Twelfth Night
- Synopsis
- A production staged for television by John Sichel with Joan Plowright as Viola/Sebastian, Alec Guinness as Malvolio, Tommy Steele as Feste and Ralph Richardson as Sir Toby Belch.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Television
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Transmission details
- 12 Jul 1970 at 22:15 (Channel: ITV)
- Duration
- 110 mins
Credits
- Director
- John Sichel
- Producer
- Cecil Clarke; John Dexter
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Art Direction
- Carl Toms
- Contributor
- Peter Roden
- Cast
Additional Details
- Production type
- Television and Radio Drama
- Plays
- Twelfth Night
- Subjects
- Drama; Shakespeare
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Doubling of roles
Notes
- History
- First shown on British television in ATV’s Weekend Play series. Released on DVD in the UK 2008 replacing a VHS version which had been out of distribution.
- Reviews
- http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/527251 (accessed 4/2009). Clips are available for viewing to registered users.
Production Company
- Name
ATV
Distributor
- Name
Network
- shop@networkonair.com
- Web
- http://networkonair.com/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 01992 657707
- Address
- 19-20 Blythe Road
Berghem Mews
Hammersmith
London
W14 0HN - Notes
- Founded in 1997, Network specialises in distributing niche television programmes, predominantly licensed from Granada Ventures and Fremantle. They have recently branched into feature film distribution. Sale via retail outlets or direct via Network’s website, which has some’web exclusive’ offers.
Distributor (Sale)
- Name
Retail outlets
- Name
Royal Shakespeare Company, Mail Order
- Web
- https://www.rsc.org.uk/buyonline/shopping/index.asp?category=65&sessionid=958647199122126557164598758&deptnum=2 External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 01789 748114
- Fax
- 01789 748115
- Address
- Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Stratford-upon-Avon
Warwickshire
CV37 6B
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Twelfth Night". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/22228 (Accessed 04 Nov 2025)