"ShakespeaRe-Told" Much Ado About Nothing (2005)

Director:

Brian Percival

Writers:

David Nicholls (writer)
William Shakespeare (play)

TV Series:

"ShakespeaRe-Told" (2005)

Original Air Date:

7 November 2005 (Season 1, Episode 1)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Tensions mount in the TV studio when a take-charge anchor is reunited with a man she has a "history" with.

Plot Keywords:

Love | One Liner | TV News | Use Of Phrase Bad Hair Day | William Shakespeare

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Sarah Parish	...	Beatrice
Damian Lewis	...	Benedick
Andrew Barclay	...	Taxi Driver
George Couyas	...	Waiter
Martin Jarvis	...	Leonard
Olivia Colman	...	Ursula
Tom Ellis	...	Claudio
Derek Riddell	...	Don
Patrick Ryecart	...	Keith
Billie Piper	...	Hero
Nina Sosanya	...	Margaret
Anthony O'Donnell	...	Mr Berry
Rasmus Hardiker	...	Vince
Michael Smiley	...	Peter
Henrietta Clemett	...	Girl in Club

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

UK:12 | Australia:M

Company:

BBC Drama Group

Goofs:

Continuity: When Don arrives at the party you can see he has not drawn on any black eyebrows yet later you see him with black eyebrows drawn high on his forehead. This happens continuously throughout the party scene

Quotes:

Benedick: [talking to himself] Love's just one of those things a man grows into, like jazz and olives. I'm not going to let a few sarcastic remarks change the way I feel. After all, the world must be peopled. When I said I'd die a bachelor I just didn't realize I'd live this long!

Movie Connections:

Version of Much Ado About Nothing (1978) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Look of Love

Beatrice enjoys her job, but when her colleague falls ill, a replacement is needed. The problem is the replacement is the last person Beatrice wants to see.... her ex!

From then on, its a battle for the two to get on together on-screen, they may think they have a break from each other off-screen but what they don't know is that their scheming colleagues are determined to be match-makers and bring them together.

I absolutely loved Much ado about nothing,the plot couldn't have been better. Sarah and Damien were excellent and played their characters really well, I really felt that they had a history. can't wait for it to come out on DVD. The actors were very well chosen and I loved the way it was adapted, for me it was, without a doubt, the best Shakespeare re-told drama I have ever seen.

Well done BBC, one again, another great drama success!