Rent Pygmalion / Androcles and the Lion (1984)
3.6 of 5 from 47 ratings
2h 48min
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- Synopsis:
BBC adaptations of two classic plays by the Irish dramatist George Bernard Shaw.
Pygmalion (1973)
The most famous and beloved of George Bernard Shaw's plays, 'Pygmalion' is a witty exploration of class and gender. Professor Henry Higgins (James Villiers) bets his friend that they can take a poor flower girl, Eliza Doolittle (Lynn Redgrave), and pass her off as a duchess. They teach her perfect English, manners, and how to dress, like a lady, but Eliza proves to be more than a match for her tutors.
Androcles and the Lion (1984)George Bernard Shaw used the traditional fable of Androcles (Billy Connolly) to focus on the integrity of religious belief. Androcles, a Christian fleeing persecution in Rome, is captured by Caesar's men. Alongside other Christians - Ferrovius (Bernard Bresslaw), a fierce fighter; Lavinia (Anna Calder-Miller), a beautiful aristocrat and would-be martyr Spintho - he must face the lions of the Coliseum. How will each of them face their desperate fate? - Actors:
- Lynn Redgrave, James Villiers, Ronald Fraser, Emrys James, Lally Bowers, Angela Baddeley, Nicholas Jones, Joyce Grant, Joanna McCallum, Malcolm Hayes, Jon Rollason, Geoffrey Matthews, Angela Galbraith, Alison Daumler, Noel Trevarthen, Sheila Grant, John Westbrook, Jeremy Higgins, David Melbourne, John Cannon
- Directors:
- Cedric Messina, Ronald Smedley
- Producers:
- Christopher Morahan, Ronald Smedley
- Writers:
- George Bernard Shaw
- Studio:
- BBC
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama, Performing Arts, Romance
