Winter’s Tale, The

Alternative title
The Shakespeare Plays
Synopsis
Television production of the play with Jeremy Kemp as Leontes and Anna Calder-Marshall as Hermione.
Series
BBC Television Shakespeare
Language
English
Country
Great Britain; United States
Medium
Television; Video
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Recording date
9 Apr 1980
Transmission details
8 Feb 1981 at 19:15 (Channel: BBC2)
Duration
175 mins

Credits

Director
Jane Howell
Producer
Jonathan Miller
Writer
William Shakespeare
Music
Dudley Simpson
Costume
John Peacock
Art Direction
Don Homfray
Contributor
David Snodin
Cast
Jeremy KempLeontes, King of Sicily
Anna Calder-MashallHermione
Debbie FarringtonPerdita
Margaret TyzackPaulina
Rikki FultonAutolycus
Arthur HewlettOld Shepherd
Colin McCormackDion
Cornelius GarrettServant to Leontes (Servant)
Cyril LuckhamAntigonus
David BurkeCamillo
Emrys LeyshonCourt Official
George HowePaulina’s Steward (Servant)
Harold GoldblattTime, as Chorus
Janette LeggeDorcas
Jeremy DimmickMamillius
John Bailey (2)Lord to Leontes (Lord)
John BenfieldJailer
John BenfieldMariner
John CurlessCleomenes
John WelshArchidamus
Leonard KavanaghLord to Leontes (Lord)
Maggie WellsMopsa
Merelina KendallEmilia
Peter BensonClown’s Servant (Servant)
Robert StephensPolixenes
Robin KermodeFlorizel
Susan BrodrickSecond Lady
William ReltonLord to Leontes (Lord)

Additional Details

Production type
Television and Radio Drama
Plays
Winter’s Tale, The
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
drama in English; performances; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Related items
Winter’s Tale, The
Winter’s Tale, The

Notes

Notes
The production is commercially available on DVD as part of the BBC TV SHAKESPEARE COLLECTION box set (see separate entry).
History
The production was part of the third season (producer: Jonathan Miller). Recording took one week.
Textual information
Between 1978 and 1986 the BBC published individual scripts of the series. Each volume of The BBC TV Shakespeare, ed. Peter Alexander et al. (London: British Broadcasting Corporation) contains the full text of the play (the Peter Alexander edition) with accompanying notes on the scene breaks and cuts made in the production, as well as a glossary. A general introduction to the play by series literary advisor John Wilders is followed by an essay on the production of the play by Henry Fenwick. This is based on interviews with actors, directors, and designers.
Reviews
Susan Willis, The BBC Shakespeare Plays: Making the Televised Canon (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1991).

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Name

Time-Life Films Inc

Phone
0101 201 843 4545
Address
PO Box 644
NJ 07652
USA

Distributor (Sale)

Name

Moviemail

Web
https://www.simplyhe.com/3000-moviemail External site opens in new window
Phone
0844 848 2000
Address
Simply Home Entertainment
PO Box 7741
Ringwood
BH24 9FA
UK
Notes
As of December 2016 the Moviemail web presence is incorporated within the Simply Media website
Name

Simply Media

Contact
Laura Smith
Email
info@simplymedia.tv
Web
http://www.simplymedia.tv/ External site opens in new window
Phone
0203 542 3722
Address
Highlight House
57 Margaret Street
London W1W 8SJ
Notes
Formerly known as DD Home Entertainment or DDHE
Name

Trumedia Ltd

Contact
Bill Cotton
Email
sales@trumedia.co.uk
Web
https://trumedia.co.uk/ External site opens in new window
Phone
01865 847837
Fax
01865 847837
Address
9 Meadow View
Kidlington
Kidlington
OX5 2XY
Notes
Trumedia supplies video tapes and DVDs to UK schools, colleges and universities and is geared up to take official orders from educational institutions. The catalogue highlights programmes likely to be of use in the curriculum, but the company can supply any video in current UK distribution, as well as some deleted titles. Particularly strong in the areas of English literature and drama, as well as history, natural history, art & artists, and foreign language films.

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Winter’s Tale, The". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/23790 (Accessed 06 Oct 2024)