SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Ambitious adaptation of the play produced for television by George Rylands and Douglas Allen. Academically sound, it did not seem to be much of a success with the general viewing audience.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Television

Transmission details

19 Sep 1954 at 20:30 (Channel: BBC)

Duration

140 mins

Availability

No archive copy known

Credits

Producer

Douglas Allen; George Rylands

Writer

William Shakespeare

Cast

John Fraser	Troilus
Mary Watson	Cressida
Richard Wordsworth	Thersites
Walter Hudd	Ulysses
Andrew Leigh	Nestor
Donald Eccles	Priam, King of Troy
Geoffrey Toone	Achilles
Helen Shingler	Helen
Jill Balcon	Cassandra
John Vere	Menelaus
Joseph O’Conor	Agamemnon
Leo Ciceri	Patroclus
Michael Brennan	Ajax
Simon Lack	Paris
Victor Lucas	Diomedes
William Squire	Hector

Additional Details

Production type

Television and Radio Drama

Plays

Troilus and Cressida

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes

For a detailed review of the production cf. Kenneth S. Rothwell and Annabelle Henkin Melzer, Shakespeare on Screen: An International Filmography and Videography (London: Mansell, 1990), entry 635, p. 298.

Figures

Watched by 27% of the adult audience (BBC Audience Report statistics)

Textual information

A written transcript of the production is held at the Birmingham Central Library as part of their Shakespeare Collection.

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)