A Midsummer night's dream (BBC)

United Kingdom, 1981

TV show
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Episode of Series “BBC Television Shakespeare Series”.
Shakespeare’s famous fantasy drama featuring Helen Mirren as Titania, Peter McEnery as Oberon, and Nigel Davenport as Theseus. No other credits available.

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Credits

production company

BBC

Time-Life Productions

Duration

01:52:00:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1981

Appears in

BBC Television Shakespeare Series

Group of items

BBC Television Shakespeare Series

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

300367

Language

English

Subject categories

Adaptations

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television

Literature → English literature

Literature → English literature - Film and video adaptations

Literature → Literature

Literature → Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 - Film and video adaptations

Television

Television → Television programs

Television → Television programs → Television programs - Great Britain

Television → Television series

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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