"ShakespeaRe-Told"
Much Ado About Nothing (2005)

Director:

Brian Percival

Writers:

David Nicholls (writer)
William Shakespeare (play)

TV Series:

"ShakespeaRe-Told" (2005)

Original Air Date:

7 November 2005 (Season 1, Episode 1)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Tensions mount in the TV studio when a take-charge anchor is reunited with a man she has a "history" with.

Plot Keywords:

TV News | Shakespeare | Male Female Relationship | Love | William Shakespeare

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Sarah Parish	...	Beatrice
Damian Lewis	...	Benedick
Andrew Barclay	...	Taxi Driver
George Couyas	...	Waiter
Martin Jarvis	...	Leonard
Olivia Colman	...	Ursula
Tom Ellis	...	Claude
Derek Riddell	...	Don
Patrick Ryecart	...	Keith
Billie Piper	...	Hero
Nina Sosanya	...	Margaret
Anthony O'Donnell	...	Mr Berry
Rasmus Hardiker	...	Vince
Michael Smiley	...	Peter
Henrietta Clemett	...	Girl in Club

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M | UK:12

Company:

BBC Drama Group

Goofs:

Continuity: At the fancy dress party for the new crew, Margaret Ursula and Hero are seen in the room upstairs talking. As Don is seen going upstairs towards the room you can see Ursula dancing at the foot of the stairs. When he reaches the room he hears them talking and the door opens. He runs away. Ursula comes out of the room with Margaret and Hero, but only seconds ago Ursula was downstairs and she had not come up whilst Don was there.

Quotes:

Benedick: [talking to himself] Love's just one of those things a man grows into, like jazz and olives. I'm not going to let a few sarcastic remarks change the way I feel. After all, the world must be peopled. When I said I'd die a bachelor I just didn't realize I'd live this long!

Movie Connections:

Version of Wet Paint (1926)

an excellent adaption with many laughs

I've just watched this aired on BBC1 as part of a series called Shakespeare-Told. I was only mildly interested in watching, but it gripped me from the start and held my attention to the end. You don't need to know the original text to enjoy the quick comedic dialogue and the story lines of deceit and love are relevant in any period of history. This adaption puts the characters in a television studio of Wessex Tonight with Beatrice and Benedick as the presenters, Hero as a weather girl and Claudio as a reporter. The relationship of B & B was explored and explained well with both actors giving excellent performances. Looking forward to sitting in next Monday evening for the next helping of Will's tales.