All’s Well That Ends Well

Synopsis: Television presentation of the Royal Shakespeare Company production, adapted and directed for the stage by John Barton.
Series: Theatre 625
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Television
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Year of release: 1968
Transmission details: 3 Jun 1968 at 21:00 (Channel: BBC2)
Duration: 120 mins
Availability: Available in BoB at - https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/ondemand/index.php/prog/RT387171?bcast=118983015

Director

Claude Whatham; John Barton

Producer

Writer

Music

Costume

Art Direction

Cast

Catherine Lacey	Countess of Roussillon
Sebastian Shaw	King of France
Ian Richardson	Bertram
Lynn Farleigh	Helena (Helen)
Alton Kumalo	Servant to Bertram (Servant)
Brewster Mason	Lafeu
Caroline Hunt	Diana
Colin McCormack	First Suitor
Dallas Adams	Fourth Suitor
Daniel Moynihan	Lord Dumain, the elder (Lord Dumaine (1st))
David Ashford	Duke of Florence
David Bailie	Morgan (Soldier)
Don Henderson	Soldier
Elizabeth Spriggs	Widow Capilet
Hector Ross	Rinaldo (Reynaldo)
Ian Hogg	Lavatch (a clown)
James Vallon	Third Suitor
Matthew Robertson	Second Suitor
Natalie Kent	Mariana
Peter Rocca	Gentleman
Philip Hinton	Lord Dumaine, the younger (Lord Dumaine (2nd))
Tom Georgeson	Gentleman
William Eedle	Gentleman

Notes: Only one reel of the two produced is believed to exist. The existing reel is of the first half of the play and is c 55mins. This was the first BBC Shakespeare play to be transmitted in colour.
General: According to the Royal Shakespeare Company archive, the cast initially included Ian Richardson, Sebastian Shaw, Brewster Mason, Elizabeth Spriggs and Helen Mirren. From 14th February they were replaced by Michael Jayston, Clifford Rose, Nicholas Selby, Heather Canning and Caroline Hunt respectively. From April 1 Patrick O’Connell was replaced by David Bailie.