SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Sitcom centred around Timothy Lumsden, a depressed 41-year-old who still lives at home with, and is dominated by, his mother. In this episode Timothy is promoted from prompter to Bottom in the the local dramatic society production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Series

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Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Television

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Transmission details

11 Nov 1982 (Channel: BBC1)

Duration

30 mins

Credits

Director

David Askey

Producer

David Askey

Writer

Ian Davidson; Peter Vincent

Cast

Raymond Boyd	Oberon
Barbara Kingdom	Titania
Martin Gower	Peter Quince
Ronnie Corbett	Timothy Lumsden (Nick Bottom)

Additional Details

Production type

Sitcoms/Variety

Plays

Midsummer Night’s Dream, A

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Amateur theatre

Notes

History

Series 3, episode 3.

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

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

Name

BoB

Email

bob@learningonscreen.ac.uk

Web

https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/ondemand External site opens in new window

Phone

020 3743 2345

Address

Learning on Screen - the British Universities and Colleges Film and Video Council
330 Holborn Gate
1st Floor, Suite 120
London
WC1V 7QH

Notes

Formerly a service from BUFVC, British Universities Film & Video Council