Play of the Month | An Ideal Husband

Based on An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde

Play by Oscar Wilde with Margaret Leighton, Keith Michell, Jeremy Brett, Dinah Sheridan and Susan Hampshire.

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Licence: ERA Licence required

Content
  • Type: Adaptation
  • Channel: BBC One
  • Duration: 1'22'00''
  • Broadcast date: 1969
Usage

UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted

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