British Comedy Guide

As You Like It

  • TV comedy drama
  • BBC Two
  • 1978
  • 1 episode

Classic comedy by William Shakespeare about the travails of lovers Rosalind and Orlando, who become entangled in a beguiling game of love, lust and mistaken identity. Stars Helen Mirren, Brian Stirner, Richard Pasco, Angharad Rees, James Bolam and more.

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Key details

Genre
Comedy Drama
Broadcast
1978
Channel
BBC 2
Episodes
1
Stars
Helen Mirren, Brian Stirner, Richard Pasco, Angharad Rees, James Bolam, Clive Francis, Richard Easton, Tony Church and more
Writer
William Shakespeare
Director
Basil Coleman
Producer
Cedric Messina
Company

Additional details

Also known as
  • The BBC Television Shakespeare: As You Like It
Production
Studio
Picture
Colour

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Sunday 17th December 1978 at 8:10pm on BBC Two
Episode length
150 minutes
All previous repeats
  • Sunday 29th October 2023 at 9:00pm on BBC4

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