In Search of Hamlet with Jonathan Ross

Synopsis

Television programme. An irreverent look at Shakespeare’s Hamlet with contributions from actors, many of them American. At one point John Sessions and Kenneth Branagh perform the ‘to be, or not to be, speech in a Swedish accent while pretending to dance and ski like Abba.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Television

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Transmission details

14 Sep 1997 at 23:10 (Channel: ITV)

Duration

60 mins

Credits

Director

Gerry Dowd; Tina Jenkins

Producer

Mark Tinkler; Tina Jenkins

Contributor

Billy Crystal; Charlton Heston; Jack Lemmon; John Sessions; Jonathan Ross; Kenneth Branagh; Patrick Stewart; Richard Briers; Richard Dreyfuss

Cast

Benedict Taylor	Hamlet
Clive Francis	Claudius
Kate O’Mara	Gertrude
Charlotte Weston	Ophelia
Duncan Preston	William Shakespeare
Mark Heenahan	Horatio

Additional Details

Production type

Documentary/Educational/News

Plays

Hamlet

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Hamlet (character)

Production Company

Name

London Weekend Television

Archive

Name

BFI National Archive

Web

http://www.bfi.org.uk/archive-collections/searching-access-collections/research-viewing-services External site opens in new window

Phone

020 7255 1444

Fax

020 7436 0165

Address

21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN

Name

British Library Sound Archive

Email

listening@bl.uk

Web

http://www.bl.uk/nsa External site opens in new window

Phone

020 7412 7676

Fax

020 7412 7441

Address

96 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DB