William Holds the Stage

Synopsis
Drama series for children based on Richmal Crompton’s stories. In this episode William’s class enters the Welbecker’s Shield Shakespeare competition and William decides to play Hamlet.
Series
Just William (1977)
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Television
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Transmission details
13 Nov 1977 at 17:45 (Channel: ITV)
Duration
30 mins

Credits

Director
John Davies
Producer
John Davies
Writer
Keith Dewhurst; Richmal Crompton
Cast
Adrian DannattWilliam
Brian OultonHeadmaster
Diana FairfaxMrs Brown
Ellis DaleMr Welbecker
Hugh CrossMr Brown
Nicola ReevesDorinda
Ursula PrinceMrs Lane

Additional Details

Production type
Television and Radio Drama
Plays
Hamlet
Keywords
children’s drama; children’s television; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); School productions

Notes

History
Season 2, episode 4.

Production Company

Name

London Weekend Television

Archive

Name

BFI National Archive

Web
http://www.bfi.org.uk/archive-collections/searching-access-collections/research-viewing-services External site opens in new window
Phone
020 7255 1444
Fax
020 7436 0165
Address
21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN

Distributor (Sale)

Name

ITN Source

Email
uksales@itnsource.com
Web
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Phone
+44 (0) 207 430 4480
Address
200 Grays Inn Road
London WC1X 8XZ

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "William Holds the Stage". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av68309 (Accessed 10 Nov 2024)