"Come Back, Little Sheba" is a 1977 videotaped television film production of the play of the same name by

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produced by

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as part of the anthology series ''

Laurence Olivier Presents ''Laurence Olivier Presents'' is a British television anthology series made by ITV Granada, Granada Television which ran from 1976 to 1978. The plays, with the exception of ''Hindle Wakes (play), Hindle Wakes'', all starred Laurence Olivier. S ...

'' transmitted in the UK by ITV on 1 January 1978. The selected plays were intended to represent "the best" in 20th Century theatre, staged for television. It aired in the United States on

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on 31 December 1977. The original play premiered on

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in 1950 and was subsequently filmed in 1952. In this version, the cast is led by

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as Doc Delaney and

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as Lola, and features

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as Marie,

Patience Collier Patience Collier (born Irene Marjorie Ritscher; 19 August 1910 – 13 July 1987) was a British actress. Career Patience Collier began her theatrical career in Manchester. In 1956 she played Maria in Denis Cannan and Pierre Bost's ''The Power ...

as Mrs. Coffman,

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as Bruce, and

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as Turk. It was directed by

Silvio Narizzano Silvio Narizzano (8 February 192726 July 2011) was a Canadian film and television director, who lived and worked primarily in the United Kingdom. He is best known for directing the acclaimed 1966 comedy-drama film '' Georgy Girl,'' which is cons ...

. The play was released as part of a 6-DVD set of ''Laurence Olivier Presents'', which also includes "

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", "The Collection", "Saturday, Sunday, Monday", and "Hindle Wakes".

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* {{IMDb episode, 0075867 1970s British films 1977 drama films 1977 films 1977 television films 1977 television plays British drama television films Filmed stage productions Films directed by Silvio Narizzano ITV television dramas Television remakes of films Television series by ITV Studios Television shows based on plays