Macbeth

Synopsis: First part of a weekly schools broadcast in which the play is shown four successive 30-minute installments. With Andrew Keir as Macbeth and Ruth Meyers as Lady Macbeth.
Series: For Schools and Colleges
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Television
Transmission details: 11 Oct 1966 at 14:05 (Channel: BBC1)
Duration: 30 mins

Producer

Michael Simpson

Writer

William Shakespeare

Art Direction

Charles Lawrence

Cast

Andrew Keir	Macbeth
Ruth Meyers	Lady Macbeth
Anthony Bate	Macduff
Alan Tucker	Malcolm
James Grout	Banquo
Amanda Walker	Lady Macduff
Bill Russel	Old Man
Brenda Duncan	Witch (2nd)
Daphne Heard	Witch (3rd)
Derek Kneller	Macduff’s son
Donald Eccles	King Duncan
Donald Eccles	Doctor of Physic
Elsie Wagstaff	Witch (1st)
Inigo Jackson	Messenger
Inigo Jackson	Murderer (2nd)
Jill Riddick	Lady Macduff’s daughter
Kenneth Colley	Servant
Malcolm Tierney	Angus
Martin Matthews	Ross
Michael Beint	Captain
Michael Murray	Menteith
Nigel Lambert	Donalbain
Nigel Lambert	Young Siward
Patrick Godfrey	Lennox
Paul Grout	Fleance
Peter Diamond	Macdonald
Peter Hughes	Siward, Earl of Northumberland
Ray Mort	Porter
Valerie Douglas	Nurse
Valerie Douglas	Gentlewoman
William Marlowe	Murderer (1st)
William Marlowe	Seyton

Notes: The cast credits encompass the entire four parts that were broadcast. The duration given for this entry refers to the length of each installment (30 minutes).
History: The other three parts of this production for schools were broadcast on October 18, October 25, and November 8, 1966.

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