Shakespeare Without Tears

Synopsis
BBC television comedy series. Billed as ‘an episode in the life of a laughing stock of television’. Howerd plays an out-of-work, frustrated, small part actor, desperate to secure a Shakespearean role. Fired from the coffee bar where he works for dropping crockery (and blaming the customers in loud Shakespearean rhetoric) he is hired as a dresser to irascible Shakespearean actor (Longdon). Howerd gets to masquerade as Lear in front of a female admirer and deputises as Laertes in a hammy performance of Hamlet.
Series
Frankie Howerd in...
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Television
Transmission details
28 Jan 1959 at 20:40 (Channel: BBC)
Duration
30 mins
Availability
No archive copy found (2006).

Credits

Director
Eric Miller
Writer
Phil Sharp; Reuben Ship
Cast
Bruce Whiteman 
Frankie Howerd 
Georgina Cookson 
Joyce Carpenter 
Terence Longdon 
Wilfred Cartre 

Additional Details

Production type
Sitcoms/Variety
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

History
The series was comprised of only two episodes.

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Shakespeare Without Tears". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av66546 (Accessed 15 Oct 2024)