D.U.D.S. On the Fringe
- Synopsis
- Six-part mystery serial, written and adapted for broadcasting by Simon Brett and featuring the character of Charles Paris (Francis Matthews), actor and unwilling amateur detective. In this second episode Paris is presenting a one-man show on Thomas Hood at the Edinburgh Festival when a pop star (Hugh Laurie) is murdered during rehearsals for another play. Paris investigates, flitting between a re-visualised A Midsummer Night’s Dream, a mixed-media satire, and a late-night revue. References to Shakespeare range from Richard II to Macbeth.
- Series
- So Much Blood
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Radio
- Transmission details
- 26 Aug 1985 at 10:00 (Channel: BBC Radio 3)
- Duration
- 30 mins
- Availability
- Unknown
Credits
- Producer
- Martin Fisher
- Writer
- Simon Brett
- Adaptor for Radio
- Simon Brett
- Cast
Frances Low Jean Mariello Francis Matthews Charles Paris Hugh Laurie Brian Cassells Kim Thomson Anna Ducan Mark Wing Davey Michael Vanderzee Michael Maloney Martin Warburton Sarah Corper Pam Northcliffe
Additional Details
- Production type
- Television and Radio Drama
- Plays
- Macbeth; Midsummer Night’s Dream, A; Richard II
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Mystery
Notes
- Textual information
- So Much Blood (Gollancz, 1976)
- Reviews
- Michael P. Jensen discusses the Shakespeare references of this episode in his ‘Entries Play by Play’, in Richard Burt (ed)., Shakespeares After Shakespeares: An Encyclopedia of the Bard in Mass Media and Popular Culture. Vol. 2. (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2006), entry 2659, p. 582.
Source: Radio Times, The Times
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "D.U.D.S. On the Fringe". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av71593 (Accessed 06 Oct 2024)