The Good Companions (musical) The Good Companions (musical) The Good Companions is a musical with a book by Ronald Harwood, music by André Previn, and lyrics by Johnny Mercer. It is based on the 1929 novel of the same title by J. B. Priestley. The plot focuses on the trials and tribulations of a touring concert party known as the Dinky-Doos who are stranded in the English countryside when their manager absconds with the most recent box office revenue and the lady pianist. Jess Oakroyd, an amiable man who has abandoned his shrewish wife, endears himself to the company with his homespun advice, and
An Inspector Calls Sybil Birling and Bryan Forbes as Eric Birling. In 1965, the play was adapted into a Bengali (Indian) movie by the name of Thana Theke Aschi from a Bengali adaptation of the original play of the same name. The character of Inspector Goole was played by the Bengali Matinee idol Uttam Kumar, the character being renamed as Sub-Inspector Tinkari Halder, the character of Eva Smith/ Daisy Renton was portrayed by Madhabi Mukherjee, the character being renamed as Sandhya Chakraborty/ Jharna Roy/ Reba Sen. The rest of the cast included Dilip Mukherjee, Kamal Mitra, Chhaya Devi, Anjana Bhowmik, and Jahar Roy