TV Shows/BBC Play of the Month/Season 15/S15E04

S15E04

23 Aug 1982120 min

The Critic

BBC Play of the Month – Season 15

Foppish, would-be playwright-critic Mr Puff invites his literary-minded associates to a production of his horrendous and nonsensical spectacular, The Spanish Armada, confident that he's written a hit.

Cast

Hywel Bennett

Hywel Bennett

Mr King / Mr Puff

John Gielgud

John Gielgud

Lord Burleigh

Nigel Hawthorne

Nigel Hawthorne

Mr Sneer

Rosemary Leach

Rosemary Leach

Mrs Dangle

Norman Rodway

Norman Rodway

Mr Dangle

Alan Badel

Alan Badel

Sir Fretful Plagiary

Anna Massey

Anna Massey

Tilburina

Rodney Bewes

Rodney Bewes

Constable

Christopher Biggins

Christopher Biggins

Interpreter

John Ringham

Sir Christopher Hatton

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