SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

US sitcom. Guest appearances from Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor. Richard Burton had recently bought Taylor a 69-carat diamond ring, a gift which features prominently in the episode (Lucy gets the ring stuck on her finger). Burton, dressed as a plumber to escape his fans, is caught by Lucy to repair her tap. Burton, as the plumber, recites lines (with some edits) from Richard II , "For God’s sake, let us sit upon the ground"(3:2:151-166) in the bathroom.

Series

Here’s Lucy

Language

English

Country

United States

Medium

Television

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Transmission details

14 Nov 1970 (Channel: CBS)

Duration

30 mins

Credits

Director

Jerry Paris

Producer

Cleo Smith

Writer

Bob Carroll; Madelyn Davis

Cast

Elizabeth Taylor
Lucille Ball	Lucy Carter
Richard Burton

Additional Details

Production type

Sitcoms/Variety

Plays

Richard II

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes

Episode included on HERE’S LUCY - BEST LOVED EPISODES FROM THE HIT TV SERIES available on Amazon.com and other online retailers

General

`Ball and Burton reportedly did not get along, as he found Ball’s rigid perfectionism grating and he subsequently wrote about her in extremely unflattering terms in his memoir’. Wikipedia.org

History

Episode 58 and episode 1 of the third season. The series had many changes of name beginning as I LOVE LUCY (1951-57), THE LUCY SHOW aka LUCILLE BALL SHOW (1962-68) and HERE’S LUCY in 1968.

Production Company

Name

Lucille Ball Productions

Archive

Name

UCLA Film & Television Archive

Email

arsc@ucla.edu

Web

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Phone

(310) 206 5388

Fax

(310) 206 5392

Address

Individual Access
Archive Study and Research Center
46 Powell Library
302 East Melnitz
Los Angeles
CA90095-1323
USA

Online Retailer

Name

amazon.com

Web

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