Outcast, The

Synopsis: Third episode of a nine-part BBC television series comprising three of Shakespeare’s Roman plays - Coriolanus, Julius Caesar, and Antony and Cleopatra. This episode covers the fifth Act of Coriolanus.
Series: Spread of the Eagle, The
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Television
Recording date: 22 Feb 1963
Transmission details: 17 May 1963 at 21:25 (Channel: BBC)
Duration: 50 mins

Director

Peter Dews

Producer

Writer

Music

Costume

Art Direction

Cast

Robert Hardy	Caius Martius Coriolanus
Beatrix Lehmann	Volumnia
Jerome Willis	Tullus Aufidius
Roland Culver	Menenius Agrippa
Noel Johnson	Cominius
Barry Jackson	Volscian Sentry (Watchman)
Ben Harte	Aedile (Aediles)
Bernard Finch	Volscian Lord (Lord)
Bernard Lloyd	Citizen
Caroline Stephens
Charles Laurence	Conspirator
David King (2)	Volscian Lord (Lord)
David Weston	Conspirator
Frank Pettingell	Junius Brutus
Geoffrey Hinsliff	Messenger
Hilary Wright
Hugh Dickson	Aediles
Jennifer Daniel	Virgilia
John Barcroft	Lieutenant to Aufidius (Lieutenant)
John Gay	Volscian Lord (Lord)
John Greenwood	Messenger
Kirk Martin	Young Martius
Leonard Cracknell	Conspirator
Marion Desmond
Mary Steele	Valeria
Maurice Colbourne	Senator (Rome)
Michael Graham Cox	Citizen
Pamela Craig
Paul Bailey	Citizen
Paul Harris (2)	Volscian Sentry (Watchman)
Paul Webster
Peter Jeffrey	Sicinius Velutus
Raymond Clarke	Citizen (Volscian)
Roger Croucher	Messenger
Roy Herrick	Messenger
Terry Wale	Citizen
Wendy Varnals

Production type: Television and Radio Drama
Plays: Coriolanus
Subjects: Drama
Keywords: Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Related items: Alliance, The; Hero, The; Matter of Spreadeagling, A; Monument, The; Serpent, The; Voices, The

Notes: With a cast of 76 actors, the entire production incurred expenses of more than £9.000.
General: The title for the series, according to director Peter Dews, alludes to the Roman eagle, "aloof, golden, and cruel" (Radio Times, 25 April 1963: 49).
Reviews: `Continuity Problem of New B.B.C. Shakespeare Series’, The Times, 4 May 1963: 5.

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