Show Must Go on, The

Synopsis
Detective series set in the 1950s, loosely inspired by the character created by GK Chesterton. Father Brown (played by Mark Williams) offers to play the Friar in a production of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing being put on by the local theatre company, the Kembleford Players. His friend Isabel takes over as Beatrice after the leading lady, Charlotte ‘Charlie’ Maidland, breaks her leg in a fall while Chief Inspector Sullivan soon joins Brown on stage when the actor playing Benedick is murdered - and takes over the dead man’s role.
Series
Father Brown
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Television
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Transmission details
17 Feb 2023 at 13:45 (Channel: BBC1)
Duration
44 mins

Credits

Director
Miranda Howard-Williams
Producer
Sean Gleeson
Cinematographer
Humphrey Tauro
Writer
Sarah-Louise Hawkins
Music
Debbie Wiseman
Cast
Sonita HenryCharlotte ‘Charlie’ Maidland (Beatrice)
Tom ChambersChief Inspector Sullivan (Benedick)
Helena BarlowPenny Briggs (Hero)
Mark WilliamsFather Brown (Friar Francis)
Sam PhillipsPatrick Maidland

Additional Details

Production type
Television and Radio Drama
Plays
Much Ado About Nothing
Subjects
Drama; Shakespeare

Notes

General
While a few lines from the Shakespeare play are heard during the rehearsal scenes, the episode concludes with a snippet from Scene 4 Act 1 and ends with Act 5 Scene 4.
History
This was the seventh episode of Series 10. The episode premiered online on BBC iPlayer on 6 January 2023, ahead of terrestrial broadcast.

Production Company

Name

BBC Studios

Web
https://www.bbcstudios.com/ External site opens in new window

Archive

Name

BoB

Email
bob@learningonscreen.ac.uk
Web
https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/ondemand External site opens in new window
Phone
020 3743 2345
Address
Learning on Screen - the British Universities and Colleges Film and Video Council
330 Holborn Gate
1st Floor, Suite 120
London
WC1V 7QH
Notes
Formerly a service from BUFVC, British Universities Film & Video Council

Distributor

Name

BBC iPlayer

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Show Must Go on, The". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av80118 (Accessed 06 Oct 2024)