Oscar Wilde

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A Woman Of No Importance

19911223

20130119 (BBC7)
20130120 (BBC7)
20141011 (BBC7)
20141012 (BBC7)
20160806 (BBC7)
20160807 (BBC7)
20180714 (BBC7)
20180715 (BBC7)
20210814 (BBC7)
20210815 (BBC7)

At a country house party, Mrs Arbuthnot's long-concealed secret comes back to haunt her.

Oscar Wilde's audacious social comedy - first performed on stage in 1893.

Starring Diana Rigg, Martin Jarvis and Annette Crosbie.

Mrs Arbuthnot - Diana Rigg

Lord Illingworth - Martin Jarvis

Lady Hunstanton - Annette Crosbie

Lady Caroline Pontefract - Irene Sutcliffe

Mrs Allonby - Susan Sheridan

Lady Stutfield - Auriol Smith

Gerald Arbuthnot - Dominic Letts

Hester Worsley - Teresa Gallagher

Archdeacon Daubeny - David King

Sir John Pontefract - Geoffrey Chater

Mr Kelvill, MP - Jack Klaff

Alice - Adjoa Andoh

Lord Alfred Rufford - Peter Penry-Jones

Violin: Alexander Balanescu.

Adapted and directed by Adrian Bean.

The Ballad Of Reading Gaol

19941009

20140314 (BBC7)
20140315 (BBC7)

A 1994 live benefit performance of Oscar Wilde's celebrated poem, read by Ian McKellen.

The Happy Prince

19971223

20110710 (BBC7)
20140110 (BBC7)
20140314 (BBC7)
20140315 (BBC7)
20140907 (BBC7)
20150828 (BBC7)
20151219 (BBC7)
20151220 (BBC7)
20171222 (BBC7)

From their aerial view, a beautiful statue and a swallow team up to help the city's poor.

The Importance Of Being Earnest

19950213

20141206 (BBC7)
20141207 (BBC7)
20170408 (BBC7)
20170409 (BBC7)

London, 1895: crafty friends Jack and Algernon are living a double life.

This production of Oscar Wilde's comedy was mounted to celebrate the centenary of the play's first night at London's Haymarket Theatre on 14th February 1895.

Starring Dame Judi Dench as Lady Bracknell, Martin Clunes as Algernon Moncrieff, Michael Sheen as Jack Worthing, Miriam Margolyes as Miss Prism, John Moffatt as Canon Chasuble and Michael Hordern as Lane.

Pianist: Terence Allbright. Produced by Glyn Dearman

Crafty friends Jack and Algernon are living a double life in London 1895.

The Importance Of Being Earnest

20181215

20230107 (BBC7)
20230108 (BBC7)

A comedy of mistaken identity ensues when two gentlemen friends use the same alias to pursue the women they love.

A sparkling production of Oscar Wilde's much-loved comedy masterpiece, set in 1890s England.

Starring Mathew Baynton, Jeany Spark, Abhin Galeya and Gemma Jones.

Algernon.....Mathew Baynton

Lane.....Stephen Hogan

Jack.....Abhin Galeya

Gwendolen.....Jeany Spark

Lady Bracknell.....Gemma Jones

Cicely.....Kerry Gooderson

Miss Prism......Elizabeth Counsell

Chasuble.....Sean Murray

Merriman.....Ryan Early

Music arranged and directed by Colin Sell.

Director: Emma Harding

Mathew Baynton and Gemma Jones star in a sparkling production of Oscar Wilde's comedy

The Nightingale And The Rose

19971222

20140109 (BBC7)
20150102 (BBC7)
20150103 (BBC7)
20180301 (BBC7)
20180302 (BBC7)

A bird makes the ultimate sacrifice so that an unworldly young man can woo his love.

The Remarkable Rocket

19971226

20110717 (BBC7)
20130510 (BBC7)
20130511 (BBC7)
20150827 (BBC7)
20161230 (BBC7)
20161231 (BBC7)
20180302 (BBC7)
20180303 (BBC7)

A collection of fireworks discuss the nature of love and one of them gets his comeuppance.

Episodes

Title	First Broadcast	Repeated	Comments
A Woman Of No Importance	19911223	20130119 (BBC7) 20130120 (BBC7) 20141011 (BBC7) 20141012 (BBC7) 20160806 (BBC7) 20160807 (BBC7) 20180714 (BBC7) 20180715 (BBC7) 20210814 (BBC7) 20210815 (BBC7)	At a country house party, Mrs Arbuthnot's long-concealed secret comes back to haunt her. Oscar Wilde's audacious social comedy - first performed on stage in 1893. Starring Diana Rigg, Martin Jarvis and Annette Crosbie. Mrs Arbuthnot - Diana Rigg Lord Illingworth - Martin Jarvis Lady Hunstanton - Annette Crosbie Lady Caroline Pontefract - Irene Sutcliffe Mrs Allonby - Susan Sheridan Lady Stutfield - Auriol Smith Gerald Arbuthnot - Dominic Letts Hester Worsley - Teresa Gallagher Archdeacon Daubeny - David King Sir John Pontefract - Geoffrey Chater Mr Kelvill, MP - Jack Klaff Alice - Adjoa Andoh Lord Alfred Rufford - Peter Penry-Jones Violin: Alexander Balanescu. Adapted and directed by Adrian Bean.
The Ballad Of Reading Gaol	19941009	20140314 (BBC7) 20140315 (BBC7)	A 1994 live benefit performance of Oscar Wilde's celebrated poem, read by Ian McKellen.
The Happy Prince	19971223	20110710 (BBC7) 20140110 (BBC7) 20140314 (BBC7) 20140315 (BBC7) 20140907 (BBC7) 20150828 (BBC7) 20151219 (BBC7) 20151220 (BBC7) 20171222 (BBC7)	From their aerial view, a beautiful statue and a swallow team up to help the city's poor.
The Importance Of Being Earnest	19950213	20141206 (BBC7) 20141207 (BBC7) 20170408 (BBC7) 20170409 (BBC7)	London, 1895: crafty friends Jack and Algernon are living a double life. This production of Oscar Wilde's comedy was mounted to celebrate the centenary of the play's first night at London's Haymarket Theatre on 14th February 1895. Starring Dame Judi Dench as Lady Bracknell, Martin Clunes as Algernon Moncrieff, Michael Sheen as Jack Worthing, Miriam Margolyes as Miss Prism, John Moffatt as Canon Chasuble and Michael Hordern as Lane. Pianist: Terence Allbright. Produced by Glyn Dearman Crafty friends Jack and Algernon are living a double life in London 1895.
The Importance Of Being Earnest	20181215	20230107 (BBC7) 20230108 (BBC7)	A comedy of mistaken identity ensues when two gentlemen friends use the same alias to pursue the women they love. A sparkling production of Oscar Wilde's much-loved comedy masterpiece, set in 1890s England. Starring Mathew Baynton, Jeany Spark, Abhin Galeya and Gemma Jones. Algernon.....Mathew Baynton Lane.....Stephen Hogan Jack.....Abhin Galeya Gwendolen.....Jeany Spark Lady Bracknell.....Gemma Jones Cicely.....Kerry Gooderson Miss Prism......Elizabeth Counsell Chasuble.....Sean Murray Merriman.....Ryan Early Music arranged and directed by Colin Sell. Director: Emma Harding Mathew Baynton and Gemma Jones star in a sparkling production of Oscar Wilde's comedy
The Nightingale And The Rose	19971222	20140109 (BBC7) 20150102 (BBC7) 20150103 (BBC7) 20180301 (BBC7) 20180302 (BBC7)	A bird makes the ultimate sacrifice so that an unworldly young man can woo his love.
The Remarkable Rocket	19971226	20110717 (BBC7) 20130510 (BBC7) 20130511 (BBC7) 20150827 (BBC7) 20161230 (BBC7) 20161231 (BBC7) 20180302 (BBC7) 20180303 (BBC7)	A collection of fireworks discuss the nature of love and one of them gets his comeuppance.