BBC Two - The Importance of Being Earnest (original) (raw)
Screen adaptation of Oscar Wilde's celebrated play in which two Victorian gentlemen both adopt a double identity under the name of Ernest and end up in trouble when they both turn up at the same country house one weekend.
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- Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Oscar Wilde, his literary legacy and the Aesthetes.
BBC History: Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900)
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Algy | Rupert Everett |
| Jack | Colin Firth |
| Gwendolen | Frances O'Connor |
| Cecily | Reese Witherspoon |
| Lady Bracknell | Judi Dench |
| Dr Chasuble | Tom Wilkinson |
| Miss Prism | Anna Massey |
| Lane | Edward Fox |
| Merriman | Patrick Godfrey |
| Gribsby | Charles Kay |
| Pew opener | Cyril Shaps |
| Dowager | Marsha Fitzalan |
| Producer | Barnaby Thompson |
| Director | Oliver Parker |
| Author | Oscar Wilde |
| Writer | Oliver Parker |
Broadcasts
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BBC One except Northern Ireland & Wales
BBC One Northern Ireland & Wales only
BBC Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
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BBC Two Wales, Northern Ireland, England & HD only
BBC Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
BBC Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
BBC Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
BBC Two except East, Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
BBC Two except East, Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
BBC Two except East, Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
BBC Two except East, Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
BBC Two except East, Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
BBC Two except East, Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
BBC Two England, HD, Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD only
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