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The Importance of Being Earnest

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.

1 hour, 27 minutes

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Sat 7 Dec 2024 13:45

91热爆 History: Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900)

Drama and tragedy marred Wilde's private life. Read about his poety, plays and his time in prison,聽on the .

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

  • Sun 15 Apr 2007 22:00
  • Sun 26 Aug 2007 21:00
  • Mon 26 Jul 2010 23:05
  • Mon 26 Jul 2010 23:35
  • Fri 20 Dec 2013 12:00
  • Sat 13 Sep 2014 13:35
  • Sat 28 Mar 2015 13:30
  • Sun 14 Feb 2016 15:00
  • Sat 4 Feb 2017 13:00
  • Christmas Day 2017 12:15
  • Sat 20 Apr 2019 22:25
  • Thu 19 Dec 2019 15:00
  • Mon 11 May 2020 15:00
  • Fri 18 Dec 2020 14:45
  • Sun 11 Jul 2021 13:50
  • Thu 15 Jul 2021 20:00
  • Sun 14 Jul 2024 09:30
  • Sat 7 Dec 2024 13:45
  • Fri 13 Dec 2024 00:05

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