Shylock Versus ‘The Merchant of Venice’

Synopsis
Second episode of a two-part BBC schools drama programme on the theme of justice. This broadcast shows a dramatisation of the trial scene from Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice with Alan MacNaughtan as Shylock. The first part of the programme, transmitted a week earlier, focused on Prosper Merimee’s story ‘Mateo Falcone’.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Television
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
justice; schools; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Credits

Producer
Ronald Eyre
Art Direction
Stuart Walker
Cast
Alan MacNaughtan 
Bridget Turner 
Donald Webster 
Frank Moorey 
Michael Malnick 
Michael Murray 
Terry Palmer 

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Archive

Name

BFI National Archive

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