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.
TweetLicence: ERA Licence required
- Type: Plays
- Channel: BBC One
- Duration: 57'05''
- Broadcast date: 1967
UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted
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- Shakespeare Archive Resource
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Much Ado About Nothing (1967)
Part 1 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.
![](https://era.org.uk/app/uploads/2021/04/p09f1lnj-400x230.jpg)
ShakespeaRe-told | Much Ado About Nothing
Retelling of Shakespeare plays: a romantic comedy set in a south coast regional TV newsroom, charting the relationship between ex-lovers and warring co-anchors Beatrice Evans and Benedick Taylor. Featuring Billie Piper.