At the beginning of the play, J.B. Priestley gives a very elaborate and detailed amount of stage settings, lighting and character descriptions. These were so detailed as Priestley wanted the mood of the first scene to linger through out the whole play. For example "The general effect is substantial and heavily comfortable, but not cosy and home like." This was obviously taken in to account in the television production, as the extremely large table …showed first 75 words of 3261 total…

…showed last 75 words of 3261 total…my beliefs?' and 'Has the world's attitude changed at all from 1912, to this day?' There are so many questions that are designed to help the audience to help themselves. Mr. Birling's views are portrayed as wrong and the Inspector's are right. So, if the world still hasn't learned the valuable lesson, then it will be forced to learn it again and again and again in 'fire and blood and anguish' until it understands.