Hamlet

Synopsis

Ambitious two-part televised adaptation of the play produced by George More O’Ferrall, with John Byron as Hamlet.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Television

Availability

Unavailable

Notes

Hamlet’s ‘inky cloak’ had to be dark green instead of black because of the technical requirements of early television.

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Doubling of roles

Related items

Hamlet (1948)

Credits

Director

George More O’Ferrall

Producer

Basil Adams; George More O’Ferrall

Writer

William Shakespeare

Art Direction

Peter Bax

Cast

Arthur Wontner
Aubrey Dexter
Cyril Hardingham
D. Hay Petrie
David Duncan
Dudley Williams
Frederick Ross
Hamilton Humphries
Hugh Butt
Jay Laurier
John Ainsworth
John Byron
Julian Somers
Margaret Rawlings
Michael Caborn
Muriel Pavlow
Patrick Macnee
Patrick Troughton
Richard Warner
Robert Rietty
Roy Dean
Sebastian Shaw
Stanley Lemin
W.E. Holloway
William Devlin

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)