Hamlet, Part 5

Summary

1963 Associated-Rediffusion production for ITV of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, presented for schools in five parts.

Theatre play

Hamlet by William Shakespeare [more information]

Play synopsis

'Set in the Kingdom of Denmark, the play dramatizes the revenge Prince Hamlet exacts on his uncle Claudius for murdering King Hamlet, Claudius’s brother and Prince Hamlet’s father, and then succeeding to the throne and taking as his wife Gertrude, the old king’s widow and Prince Hamlet’s mother. The play vividly portrays both true and feigned madness—from overwhelming grief to seething rage—and explores themes of treachery, revenge, incest, and moral corruption.' Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamlet.

Production history

Written between 1599 and 1602.

Date of transmission

Tuesday 26 November 1963

Time

2.59-3.24pm

Series

Schools

Channel

ITV

Production company

Associated-Rediffusion (1955-1964)

Credits

Director

Tania Lieven

Playwright

William Shakespeare

Set Designer

John Clarke

Costume Designer

Michael Baldwin

Education Officer

Alan Nicholson

Cast

Bernard Brown	Fortinbras
Peter Cellier	Osric
Patrick Crean	Priest
Barry Foster	Hamlet
Christopher Gilmore	Marcellus
Neville Jason	Horatio
Patricia Jessel	Gertrude
Anthony Sagar	Gravedigger
David Sumner	Laertes
Sydney [or Sidney] Tafler	Claudius

Additional details

Play tags

Denmark, as theme or setting; murder; royalty

Programme context tags

schools television programming

Print sources

Title

TV Times, 22 November 1963 (Magazine)

Linking notes

listing, p. 37

Associated programmes

Hamlet, Part 1 (Associated-Rediffusion, 1963)
Hamlet by William Shakespeare
ITV (Schools)

Hamlet, Part 2 (Associated-Rediffusion, 1963)
Hamlet by William Shakespeare
ITV (Schools)

Hamlet, Part 3 (Associated-Rediffusion, 1963)
Hamlet by William Shakespeare
ITV (Schools)

Hamlet, Part 4 (Associated-Rediffusion, 1963)
Hamlet by William Shakespeare
ITV (Schools)