Englishman Abroad, An

Synopsis

Coral Browne plays herself in a dramatisation written by Alan Bennett of her chance meeting with the exiled spy Guy Burgess, played by Alan Bates, and the relationship that develops between them. The play opens with a scene from ‘Hamlet’.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 60 min.

Year of production

1983

Availability

Sale; 1995 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Bennett, Alan; drama in English; television drama

Credits

Director

John Schlesinger

Producer

Innes Lloyd

Writer

Alan Bennett

Cast

Alan Bates
Charles Gray
Coral Browne

Production Company

Name

BBC Television

Distributor

Name

BBC Active Video for Learning - now BBC Learning

Contact

Carolina Fernandez Jeremy Wilcox (CF - for educational enquiries JW - channel sales manager)

Email

BBCStudiosLearning@bbc.com

Web

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

Phone

+44 (0) 20 8433 1009

Address

BBC Studios Limited
Television Centre
101 Wood Lane
London
W12 7FA
UK

Notes

The BBC Active company has now been absorbed within BBC Learning, a division of BBC Studios. It was originally a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Pearson Education. Formerly known as ‘BBC Worldwide Learning Studies’ and before that as ‘Videos for Education & Training’