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Much Ado About Nothing (1984)

Alternative title
The Shakespeare Plays
Synopsis
Television production of the play directed by Stuart Burge, with Robert Lindsay as Benedick) and Cherie Lunghi as Beatrice.
Series
BBC Television Shakespeare
Language
English
Country
Great Britain; United States
Medium
Television
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Year of production
1984
Notes
The production is commercially available on DVD as part of the BBC TV SHAKESPEARE COLLECTION box set (see separate entry).
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Related items
Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing (1978)
Much Ado About Nothing (Sp)

Credits

Director
Stuart Burge
Producer
Shaun Sutton
Writer
William Shakespeare
Music
Simon Rogers
Costume
June Hudson
Art Direction
Jan Spoczynski
Cast
Ben Losh 
Cherie Lunghi 
Clive Dunn 
Gorden Kaye 
Gordon Whiting 
Graham Crowden 
Ishia Bennison 
John Kidd 
Jon Finch 
Katharine Levy 
Lee Montague 
Michael Elphick 
Oz Clarke 
Pamela Moiseiwitsch 
Perry Benson 
Robert Gwilym 
Robert Lindsay 
Robert Reynolds 
Tim Faulkner 
Tony Rohr 
Vernon Dobtcheff 

Distribution Formats

Type
DVD
Format
Region 2 PAL
Price
£12.99 (DD)
Availability
Sale
Duration/Size
150
Year
2005

Type
VHS
Format
PAL
Price
£29.90 (Trumedia) £125.00 (BBC)
Availability
Sale
Duration/Size
150 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
Email
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

Distributor (Sale)

Name

Trumedia Ltd

Contact
Bill Cotton
Email
sales@trumedia.co.uk
Web
https://trumedia.co.uk/ External site opens in new window
Phone
01865 847837
Fax
01865 847837
Address
9 Meadow View
Kidlington
Kidlington
OX5 2XY
Notes
Trumedia supplies video tapes and DVDs to UK schools, colleges and universities and is geared up to take official orders from educational institutions. The catalogue highlights programmes likely to be of use in the curriculum, but the company can supply any video in current UK distribution, as well as some deleted titles. Particularly strong in the areas of English literature and drama, as well as history, natural history, art & artists, and foreign language films.

Online Retailer

Name

ChoicesUK

Notes
ChoicesUK went into administration in March 2012 and is no longer trading.
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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