Bromley-born broadcaster, radio producer and actor, Desmond Carrington (23 May 1926 – 1 February 2017) performed in ‘Doctor in the House’ in the week beginning 16 April 1962, only a few months before the SHT closed as a theatre.

From the radio blog obituary to him: Random radio jottings, Thursday 2 February 2017, Radio Lives – Desmond Carrington…

“Ironically it was Desmond’s TV fame that led to his future career as a disc jockey. In 1962 he was invited to compere Housewives’ Choice for a fortnight whilst he was still appearing as Dr Anderson [emergency medicine consultant in ATV’s Emergency Ward 10 long running TV series] and, as the Radio Times billing adds, also appearing on stage in Doctor in the House at Streatham Hill Theatre.”