The Life and Death of Sir John Falstaff, Part 6: God Save the King

Summary
1959 BBC production for schools of The Life and Death of Sir John Falstaff, adapted from the history plays of Shakespeare and transmitted in seven parts.
Theatre play
Henry IV, Part 2 by William Shakespeare [more information]
Date of transmission
Tuesday 24 February 1959
Time
2.05-2.35pm
Series
Schools
Channel
BBC Television
Production company
BBC

Credits

Producer
Ronald Eyre
Playwright
William Shakespeare
Composer
Kenneth Leighton
Conductor
Lionel Salter
Designer
Gordon Roland
Wardrobe
Maureen Muggeridge
Make-up
Shirley Speight
Cast
Peter BartlettGloucester
George BensonBardolph
Tony ChurchWarwick
Paul DanemanShallow
Scot FinchClarence
Martin Gordonunnamed part
Robert HarrisKing Henry VI
Walter HuddLord Chief Justice
Colin JeavonsPrince Henry
David LangfordPage to Falstaff
Roger LiveseyFalstaff
Brian Mooreheadunnamed part
Eric ThompsonDavy
David WebbLancaster
Jerome WillisWestmoreland

Additional details

Extant status
No archival copy is known to exist.
Play tags
historical drama; royalty
Programme context tags
schools television programming

Print sources

Title
Radio Times, 20 February 1959 (Magazine)
Linking notes
listing, p. 16

Associated programmes

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