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12 results found for '"John Mortimer"' in Person.
Will Shakespeare: The Complete Series (2009 Television)
- Producer
- Cecil Clarke
Television drama. Written by John Mortimer, this six-part drama based on the sixteen years that William Shakespeare is known to have spent in London remains one of the most ambitious biographical portraits...
Olivier! (2007 Radio)
- Series
- Archive Hour, The
- Producer
- Julia Adamson
Radio documentary, presented by Mark Lawson, celebrating Laurence Olivier’s centenary. A fascinating account of Olivier’s career and acting legacy with revealing comment and anecdotes from those who...
Rumpole and the Scales of Justice (2003 Radio)
aka: Rumpole of the Bailey
- Series
- Afternoon Play
- Director
- Marilyn Imrie
Second of a four-part radio series featuring John Mortimer’s wine-imbibing defiant British criminal-lawyer. When Rumpole is called on to defend a senior member of the police force in court, his relish for...
They That Have Power to Hurt, And Will Do None (1984 Television, Video)
- Series
- Sonnets of Shakespeare
Sonnet 94 read in costume by Michael Bryant, followed by a discussion of the sonnet by John Mortimer. The sonnet is then performed again in light of the commentary.
Measure for Measure (1979 Television, Video)
- Series
- Shakespeare in Perspective
- Director
- Barbara Derkow; David Wilson
- Producer
- Victor Poole
A personal view of the play presented by John Mortimer. The series aims to develop a greater understanding and appreciation of the plays by placing them in their social and historical context and by...
Rumpole and the Course of True Love (1979 Television)
- Series
- Rumpole of the Bailey
- Director
- Brian Farnham
Rumpole defends Ronald Ransom, an English teacher accused of having had sexual relations with Francesca, a 15-year-old student in his class. Although he had written her several letters, which mysteriously...
Dead Shepherd (1978 Television)
- Series
- Will Shakespeare
- Director
- Peter Wood
- Producer
- Cecil Clarke; Peter Roden
Television serial, in six episodes, on the life and times of William Shakespeare. Writer John Mortimer based each episode around events in Shakespeare’s life to suggest how they influenced his writing. In...
Alms for Oblivion (1978 Television)
- Series
- Will Shakespeare
- Director
- Mark Cullingham
- Producer
- Cecil Clarke; Peter Roden
Television series, in six episodes, on the life and times of William Shakespeare. Writer John Mortimer based each episode around events in Shakespeare’s life to suggest how they influenced his writing. In...
Loved Boy, The (1978 Television)
- Series
- Will Shakespeare
- Director
- Mark Cullingham
- Producer
- Cecil Clarke; Peter Roden
Television series, in six episodes, on the life and times of William Shakespeare. Writer John Mortimer based each episode around events in Shakespeare’s life to suggest how they influenced his writing. In...
Of Comfort and Despair (1978 Television)
- Series
- Will Shakespeare
- Director
- Mark Cullingham
- Producer
- Cecil Clarke; Peter Roden
Television series, in six episodes, on the life and times of William Shakespeare. Writer John Mortimer based each episode around events in Shakespeare’s life to suggest how they influenced his writing. In...