BBC Play of the Month Tartuffe (Season 7, Episode 3)
TV Episode | Drama

BBC Play of the Month

Tartuffe (Season 7, Episode 3)

TV Episode | Drama

Orgon is a man of property duped by the false piety of the penniless Tartuffe. Orgon takes him into his house, believing him a paragon of virtue. Orgon orders his daughter to reject her fiancé and marry Tartuffe. First Dorine, the family ...See moreOrgon is a man of property duped by the false piety of the penniless Tartuffe. Orgon takes him into his house, believing him a paragon of virtue. Orgon orders his daughter to reject her fiancé and marry Tartuffe. First Dorine, the family servant, tries a strategy to avert the marriage; then Orgon's son tries his hand. They anger Orgon, and to prove paternal power, he disinherits his son and makes Tartuffe his heir. Next Orgon's wife tries to bring her husband insight, a stratagem that partially backfires. With the bailiff at the door ordering Orgon to vacate his own home and with Tartuffe at court to prove Orgon's a traitor, all seems lost. Written by See less

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13 cast members

Name	Known for
Michael Hordern Tartuffe Tartuffe See fewer	Where Eagles Dare (1968)
Michael Craig Orgon Orgon See fewer	G.P. (1989)
John Standing Cléante Cléante See fewer	V for Vendetta (2005)
David Nettheim Molière / Officer Molière / Officer See fewer	Emma: Queen of the South Seas (1988)
Mary Morris Madame Pernelle Madame Pernelle See fewer	The Prisoner (1967)
Jill Easter Flipote Flipote See fewer	The Idiot (1966)
Toby Robins Elmire Elmire See fewer	For Your Eyes Only (1981)
Patricia Routledge Dorine Dorine See fewer	Keeping Up Appearances (1990)
Nicholas Young Damis Damis See fewer	Space: 1999 (1975)
Belinda Carroll Mariane Mariane See fewer	Gaslight Theatre (1965)
Nicholas Jones Valère Valère See fewer	In the Heart of the Sea (2015)
John Barrett Loyal Loyal See fewer	Far from the Madding Crowd (1967)
James Smith Arresting Officer Arresting Officer See fewer	The Favourite (2018)