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Premiere
The first performance of The Real Inspector Hound took place at the Criterion Theatre in London on 17 June 1968 with the cast as follows;
- Moon - Richard Briers
- Birdboot - Ronnie Barker
- Mrs. Drudge - Josephine Tewson
- Simon Gascoyne - Robin Ellis
- Felicity Cunningham - Patricia Shakesby
- Cynthia Muldoon - Caroline Blakiston
- Major Magnus Muldoon - Antony Webb
- Inspector Hound - Hugh Walters
The play was directed by Robert Chetwyn, while the design was completed by Hutchinson Stott.
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