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.
16 Seasons · 128 Episodes
Charles Gray
Adrian Blenderbland, Antonio, Charles Strickland, Field-Marshall Allenby, Gayev, Lord Augustus, Mr. Beebe, Richard Greatham, Sir Harcourt Courtly
9 episodes
Eric Porter
Arthur Winslow, Councillor Albert Parker, Cyrano de Bergerac, Jack Tanner, Macbeth, Maj. Pollock / John Malcolm
6 episodes
Donald Pickering
George Farrant, Hotel Manager, Monty Cave, Préfet de Police, Ronald Utterword, Soliony
6 episodes
Jeremy Brett
Basil Hallward, Captain Jack Absolute, George, Duke of Bristol, Joseph Surface, Lord Berowne, Vicount Goring
6 episodes
John Gielgud
Capt. Shotover, Charles II, Chorus, Lord Burleigh, Lord Henry 'Harry' Wotton, The Inquisitor
6 episodes
Lally Bowers
Lavinia Penniman, Miss Lavish, Miss Prism, Mrs. Higgins, Mrs. Telfer, The Dowager Empress
6 episodes
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