Bingo: Scenes of Money and Death

Synopsis

Television production of Edward Bond’s stage play. Set in 1615 it shows an aged and weary Shakespeare in retirement in Stratford. He is disillusioned, pondering on life and fame and seeing nothing but hypocrisy.

Series

Theatre Night

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Television

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Transmission details

30 Jun 1990 (Channel: BBC2)

Duration

125 mins

Credits

Director

Don Taylor

Producer

Tim Ironside Wood

Writer

Edward Bond

Music

Derek Bourgeois

Cast

Brenda Bruce	Old Woman
David Suchet	William Shakespeare
George Malpas	Old Man
Greg Hicks	Son
Kenneth Haigh	Ben Jonson
Madeline Church	Young Woman
Peter Jeffrey	William Combe
Ruth Mitchell	Judith

Additional Details

Production type

Television and Radio Drama

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

biographies; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Archive

Name

BFI National Archive

Web

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Phone

020 7255 1444

Fax

020 7436 0165

Address

21 Stephen Street
London
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