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The Merry Wives of Windsor

Summary
1982 BBC production ofThe Merry Wives of Windsor by William Shakespeare, presented in the BBC Television Shakespeare series.
Theatre play
The Merry Wives of Windsor by William Shakespeare [more information]
Date of transmission
Tuesday 28 December 1982
Time
5.55-7.45pm; 7.50-8.50pm
Series
BBC Television Shakespeare
Channel
BBC2
Production company
BBC

Credits

Director
David Jones
Producer
Shaun Sutton
Lighting
John Treays
Playwright
William Shakespeare
Composer
Dominic Muldowney
Conductor
Dominic Muldowney
Designer
Don Homfray
Costume Designer
Christine Rawlins
Make-up Artist
Marianne Ford
Choreographer
Geraldine Stephenson
Script Editor
David Snodin
Cast
Alan BennettJustice Shallow
Harvey BrownFairy
Ralph BrownJohn
Michael BryantDoctor Caius
Kerry CavalliFairy
Simon ChandlerFenton
Ron CookPeter Simple
Adam CooperFairy
Michael Graham CoxHost of the Garter Inn
Judy DavisMistress Ford
Tenniel EvansSir Hugh Evans
Miranda FosterAnne Page
Peter GordonRobert
Gordon GostelowBardolph
Helen GreyFairy
Richard GriffithsSir John Falstaff
John JoyceJohn Rugby
Simon KempFairy
Ben KingsleyFrank Ford
Crispin MairWilliam Page
Bryan MarshallGeorge Page
Richard O’CallaghanSlender
Wayne PhelanFairy
Michael RobbinsNym
Prunella ScalesMistress Page
Elizabeth SpriggsMistress Quickly
NIgel TerryPistol
Lee WhitlockRobin
Tony YoungFairy

Audiovisual sources

Title
The Merry Wives of Windsor (BBC, 1982)
Archive
BBC Information and Archives [more information]
Address

White City
London
UK

Telephone

+44 (0)20 8008 2288

Website

http://www.bbc.co.uk/informationandarchives/

Access

BBC Information and Archives is not open to the public.

Print sources

Title
Radio Times, 23 December 1982 (Magazine)
Linking notes
listing, p. 47, with image

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