SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Televised production of the play directed by Ian Atkins with Robert Atkins as Falstaff.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Television

Transmission details

16 Nov 1952 at 20:40 (Channel: BBC)

Duration

100 mins

Availability

Unavailable

Credits

Director

Julian Amyes

Producer

Ian Atkins

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

Max Saunders

Art Direction

James Bould

Cast

Robert Atkins	Sir John Falstaff
Mary Kerridge	Mistress Margaret Page
Betty Huntley-Wright	Mistress Alice Ford
Helene Burle	Mistress Quickly
Alfie Bass	Nym (Nim)
Charles Mander	John Rugby
Clement Hamelin	Pistol
Elizabeth Regan	Anne Page
Erik Chitty	Justice Shallow (Robert Shallow)
Hugh Pryse	Sir Hugh Evans
Meadows White	Host of the Garter Inn
Milo Sperber	Doctor Caius
Peter Bennett (2)	Bardolph
Peter Franklyn	Servant
Peter Rendall	Fenton
Robert Beaumont	Abraham Slender
Rupert Davies	George Page
Sydney Bromley	Peter Simple
Thomas Moore	Robin
William Glover	Servant

Additional Details

Production type

Television and Radio Drama

Plays

Merry Wives of Windsor, The

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes

Production cost: £ 2.148 (BBC Play Library).

The Birmingham Shakespeare Library holds a BBC TV script.

History

One of the early television "live" studio recordings. Production costs amounted to approximately £2.000.

Figures

Reaction Index 41 (the lowest figure to date for a Shakespeare play) (BBC Audience Research). The Reaction Index is a measurement of the quality and success of the programme with the audience who had watched it. It is based on a range of 0 to 100.)

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)