Measure for Measure
- Synopsis
- A modern dress version directed by David Thacker with Corin Redgrave as Angelo and Juliet Aubrey as Isabella.
- Series
- Performance
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Television
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Transmission details
- 5 Nov 1994 at 21:31 (Channel: BBC2)
- Duration
- 111 mins
Credits
- Director
- David Thacker
- Producer
- Peter Cregeen; Simon Curtis
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Costume
- Lyn Avery
- Art Direction
- Bruce Macadie
- Cast
Additional Details
- Production type
- Television and Radio Drama
- Historical period
- 1990s
- Plays
- Measure for Measure
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- History
- Thacker’s televised adaptation was shown as part of BBC’s Bard on the Box season, which ran for two months from 16 October to 14 December 1994.
- Figures
- Viewing audience of 734, 000 (consolidated viewing)
4% share of the viewing audience of BBC2 for that day
(Figures provided by BARB, the Broadcasters Audience Research Board, 1994) - Awards
- Nominated for the BAFTA TV Award in 1995 for ‘Best Costume Design’ (Lyn Avery) in 1995.
- Reviews
- H. R. Coursen, ‘Shakespeare on Television: Four Recent Productions’, in Shakespeare in Space: Recent Shakespeare Productions on Screen (New York et al.: Peter Lang, 2002), pp. 59-66.
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Archive
- Name
BFI National Archive
- Web
- http://www.bfi.org.uk/archive-collections/searching-access-collections/research-viewing-services External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7255 1444
- Fax
- 020 7436 0165
- Address
- 21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN
- Name
BoB
- bob@learningonscreen.ac.uk
- Web
- https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/ondemand External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 3743 2345
- Address
- Learning on Screen - the British Universities and Colleges Film and Video Council
330 Holborn Gate
1st Floor, Suite 120
London
WC1V 7QH - Notes
- Formerly a service from BUFVC, British Universities Film & Video Council
Distributor
- Name
BBC Store
- Web
- https://store.bbc.com/ External site opens in new window
- Notes
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How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Measure for Measure". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av36544 (Accessed 25 Nov 2024)