SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Julius Caesar in four episodes and produced for schools television by Ronald Eyre. James Maxwell is Mark Antony and Ralph Michael is Caesar.

Series

For Schools

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Television

Transmission details

8 Nov 1960 at 14:05 (Channel: BBC)

Duration

30 mins

Credits

Producer

Ronald Eyre

Writer

William Shakespeare

Production Design

Austen Spriggs

Cast

Ralph Michael	Julius Caesar
James Maxwell	Mark Antony
John Southworth	Decius Brutus
John Laurie	Caius Cassius
Ellen Mcintosh	Portia
Allan McClelland	Cinna
Brian Harris	Lucilius
Brian Harrison	Trebonius
Brian Harrison	Lucilius
Christopher Gilmore	Volumnius
David Tudor-Jones	Popillius
Dudley Foster	Casca
Duncan Lewis	Metellus Cimber
George Dare	Lepidus
Henley Thomas	Metellus Cimber (Strato)
Hilda Schroder	Calphurnia
James Bolam	Young Cato
James Bolam	Carpenter
James Grout	Flavius
John Abineri	Murellus
Kenneth Edwards	Publius
Michael Goodliffe	Marcus Brutus
Michael Robbins	Dardanius
Murray Gilmore	Poet
Nicholas Light	Servant (to Octavius Caesar)
Ralph Michael	Ghost of Caesar
Ray Brooks	Lucius
Ray Smith	Messenger
Ray Smith	Messenger
Richard Coe	Servant (to Antony)
Richard Coe	Pindarus
Robert Gillespie	Cobbler
Roderick Cook	Cinna the Poet
Roderick Cook	Artemidorus
Terence Greenidge	Caius Ligarius
Tim Seeley	Octavius Caesar
Wilfrid Brambell	Soothsayer

Additional Details

Production type

Television and Radio Drama

Plays

Julius Caesar

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

schools; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

History

The four episodes were broadcast 8,15,22,29 November 1960. The cast listed embraces all four episodes.

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Archive

Name

BFI National Archive

Web

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Phone

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Fax

020 7436 0165

Address

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