Merry Wives of Windsor, The

Synopsis: A special telerecording of a Stratford-upon-Avon theatre production staged as part of the Stratford Festival in 1955. Directed by Glen Byam Shaw with a "Christmas card setting" designed by Motley. Even though the entire play was performed, only the second part was transmitted. Introduced by Alan Dent.
Series: Sunday-Night Theatre
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Television
Transmission details: 2 Oct 1955 at 21:00 (Channel: BBC)
Duration: 60 mins
Availability: Unavailable

History: The first BBC broadcast transmitted from the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre at Stratford-upon-Avon, where the play premiered on the 12th June 1955.
Reviews: For a detailed account of the circumstances of production see Kenneth S. Rothwell and Annabelle Henkin Melzer, Shakespeare on Screen: An International Filmography and Videography (London: Mansell, 1990), entry 381, p. 185.

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Anthony Quayle	Sir John Falstaff
Angela Baddeley	Mistress Margaret Page
Joyce Redman	Mistress Alice Ford
Rosalind Atkinson	Mistress Quickly
Keith Michell	Frank Ford
Alan Haywood	Servant
David Tilley
Edward Atienza	Justice Shallow (Robert Shallow)
Geoffrey Bayldon	Abraham Slender
Geoffrey Sasse	Peter Simple
Jill Dixon	Anne Page
John Rogers (3)	Robin
John Southworth	John Rugby
Michael Denison	Doctor Caius
Patrick Wymark	Host of the Garter Inn
Philip Thomas	William Page
Ralph Michael	George Page
Rex Robinson	Servant
Robert Hunter	Bardolph
Trader Faulkner	Fenton
William Devlin	Sir Hugh Evans

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