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Key details

Genre
Film
Released
1996
Stars
Steven Mackintosh, Imogen Stubbs, Helena Bonham Carter, Richard E. Grant, Nigel Hawthorne, Ben Kingsley, Mel Smith, Imelda Staunton and more
Writers
William Shakespeare and Trevor Nunn
Director
Trevor Nunn
Companies

William Shakespeare's seasonal comedy about a shipwreck that separates identical twins Sebastian and Viola. Fearing for her safety, Viola changes her name and disguises herself as her brother when she approaches the court of Illyria, where she finds employment as a go-between in the Count's courtship of a Countess, both of whom become increasingly obsessed with the 'boy' Cesario.

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Additional details

Also known as
  • Twelfth Night
Production
Location
Camera set-up
Single camera
Picture
Colour

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Broadcast details

All previous repeats
  • Sunday 23rd December 2018 at 1:10pm on BBC2

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