Bentine

Synopsis

Comedy sketch show and a one-off special. Sketches include: a hole in one from an invisible Irish golfer, a version of Shakespeare’s Macbeth, and a visit to the operations room of the Royal Army Medical Corps. The TV Times reports a ‘flowing version of Macbeth guaranteed to make the bard turn in his tomb’ but no further details known (4/2008).

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Television

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Transmission details

22 Sep 1975 at 18:45 (Channel: ITV)

Duration

45 mins

Credits

Director

Leon Thau

Producer

David Clark (3)

Writer

John Ennis; Michael Bentine

Production Design

Colin Andrews

Cast

Michael Bentine

Additional Details

Production type

Sitcoms/Variety

Plays

Macbeth

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Production Company

Name

Thames Television

Archive

Name

BFI National Archive

Web

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Phone

020 7255 1444

Fax

020 7436 0165

Address

21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN