Matter of Spreadeagling, A

Synopsis

Series of comedy playlets starring Jimmy Edwards, with June Whitfield and Ronnie Barker. This episode parodied The SPREAD OF THE EAGLE BBC series. Set in Roman Britain the play incorporated cod Shakespearean verse. Ridley Scott is the production designer.

Series

More Faces of Jim

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Television

Availability

No archive copy found (2007)

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Credits

Producer

Douglas Moodie

Writer

Denis Norden; Frank Muir

Production Design

Ridley Scott

Cast

Edwin Apps
Jimmy Edwards
June Whitfield
Peter Glaze
Ronnie Barker

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)