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Midsummer Night’s Dream, A (2005)

Alternative title
Shakespeare Re-Told Shakespeare Retold
Synopsis
A modern television version of Shakespeare’s play with contemporary dialogue. The comedy is transferred to the Dream Park holiday centre where Theo and Polly have come to celebrate their daughter’s engagement to her childhood sweetheart, James.
Series
Shakespeare-Told
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Television; Video
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Notes
Combined on 1 DVD with the other three dramas in the series. Also available as a download from BBC Store
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Online availability

URI
https://store.bbc.com/shakespeare-told
Price
£3.99
Delivery
Download

Credits

Director
Ed Fraiman
Producer
Pier Wilkie
Writer
Peter Bowker
Cast
Bill Paterson 
Dean Lennox Kelly 
Imelda Staunton 
Johnny Vegas 
Lenny James 
Michelle Bonnard 
Mina Anwar 
Rupert Evans 
Sharon Small 
Simon Day 
William Ash 
Zoe Tapper 

Distribution Formats

Type
DVD
Format
Region 2 PAL
Price
£19.99
Availability
Sale
Duration/Size
90 minutes
Year
2005

Production Company

Name

Horsebridge Productions

Archive

Name

Learning on Screen Off-Air Recording Back-up Service

Email
services@bufvc.ac.uk
Web
http://bufvc.ac.uk/tvandradio/offair External site opens in new window
Phone
020 7393 1514
Fax
020 7393 1555
Address
For Learning on Screen Members only
77 Wells Street
London
W1T 3QJ

Distributor

Name

Acorn Media UK

Email
customerservices@acorndvd.com
Web
http://www.acorndvd.com/ External site opens in new window
Fax
020 7627 250
Address
55 Drury Lane
London
WC2B 5SQ
Notes
Founded in 1997, Acorn specialises in distributing archival television programmes, predominantly licensed from the BBC and ITV. Sale on DVD and Blu-Ray, in Region 2 PAL format, direct and via retail outlets.

Distributor (Sale)

 

Available from retail outlets

Related

Name

BBC Store

Web
https://store.bbc.com/ External site opens in new window
Notes
NB. From May 2017 programmes are no longer available to buy on BBC Store. From November 1st 2017 the store will close completely and programmes bought from BBC Store will no longer be available to watch. Customers who have bought items from BBC Store will be contacted by email and refunded for their purchases either by full cash refund or Amazon video vouchers.
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