SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Comedy drama series created by Simon Wheeler and starring Stephen Fry as Peter Kingdom, a Norfolk-based solicitor who is coping with family, colleagues, and the locals who come to him for legal assistance. This episode includes brief scenes from a (very bad) amateur production of The Tempest staged in the open air at Aunt Auriel’s rest home. Miranda is played by Karl Davies in drag, Davis (as Miranda) refusing to kiss Ferdinand until Ferdinand puts his teeth in. Malfunctioning water sprinklers and a storm wreak havoc with the production.

Series

Kingdom

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Television

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Transmission details

17 Feb 2008 at 21:00 (Channel: ITV1)

Duration

46 mins

Credits

Director

Ed Hall

Producer

Georgina Lowe

Writer

Alan Whiting

Cast

John Nettleton	Mr McAvoy (Prospero)
Karl Davis	Lyle Anderson (Miranda)
Phyllida Law	Aunt Auriel
Stephen Fry	Peter Kingdom

Additional Details

Production type

Television and Radio Drama

Plays

Tempest, The

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Amateur theatre; Open-air theatre

Notes

General

Ed Hall credited as Edward Hall.

History

The final episode in the second series.

Production Company

Name

Learning on Screen Off-Air Recording Back-up Service

Email

services@bufvc.ac.uk

Web

http://bufvc.ac.uk/tvandradio/offair External site opens in new window

Phone

020 7393 1514

Fax

020 7393 1555

Address

For Learning on Screen Members only
77 Wells Street
London
W1T 3QJ

Name

Parallel Film and Television Productions

Name

Sprout Productions

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