Macbeth. Part 3

Synopsis
Television schools series in eight parts, examining the conflict between good and evil in medieval and Elizabethan drama. The final episode continues the argument that in Macbeth Shakespeare makes use of the traditions of earlier drama to portray the most complex form of the conflict of good and evil, conflict within the character of Macbeth himself.
Series
Terrible Choice
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Television
Transmission details
23 Mar 1960 at 15:23 (Channel: ITV)
Duration
27 mins

Credits

Director
Roger Jenkins
Writer
Martin Worth
Contributor
Michael Hawkins
Cast
William DevlinMacbeth
Mary MorrisLady Macbeth
Joseph O’ConorBanquo
Anthony JacobsMurderer (1st)
Charles HodgsonLord
Michael BryantRoss
Nigel BellairsWitch (1st)
Pat SandysWitch (2nd)
Peter SouleFleance
Ronnie BarkerMurderer (2nd)
Tony ChurchDoctor of Physic

Additional Details

Production type
Documentary/Educational/News
Plays
Macbeth
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Elizabethan drama; schools; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes
TV Times cites the Second Murderer as ‘Ronald Barker’; it has been assumed that this is the British comedian Ronnie Barker but this assumption has not been verified from any other source.

The Library of Congress holds master preservation material only, no viewing copy (5/2008).
History
First US broadcast 7 February 1964, WNDT, New York City (NET) in Festival of the Arts.

Production Company

Name

Associated-Rediffusion

Archive

Name

Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting & Recorded Sound Division

Web
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Phone
(20) 707-8572
Fax
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Address
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How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Macbeth. Part 3". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av36880 (Accessed 26 Dec 2024)