Merry Wives of Windsor, The

Synopsis

Radio drama. The Merry Wives of Windsor produced and adapted by Cedric Messina with Jimmy Edwards as Falstaff and Beryl Reid as Mistress Quickly. Narrated by Leslie Perrins.

Series

National Theatre of the Air

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Recording date

22 Mar 1962

Transmission details

23 Apr 1962 at 20:00 (Channel: BBC Home Service)

Duration

120 mins

Availability

Unknown

Credits

Producer

Cedric Messina

Writer

William Shakespeare

Contributor

Leslie Perrins

Adaptor for Radio

Cedric Messina

Cast

Jimmy Edwards	Sir John Falstaff
Moira Lister	Mistress Margaret Page
June Tobin	Mistress Alice Ford
Beryl Reid	Mistress Quickly
John Humphry	Frank Ford
Anthony Hall	Peter Simple
Donald McKillop	John Rugby
Dorit Welles	Anne Page
Godfrey Kenton	George Page
Haydn Jones	Sir Hugh Evans
James Cossins	Pistol
John Bennett	Abraham Slender
John Pullen	Fenton
Malcolm Hayes	Doctor Caius
Nigel Antony	William Page
Nigel Davenport	Nim
Timothy Bateson
Timothy Bateson	Robert Shallow
Trevor Martin	Host of the Garter Inn

Additional Details

Production type

Television and Radio Drama

Plays

Merry Wives of Windsor, The

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)