Every Clown Wants to Play Hamlet

Synopsis

Sitcom centred around Timothy Lumsden, a depressed 41-year-old who still lives at home with, and is dominated by, his mother. In this episode Timothy is the prompter for the local dramatic society production of Hamlet.

Series

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Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Television

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Transmission details

17 May 1986 (Channel: BBC1)

Duration

30 mins

Credits

Director

David Askey

Producer

David Askey

Writer

Ian Davidson; Peter Vincent

Cast

Carl Forgione	Bert
David McEwan	Ghost
Geoffrey Freshwater	Francisco
Ronnie Corbett	Timothy Lumsden
Stephen Earle	Barnardo

Additional Details

Production type

Sitcoms/Variety

Plays

Hamlet

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Amateur theatre

Notes

History

Series 5, episode 2.

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Archive

Name

BFI National Archive

Web

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Phone

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Fax

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