ITV Play of the Week
(1955–1974)
The Prince of Denmark seeks to avenge his murdered father.
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| Paul Scofield | ... | Hamlet | |
| Mary Ure | ... | Ophelia | |
| Diana Wynyard | ... | Gertrude | |
| Alec Clunes | ... | Claudius | |
| Ernest Thesiger | ... | Polonius | |
| Richard Johnson | ... | Laertes | |
| Harry H. Corbett | ... | Gravedigger | |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Peter Brook | ... | Himself - narrator | |
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The Prince of Denmark seeks to avenge his murdered father.
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27 February 1956 (UK) See more »Company Credits
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HAMLET (1956) The first broadcast of a Shakespeare play on British commercial television (ITV). Details are in an article by Olwen Terris, "The Forgotten Hamlet" which appeared in the "Shakespeare Bulletin," v. 25,#2, Summer 2007, pages 35-37.
The British Universities Film and Video Council web site has a fascinating account of how this broadcast scandalized the public because it was bookended by --horror of horrors-- commercial announcements.
Dir: Peter Brook Cast: Paul Scofield, Mary Ure, Diana Wynyard, Alec Clunes, Ernest Thesinger, others.