Before Your Very Eyes [23/03/1956]
- Synopsis
- Television comedy show hosted by Arthur Askey. This edition includes a running gag where Askey wants to prove himself a serious actor and quotes the ‘quality of mercy’ speech from The Merchant of Venice (IV i). Sabrina also appears on the show.
- Series
- Before Your Very Eyes
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Television
- Transmission details
- 23 May 1956 at 20:30 (Channel: ITV)
- Duration
- 27 mins
Credits
- Director
- Kenneth Carter
- Writer
- Kavanagh Productions
- Music
- Steve Race
- Production Design
- Frank Gillman
- Cast
Arthur Askey
Additional Details
- Production type
- Sitcoms/Variety
- Plays
- Merchant of Venice, The
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- General
- `I felt I wanted to give the show a gimmick of some sort. So I hit on the idea of having a dumb blonde around the set’. [from Askey’s autobiography Before Your Very Eyes]. The show made a celebrity of the fifties pin-up girl, Sabrina.
Production Company
Sponsor
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
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How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Before Your Very Eyes [23/03/1956]". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av71091 (Accessed 20 Sep 2024)