Merry Wives of Windsor, The (1982)
- Alternative title
- The Shakespeare Plays
- Synopsis
- Television production of the play with Richard Griffiths as Falstaff and Prunella Scales as Mistress Page. Director David Jones regarded the play as ‘a realistic documentary about what life was like in a small town in Elizabethan England’ (op. cit.).
- Series
- BBC Television Shakespeare
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain; United States
- Medium
- Television
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of production
- 1983
- Notes
- The production is commercially available on DVD as part of the BBC TV SHAKESPEARE COLLECTION box set (see separate entry).
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- drama in English; performances; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
- Related items
- Merry Wives of Windsor, The
- Merry Wives of Windsor, The (Sp)
Credits
- Director
- David Jones
- Producer
- Shaun Sutton
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Music
- Dominic Muldowney
- Costume
- Christine Rawlins
- Choreographer
- Geraldine Stephenson
- Contributor
- David Snodin
- Cast
Distribution Formats
- Type
- DVD
- Format
- Region 2 PAL
- Price
- £12.99
- Availability
- Sale
- Duration/Size
- 167 minutes
- Year
- 2005
- Type
- VHS
- Format
- PAL
- Price
- £29.90 (Trumedia)
- Availability
- Sale
- Duration/Size
- 167 minutes
- Year
- 2004
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
- Name
Time-Life Films Inc
- Phone
- 0101 201 843 4545
- Address
- PO Box 644
NJ 07652
USA
Distributor
- Name
Simply Media
- Contact
- Laura Smith
- info@simplymedia.tv
- Web
- http://www.simplymedia.tv/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 0203 542 3722
- Address
- Highlight House
57 Margaret Street
London W1W 8SJ - Notes
- Formerly known as DD Home Entertainment or DDHE
Online Retailer
- Name
Moviemail
- Web
- https://www.simplyhe.com/3000-moviemail External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 0844 848 2000
- Address
- Simply Home Entertainment
PO Box 7741
Ringwood
BH24 9FA
UK - Notes
- As of December 2016 the Moviemail web presence is incorporated within the Simply Media website
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