A Midsummer Night's Dream (7 Feb. 1965)

Director:

Joan Kemp-Welch

Writers:

George Rylands (adaptation), William Shakespeare (play)

Stars:

Patrick Allen, Eira Heath, Cyril Luckham

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Patrick Allen	...	Theseus
Eira Heath	...	Hippolyta
Cyril Luckham	...	Egeus
Tony Bateman	...	Philostrate
Jill Bennett	...	Helena
John Fraser	...	Lysander
Clifford Elkin	...	Demetrius
Maureen Beck	...	Hermia
Anna Massey	...	Titania
Peter Wyngarde	...	Oberon
Tony Tanner	...	Puck
Kay Frazer	...	Fairy
Peter Church	...	Peaseblossom
Michael Newport	...	Mustardseed
Stanley Thomas	...	Moth

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

shakespeare's a midsummer night's dream | based on play

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 February 1965 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Associated-Rediffusion Television

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Version of Great Performances: Dance in America: 'The Dream' with American Ballet Theatre (2004)

User Reviews

Benny Hill's High Point

Benny Hill was, in my opinion, to British television what Jackie Gleason and Milton Berle were to American television. But there is one fundamental difference between Mr. Hill and the aforementioned American comics, and it could be summed up in one word: Shakespeare. Mr. Gleason often talked about doing a TV production of "Hamlet," in which he would get to spout off the famous "To be, or not to be" line. But Mr. Hill actually DID a TV production of a Shakespeare play, "A Midsummer Night's Dream," in which he played Bottom. He more than held his own amongst all the fine players who surrounded him. It is only a shame that in the twenty-eight years left of his life, he never did anything that came close to such true artistry.