"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
Lorna Brown	...	Receptionist
George Potts	...	Vicar
Rufus Jones	...	Doctor
Charon Georgette	...	Nurse

Directed by
Brian Percival

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
David Nicholls		writer
William Shakespeare		play

Produced by
Laura Mackie	....	executive producer
Carmel Maloney	....	line producer
Diederick Santer	....	producer
Patrick Spence	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Tim Atack

Cinematography by
Peter Greenhalgh		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Kristina Hetherington

Casting by
Di Carling

Production Design by
Claire Kenny

Costume Design by
Ralph Holes

Makeup Department
Meinir Jones-Lewis	....	hair designer
Meinir Jones-Lewis	....	makeup designer

Production Management
Alice Greenland	....	post-production supervisor
Caroline McManus	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Debbie Bowser	....	first assistant director
Heidi Gower	....	third assistant director
Chris Stoaling	....	second assistant director (as Christopher Stoaling)

Art Department
Rob Anderson	....	construction coordinator
Caroline Barclay	....	stand-by art director
Simon Riley	....	stand-by props

Sound Department
Peter Gleaves	....	adr mixer
Graham Headicar	....	sound editor
Stuart Hilliker	....	dubbing mixer
Becki Ponting	....	dialogue editor
Lee Walpole	....	sound effects editor
Bruce Wills	....	sound recordist

Camera and Electrical Department
Richard Ackland	....	clapper loader
Perry Evans	....	gaffer
Alan Grosch	....	generator operator
Andy Kendall	....	grip
Jamie Mills	....	electrician
Ossa Mills	....	best boy
Steve Murray	....	camera operator
Jay Jay Odedra	....	focus puller (as Jay Odedra)
Ricky Pattenden	....	electrician
David Sinfield	....	electrician

Casting Department
Rebecca Wright	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Ian Fulcher	....	assistant costume designer
Vanessa Lingham	....	costume stand-by

Editorial Department
Lisa Clifford-Owen	....	assistant editor
Kevin Horsewood	....	colorist
Victoria Stevens	....	assistant editor

Other crew
Biola Bankole	....	assistant accountant
Paul Bennett	....	floor runner
Rupert Bray	....	location manager
Ruairidh Elms	....	production runner
Jethro Ensor	....	assistant location manager
Kate Evans	....	script editor
Tara Houghton	....	publicist
Neil Jones	....	production accountant
Kathleen McLynn	....	assistant to producer
Tania Neumann	....	production secretary
Jane Record	....	picture publicist
Gordon Ronald	....	production executive
Emma Thomas	....	script supervisor
Kate Thornton	....	production coordinator
Marc Vincent	....	location assistant

Production Companies

• BBC Drama Group
• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
• Horsebridge Productions Limited (in association with)

Distributors

• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (2005) (UK) (TV)
• Cinema, The (2007) (Japan) (TV)
• Yleisradio (YLE) (2007) (Finland) (TV)

Other Companies

• Boom  sound post-production
• Casting Collective  extras casting

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:

[Beatrice walks in on Hero who is standing in a wedding dress]
Beatrice: You're not going like that, are you?

Movie Connections:

Version of Mnogo shuma iz nichego (1973)

Soundtrack:

True

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!