Much Ado About Nothing (1967) | Part 2

Much Ado About Nothing

Part 2 of a televised adaptation of the play based on a National Theatre stage production by Franco Zeffirelli, starring real-life couple Maggie Smith and Robert Stephens as Beatrice and Benedick. This production appears to be the earliest British television broadcast of the whole play.

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  • Type: Plays
  • Channel: BBC One
  • Duration: 57'05''
  • Broadcast date: 1967
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UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted

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