They Do Not Move

Synopsis
Romantic comedy drama starring Tamsin Greig as Alice Chenery, a woman trying to find her true love. In this episode, ‘Fat Hamlet’ is the idea of Gil Raymond (Michael Landes) - inspired by an all-female version of Waiting For Godot he’s seen. He imagines the opening scene (which is shown on screen) with Marcellus, Barnado and Horatio and the ghost appearing - all 4 are comically rotund. The character Deirdre Gilpin (Susan Earl) is also learning Portia’s speech from The Merchant of Venice for an audition.
Series
Love Soup
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Television
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Transmission details
18 Oct 2005 at 19:00 (Channel: BBC1)
Duration
60 mins

Credits

Director
Sandy Johnson
Producer
Verity Lambert
Writer
David Renwick
Cast
Susan EarlDeirdre Gilpin (Portia)
Michael LandesGil Raymond
Tamsin GreigAlice Chenery

Additional Details

Production type
Sitcoms/Variety
Plays
Hamlet; Merchant of Venice, The
Subjects
Shakespeare
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes
The first series was released on DVD in 2007.
History
Series 1, episode 4.

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Archive

Name

BFI National Archive

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Phone
020 7255 1444
Fax
020 7436 0165
Address
21 Stephen Street
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Name

BoB

Email
bob@learningonscreen.ac.uk
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Phone
020 3743 2345
Address
Learning on Screen - the British Universities and Colleges Film and Video Council
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London
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Notes
Formerly a service from BUFVC, British Universities Film & Video Council
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Learning on Screen Off-Air Recording Back-up Service

Email
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Phone
020 7393 1514
Fax
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Address
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Distributor (Sale)

Name

Retail outlets

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