 He made his film debut in 1934 in Whispering Tongues , and later in the decade also began to appear in the newer medium of television . On 11 November 1937 , Tate appeared as Stanhope again in a production of Journey 's End made by the BBC 's fledgling television service , one of its earliest major drama productions . His performance was praised by the television critic of The Times newspaper , who wrote that : " his performance [ was ] brilliantly full of fiery disillusionment . It successfully dominated the stage — no easy matter when Osborne is played as well as Mr. Basil Gill played him . " 
