle. When Paumelle is finally found by the police, he tells the whole truth. Emma, unable to escape Charles following her to Dieppe, where she had hoped to catch the boat for England, is convinced that he knows she murdered old Fevrier and commits suicide in despair. Pierre is released and the twin brothers are reunited. Filmed sequences of the play were shot on location in Brittany. NET Playhouse - "Thirteen Against Fate - The Survivors" is a National Educational Television presentation, produced for the British Broadcasting Corporation by Irene Shubik. It was dramatized by Stanley Miller. Producer for NET is Kay Chessid. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
- Series Description
- Thirteen Against Fate is a series of thirteen hour-long episodes based on the novels of Georges Simenon. Noted for the sound psychology of his characters, Simenon's stories deal with many nationalities and are set in numerous European cities and villages. There are sequences filmed in these locations integrated into the episodes. In each of the novels chosen for this series, Fate plays a leading role in the development of the story and the characters. These aired as episodes 88-100 of NET Playhouse. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
- Broadcast Date
- 1968-08-02
- Asset type
- Episode
- Genres
- Drama
- Topics
- Performing Arts
- Media type
- Moving Image
- Duration
- 01:00:29
- Credits
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Actor: Brennan, Michael
Actor: Thomas, Charles
Actor: Breck, Kathleen
Actor: Williams, Frank
Actor: Buck, David
Actor: Wells, Jerold
Actor: de Marney, Terence
Actor: Roderick, George
Actor: Dyce, Hamilton
Actor: Kedrova, Lila
Actor: Marriott-Watson, Nan
Adapter: Miller, Stanley
Composer: Russell, Tony
Conductor: Russell, Tony
Designer: Diss, Eileen
Director: Cartier, Rudolph
Producer: Chessid, Kay
Producer: Shubik, Irene
Producing Organization: British Broadcasting Corporation
Writer: Simenon, Georges, 1903-1989
- AAPB Contributor Holdings
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Library of Congress
Identifier: 1654771-1 (MAVIS Item ID)
Format: 1 inch videotape: SMPTE Type C
Generation: Master
Color: B&W
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Library of Congress
Identifier: 1654771-2 (MAVIS Item ID)
Format: 2 inch videotape
Generation: Master
Color: B&W
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Library of Congress
Identifier: 1654771-3 (MAVIS Item ID)
Format: U-matic
Generation: Copy: Access
Color: B&W
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Library of Congress
Identifier: 1654771-4 (MAVIS Item ID)
Generation: Master
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Library of Congress
Identifier: 1654771-5 (MAVIS Item ID)
Generation: Copy: Access
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Library of Congress
Identifier: 1654771-6 (MAVIS Item ID)
Generation: Copy: Access
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- Citations
- Chicago: “NET Playhouse; 96; Thirteen Against Fate. Part 9: The Survivors,” 1968-08-02, Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed June 9, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-3f4kk9540v.
- MLA: “NET Playhouse; 96; Thirteen Against Fate. Part 9: The Survivors.” 1968-08-02. Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. June 9, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-3f4kk9540v>.
- APA: NET Playhouse; 96; Thirteen Against Fate. Part 9: The Survivors. Boston, MA: Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-3f4kk9540v