SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Specially written for the BBC, this radio play by Peter Terson is a working class take on Three Men In a Boat. It is set in Stratford-Upon-Avon, with the lads off on a barge to soak up some culture via the canal, and ending up in it.

Series

Play for Today

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Television

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Transmission details

8 Jan 1973 at 19:25 (Channel: BBC1)

Duration

80 mins

Credits

Director

Brian Parker

Producer

David Rose

Writer

Peter Terson

Music

Sidney Sager

Cast

Brian Glover	Art
Douglas Livingstone	Abe
Ray Mort	Ern

Additional Details

Production type

Television and Radio Drama

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Stratford-upon-Avon

Notes

General

Second part of a drama trilogy written by Peter Terson about  the picaresque adventures of three Derbyshire miners - Art, Ern and Abe. The other two parts The Fishing Party and Three for the Fancy were transmitted on 1/6/1972 and 21/3/1974 respectively.

History

A successor to the 1960s British television anthology drama series The Wednesday Play, the hugely popular Play for Today series had a 14-year run from 1970 to 1984 on BBC1. During this time about 300 original plays were screened on British television.

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Archive

Name

BFI National Archive

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