A fondly remembered studio drama from the series 'Performance', which televised notable stage plays, and an example of the sort of superb production that was regularly transmitted on TV
Just days before her wedding, Beatrice-Joanna has a chance encounter with Alsemero, and realizes that she has met her one true love. To marry the man she loves, she persuades the love-struck henchman De Flores to murder her fiance, but does not anticipate the tragic consequences of her actions.
Directed by
Simon Curtis
Adapted and edited by
Michael Hastings
Written by
Thomas Middleton
William Rowley
Cast
Elizabeth McGovern ... Beatrice-Joanna
Bob Hoskins ... De Flores
Hugh Grant ... Alsemero
Sean Pertwee ... Tomazo
Adie Allen ... Diaphanta
Peter Darling ... Alonzo
Maynard Eziashi ... Jasperino
Myrtle Moss ... Nanny
Leslie Phillips ... Vermandero
John Quinn ... Sailor
