Rock and a Soft Place, A

Synopsis
Television drama, created and written by Rupert Holmes, set in a radio station in Pittsburgh in the early 1940s following the personal and professional lives of the people who work there. This episode contains a radio detective drama based on Hamlet. An exchange between Sam Dane and his mother is as follows:

"Hello mother. Congratulations on your remarriage. Must have been hard to wait the whole week’.
"Now Sammy..."
"Nah, it makes sense from an accounting point of view. The hot antipasta at my father’s wake made a terrific cold buffet at your wedding". The scene concludes with the announcer saying ‘Next week, Beth and Mac, the most evil twosome since Bonnie and Clyde - with a shot of Scotch!'.
Series
Remember Wenn
Language
English
Country
United States
Medium
Television
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Transmission details
14 Feb 1996 (Channel: American Movie Classics)
Duration
30 mins

Credits

Director
Howard Meltzer
Writer
Rupert Holmes
Cast
Amanda NaughtonBetty Roberts
Irene WorthMrs Mellon
John Bedford LloydVictor Comstock
Tom BeckettMr Foley

Additional Details

Production type
Television and Radio Drama
Plays
Hamlet
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes
Seasons 1-4 (56 episodes) are available as a set from www.tvdvdworld.tv
History
Season 1, episode 3
Awards
Irene Worth was nominated for an Emmy for her performance in this episode.

Production Company

Name

American Movie Classics

Online Retailer

Name

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Web
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How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Rock and a Soft Place, A". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av70499 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)