NET Playhouse The Importance of Being Earnest (Season 1, Episode 20)
TV Episode | Biography, Drama, History

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NET Playhouse

The Importance of Being Earnest (Season 1, Episode 20)

TV Episode | Biography, Drama, History

In 1890s London, two friends use the same pseudonym ("Ernest") for their on-the-sly activities. Hilarity ensues.

Director

Writer

Oscar Wilde (play)

Producer

Production Designer

Assheton Gorton

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Edit Released

Updated Nov 15, 1964

Release date

Feb 17, 1967 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 4 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
9 cast members

Name	Known for
Patrick Macnee Algernon Moncrieff Algernon Moncrieff See fewer	The Avengers (1961)
William Redmond Lane Lane See fewer	Armchair Theatre (1956)
Ian Carmichael John Worthing J.P. John Worthing J.P. See fewer	I'm All Right Jack (1959)
Pamela Brown Lady Bracknell Lady Bracknell See fewer	Cleopatra (1963)
Fenella Fielding Hon. Gwendolen Fairfax Hon. Gwendolen Fairfax See fewer	Guest House Paradiso (1999)
Susannah York Cecily Cardew Cecily Cardew See fewer	A Man for All Seasons (1966)
Irene Handl Miss Prism Miss Prism See fewer	The Italian Job (1969)
Wilfrid Brambell Canon Chasuble Canon Chasuble See fewer	A Hard Day's Night (1964)
Charles Lloyd Pack Merriman Merriman See fewer	Horror of Dracula (1958)

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