Much Ado About Nothing

Much Ado About Nothing

148 mins | Drama | Dec. 22, 1984

Benedick and Beatrice fight their merry war of words. But when Beatrice's friend, Hero, is humiliatingly jilted by Benedick's best friend, Claudio, Benedick has to choose which side he's on. But unknown to all, Claudio's been tricked by the bastard Don John, and (unfortunately), it's up to Dogberry and Verges to solve the case.

Much Ado About Nothing

148 mins | Drama | Dec. 22, 1984

Much Ado About Nothing
Benedick and Beatrice fight their merry war of words. But when Beatrice's friend, Hero, is humiliatingly jilted by Benedick's best friend, Claudio, Benedick has to choose which side he's on. But unknown to all, Claudio's been tricked by the bastard Don John, and (unfortunately), it's up to Dogberry and Verges to solve the case.
IMDb rating 8.0
Producers Time-Life Television Productions, BBC Television Centre
Original title Much Ado About Nothing
Directors Stuart Burge
Writers William Shakespeare

Cast

Cherie Lunghi

as Beatrice

Lee Montague

as Leonato

Tim Faulkner

as Messenger

Katharine Levy

as Hero

Jon Finch

as Don Pedro

Robert Lindsay

as Benedick

Robert Reynolds

as Claudio

Gordon Whiting

as Antonio

Vernon Dobtcheff

as Don John

Robert Gwilym

as Conrade

Tony Rohr

as Borachio

Pamela Moiseiwitsch

as Margaret

Ishia Bennison

as Ursula

Oz Clarke

as Balthasar

Ben Losh

as Boy

Michael Elphick

as Dogberry

Clive Dunn

as Verges

Gorden Kaye

as First Watch

Perry Benson

as Second Watch

Roger Frost

as Member of Watch

Declan Mulholland

as Member of Watch

Stephen Wale

as Member of Watch

Graham Crowden

as Friar Francis

John Kidd

as Sexton

Simone Baker

as Dancer

Nicola Keen

as Dancer

Philippa Luce

as Dancer

Bryan Payne

as Dancer

Barbara Rhodes

as Dancer

Peter Salmon

as Dancer

Clair Symonds

as Dancer