Bentine

Synopsis
Comedy sketch show and a one-off special. Sketches include: a hole in one from an invisible Irish golfer, a version of Shakespeare’s Macbeth, and a visit to the operations room of the Royal Army Medical Corps. The TV Times reports a ‘flowing version of Macbeth guaranteed to make the bard turn in his tomb’ but no further details known (4/2008).
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Television
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Transmission details
22 Sep 1975 at 18:45 (Channel: ITV)
Duration
45 mins

Credits

Director
Leon Thau
Producer
David Clark (3)
Writer
John Ennis; Michael Bentine
Production Design
Colin Andrews
Cast
Michael Bentine 

Additional Details

Production type
Sitcoms/Variety
Plays
Macbeth
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Production Company

Name

Thames Television

Archive

Name

BFI National Archive

Web
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Phone
020 7255 1444
Fax
020 7436 0165
Address
21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Bentine". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av68130 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)