As You Like It
Orlando is forced to work like a servant for his brother Oliver, so he goes to win his fortune in a wrestling contest, where he meets a lady of the court, Rosalind. Rosalind (daughter of the deposed duke) is companion to Celia, niece of the deposed Duke, and when the current duke banishes Rosalind from the kingdom, she, Celia, the court jester (and incidentally Orlando) all end up in the forest or Arden, where the deposed Duke holds court. Romantic mixups, cross-dressing, love poems nailed to trees, and a lion await them all.
Details
Directors
Basil Coleman
Writers
Alan Shallcross, William Shakespeare
Cast
Helen Mirren, Brian Stirner, Richard Pasco, Angharad Rees, James Bolam, Clive Francis, Richard Easton, Tony Church, John Quentin, Maynard Williams, Victoria Plucknett, Marilyn Le Conte, Tom McDonnell, David Lloyd Meredith, Arthur Hewlett
Production
Time-Life Television Productions, BBC
Languages
English
Countries
United Kingdom
