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Much Ado About Nothing (1967)
 
Cast
Don Pedro Derek JACOBI
Don JohnRonald PICKUP
ClaudioMichael BYRNE
BenedickRobert STEPHENS
a lordDenis DE MARNE
The Town
LeonatoGerald JAMES
AntonioHarry LOMAX
HeroCaroline JOHN
BeatriceMaggie SMITH
UrsulaWynne CLARK
MargaretCarolyn JOHNS
ConradeEdward PETHERBRIDGE
BorachioDavid HARGREAVES
BalthasarNeil FITZPATRICK
the messengerMalcolm REYNOLDS
women of Leonato's householdChloe ASHCROFT
 Mary GRIFFITHS
coffee boyBarry EVANS
a gentlemanJohn McENERY
The Law
DogberryFrank FINLAY
VergesGraham CROWDEN
the sextonDavid RYALL
first watchmanRoger KEMP
second watchmanRon PEMBER
other watchmenDavid BELCHER
 Mike GAMBON
 John HALLAM
The Church
Friar FrancisPaul CURRAN
serverChristopher TIMOTHY
The Town Band 
trumpeterMalcolm HALL
trombonistAlan HUTT
clarinettistJohn FOLEY
drummerLaurie MORGAN
guitaristRod WILLMOTT
the inanimatesAlan ADAMS
 Janina FAYE
 Kay GALLIE
 Luke HARDY
 Roy HOLDER
 Louise PURNELL
 Christopher TIMOTHY
Credits
DirectorAlan COOKE
Directed for the stage byFranco ZEFFIRELLI
Production CompanyBBC
ProducerCedric MESSINA
Associate stage producerRobert STEPHENS
Textual revisionsRobert GRAVES
Author of the Original WorkWilliam SHAKESPEARE
DesignerMel CORNISH
MusicNino ROTA
Dance ArrangerRomayne GRIGOROVA
Transmission CompanyBBC Television