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Drama

A BBC television anthology series featuring productions of classic and contemporary stage plays usually broadcast on BBC1. Each production featured a different work, often using prominent British stage actors in the leading roles. The series was transmitted from October 1965 to September 1983.

Created by

James MacTaggart

Directed by

John Gorrie Rudolph Cartier Cedric Messina Basil Coleman Waris Hussein Donald McWhinnie James Cellan Jones James MacTaggart William Slater Alan Cooke Bill Hays Alan Bridges Don Taylor David Giles Herbert Wise Alan Clarke Christopher Morahan Anthony Page Michael Darlow Alvin Rakoff Claude Whatham Piers Haggard James Ormerod Michael Lindsay-Hogg Philip Dudley Jack Gold Robert Knights Raymond Menmuir John Glenister Gareth Davies

Written by

George Bernard Shaw J. B. Priestley Hugh Whitemore Richard B. Sheridan Arthur Wing Pinero John Galsworthy Noël Coward John Osborne Terence Rattigan Oscar Wilde George Farquhar Harley Granville-Barker Ronald Hingley James MacTaggart Denis Constanduros Donald Bull Henrik Ibsen Sophocles Pauline Macaulay Molière Clive Exton J.M. Barrie David Mercer Alan Clarke William Rowley Anatole de Grunwald Robin Maugham Edward Bond Athol Fugard Alun Owen

Story

H. G. Wells Maurice Edelman Alex Comfort

Music

Trevor Duncan George Fenton

Cast

Charles Gray

Guest stars

Eric Porter Donald Pickering Jeremy Brett John Gielgud Lally Bowers Stephanie Bidmead Michael Hordern Celia Johnson Derek Godfrey Robert Stephens Alan Badel Helen Mirren Anthony Hopkins Geoffrey Bayldon Ronald Hines Edward Fox Jerome Willis Virginia McKenna Ian McKellen Janet Suzman Ian Ogilvy Frank Finlay Bernard Hepton Beryl Reid Ronald Pickup Rachel Kempson Gwen Nelson Maurice Denham Peter Jeffrey Michael Gambon Richard Pearson Hugh Walters Alan Rowe Peter Barkworth Nicholas Jones Barry Jackson Clifford Rose Eileen Atkins Candace Glendenning Charles Carson Gertan Klauber Ronnie Barker Cyril Shaps Tom Criddle Ronald Fraser Christopher Benjamin Ian Holm Athene Seyler Charles Kay T. P. McKenna James Villiers Michael Craig Judy Geeson John Thaw Barrie Ingham Dinsdale Landen Roland Culver Anna Massey John Alderton Bunny May Maggie Smith Vivien Merchant Ann Beach David Spenser James Bree Vickery Turner Alan Webb Daphne Heard Patrick Magee John Quarmby Coral Browne Betsy Blair Sarah Badel Ciaran Madden Siân Phillips Tony Haygarth Dandy Nichols John Moffatt Adrienne Corri Jeremy Clyde Rosemary Leach Paul Rogers Clive Revill Mark Dignam Joyce Grant Annette Crosbie Anthony Andrews Allan Surtees John Woodnutt David Robb Norman Rodway Zia Mohyeddin Edward Woodward Rex Harrison Christopher Guard Leonard Rossiter Thora Hird Christopher Timothy Hywel Bennett Stanley Baker Joss Ackland Alec McCowen Harold Goldblatt Colin Jeavons Godfrey James Pauline Collins Tony Bill David Healy David Hutcheson Tom Courtenay Maurice Hedley Hilda Braid Dinah Sheridan Jonathan Dennis Lyndel Rowe Fulton Mackay Michael Godfrey James Cairncross Wendy Hiller Timothy Dalton David Griffin Clive Endersby Jenny Agutter John Quentin Lee Montague Patricia Routledge Llewellyn Rees Lynn Redgrave Marty Cruikshank Jane Asher Richard Vernon David Cargill Edmond Bennett Keith Michell Bernard Lee Gerald Sim Margaret Leighton Hazel Hughes John Woodvine John Stride George Merritt Geoffrey Matthews Michael Redgrave Isabel Dean Donald Eccles John Sterland David Battley Michael Gwynn James Hazeldine Walter Sparrow Lee Remick Adrienne Posta Michele Dotrice Toby Robins Anna Calder-Marshall Alan MacNaughtan Cyril Cusack Geraldine McEwan Kika Markham Kathleen Helme Freddie Jones Sarah Taunton John Standing Laurence Carter Murray Melvin Stacey Tendeter Francesca Annis Philip Stone Elaine Taylor Tony Selby Timothy Carlton Nigel Stock Mary Wimbush Cyril Luckham John Abineri Robert Coote Rolf Lefebvre Colin Blakely Priscilla Morgan Ken Parry Barbara Jefford Richard Morant Christopher Gable Peter Egan Gino Melvazzi Andrew Cruickshank Hilary Mason Robert Eddison Simon Lack Judy Cornwell Gary Bond Susan Richards Françoise Pascal Gemma Jones Anthony Higgins Donal McCann Emrys Jones Nerys Hughes Malcolm Stoddard Douglas Milvain Tessa Wyatt Amanda Barrie Wensley Pithey Peter Firth Michael Jayston Pauline Delaney Martin Shaw Angela Down Rosalie Crutchley Anthony Bate Robert Powell Terence Budd David Bailie Tim Woodward Sinéad Cusack John Kane Stephen Murray Kate Nicholls Jan Francis Sara Kestelman Georgina Hale Natalie Caron Frank Middlemass Michael Golden Julian Holloway Benjamin Whitrow Jonathan Adams John Shrapnel Lorna Heilbron David Waller Neville Phillips Nigel Havers Judi Bowker Emma Garden Zoë Wanamaker Julie Covington Hannah Gordon Michael Pennington Victor Spinetti John Steiner Emma Piper James Aubrey Cherie Lunghi Rupert Frazer Anthony Valentine John Ringham Nigel Hawthorne Christopher Biggins Arthur Lowe Jonathan Scott-Taylor Jeremy Irons Sybil Thorndike Barry Morse Brian Glover Angela Pleasence John Carson Keith Chegwin David Hedison Tom Chadbon Jennie Linden Kevin McNally Michael Bates Saeed Jaffrey Brian Blessed Vincent Price David Jackson Alec Bregonzi Paul Copley Russell Hunter Tim Wylton Alun Armstrong John Normington Michael Bryant Matthew Roberton Erik Chitty Marda Vanne Lisa Carroll Jenny Harrington Maeve Leslie Edward Burnham Brian Badcoe Clare Austin Anthony Newlands Robert Ayres Paul Maxwell Shane Rimmer Callen Angelo Harry Tierney Colin Maitland John Alderson Francis Napier Patricia Denys Pearl Catlin Sarah Brackett Dora Reisser Warren Mitchell Thick Wilson Barry Shawzin Marika Rivera

1

Dangerous Corner

1983-05-22

2

The Gay Lord Quex

1983-06-13

3

The Misanthrope

1983-07-11

4

Infidelities

1983-09-12