Bacchae, The (BBC 1962 with Jeremy Brett and John Carson)

UK / BBC / 3×30 minute episodes / Broadcast 8 – 22 October 1962

Writers: Bernard Williams, Ronald Eyre / Play: Euripides / Producer and Director: Ronald Eyre

A BBC Schools production of the classic text. The three episodes were made up of an introduction followed by a two part dramatisation.

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Jeremy Brett as Dionysus
John Carson as Pentheus
Cyril Luckham as Cadmus
Alan Howard as Messenger
Anthony Sharp
John Murray Scott
Margot van der Burgh

Head of film reviews at The Viewers Guide with an erudite, insightful, slightly sardonic, deep appreciation for classic cinema. Has a habit of quoting obscure lines from old films in everyday conversation. He keeps a meticulously organized film logbook. He's a bit of a tea snob.