10 Sep 1972
Liza with a Z
Liza Minnelli stars in a television concert directed and choreographed by Bob Fosse. She performs her songs such as the title number and a medley of songs from the film Cabaret (1972).
Much Ado About Nothing
Dame Maggie Smith stars in the 1967 screen version of Franco Zeffirelli's exuberant National Theatre production of Shakespeare's romantic comedy, in which young lovers Hero and Claudio conspire to make sharp-tongued rivals Beatrice and Benedick fall in love with each other.
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Maggie Smith Beatrice
Robert Stephens Benedick
Frank Finlay Dogberry
Michael Byrne Claudio
Caroline John Hero
Derek Jacobi Don John
Ronald Pickup Don Pedro
Denis DeMarne A Lord
Gerald James Leonato
Harry Lomax Antonio
Wynne Clark Ursula
Carolyn Jones Margaret
Edward Petherbridge Conrade
David Hargreaves Borachio
Neil Fitzpatrick Batlthasar
Malcolm Reynolds The Messenger
Chloe Ashcroft Woman of Leonato's Household
Mary Griffiths Woman of Leonato's Household
Barry Evans Coffee Boy
John McEnery A Gentleman
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