The series that Shelagh built: Delaney on television with The House That Jack Built (1977)

By Melanie Williams The writer Shelagh Delaney remains best known for her first play, A Taste of Honey, produced by Theatre Workshop in 1958 and revived many times since, also adapted into a multi-award-winning film by Woodfall in 1961. This dazzling debut has tended to overshadow the array of other work she did throughout her …