Antony and Cleopatra, Part 3: The Monument

Summary: 1963 BBC production of Antony and Cleopatra, presented in three parts as a component of the nine-episode cycle The Spread of the Eagle, which is based on three Roman plays by Shakespeare. The Monument is Part 3 of Julius Caesar.
Theatre play: Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare [more information]
Play synopsis: Julius Caesar is a political thriller which tells the story of the conspiracy against Caesar on his return to Rome following the triumphant war against Pompey, his assassination by Caius Cassius, Marcus Brutus and others, and the defeat of his conspirators. Mark Antony speaks next and turns the mob against the conspirators, who are forced to flee from Rome. Mark Antony and Caesar’s nephew Octavius take command of Rome and lead an army against the conspirators: Brutus and Cassius are defeated at Philippi where they kill themselves rather than be captured.
Production history: A performance is recorded in September 1599; the play was published in the First Folio in 1623.
Date of transmission: Friday 28 June 1963
Time: 9.25-10.20pm
Series: Spread of the Eagle
Channel: BBC Television
Production company: BBC

Credits

Director

Peter Dews

Producer

Playwright

Composer

Conductor

Designer

Costume Supervisor

Elizabeth Agombar

Make-up Supervisor

Sound Supervisor

Fight Arranger

Fight Arranger

Technical Operations Manager

Sam Hutchings

Production Assistant

Philip Dudley

Lighting Supervisor

Wally Whitmore

Telerecording Editor

Richard Barclay

Telerecording Editor

Richard Perfitt

Cast

Paul Bailey	A Clown
John Barcroft	Guardsman
Leonard Cracknell	Guardsman
Pamela Craig
Roger Croucher	Dolabella
Marion Desmond
Hugh Dickson	An Egyptian
Jill Dixon	Charmian
Bernard Finch	Guardsman
John Gay	Maecenas
John Greenwood	A Centurian
Paul Harris	Guardsman
Ben Harte	Messenger to Caesar
Roy Herrick	Sentry
Geoffrey Hinsliff	A Soldier
Barry Jackson	A Soldier of Caesar’s
David King	Mardian
Charles Laurence	Dercetas
Bernard Lloyd	Scarus
Keith Michell	Mark Antony
Mary Morris	Cleopatra
Alan Rowe	Agrippa
George Selway	Domitius Enobarbus
Caroline Stephens
Wendy Varnals
Terry Wale	Eros
Paul Webster	Sentry
David Weston	Diomedes
David William	Octavius Caesar
Hilary Wright
Lucy Young	Iras

Additional details

Play tags: ancient Rome and colonies; tragedy

Audiovisual sources

Title: Antony and Cleopatra, Part 3: The Monument (BBC, 1963)
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Print sources

Title: Radio Times, 20 June 1963 (Magazine)
Linking notes: listing, p. 47, with image of Mary Morris as Cleopatra

Title: Radio Times, 25 April 1963 (Magazine)
Linking notes: article on The Spread of the Eagle cycle on p. 49

Title: The Spread of the Eagle: Julius Caesar (BBC, 1963) (Blog article)
Author/creator: John Wyver (Author)
Reference: Published online at https://screenplaystv.wordpress.com/2012/07/22/spread-of-the-eagle-julius-caesar-bbc-1963/ on 22 July 2012
Notes: This blog article focuses mainly on the Julius Caesar parts of the Spread of the Eagle, but it also has something to say about the series as a whole.

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