BBC Play of the Month The Importance of Being Earnest (Season 9, Episode 6)
TV Episode | 100 min | Drama

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BBC Play of the Month

The Importance of Being Earnest (Season 9, Episode 6)

TV Episode | 100 min | Drama

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

Director

James MacTaggart

Writer

Oscar Wilde (play)

Producer

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Edit Released

Updated Feb 17, 1974

Release date

Feb 17, 1974 (United Kingdom)

Awards

Series awards

3 wins & 14 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
9 cast members

Name	Known for
Coral Browne Lady Bracknell Lady Bracknell See fewer	Auntie Mame (1958)
Michael Jayston Jack Worthing Jack Worthing See fewer	Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
Julian Holloway Algernon Moncrieff Algernon Moncrieff See fewer	The Rum Diary (2011)
Gemma Jones Gwendolen Fairfax Gwendolen Fairfax See fewer	Sense and Sensibility (1995)
Celia Bannerman Cecily Cardew Cecily Cardew See fewer	Nanny McPhee Returns (2010)
Lally Bowers Miss Prism Miss Prism See fewer	The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella (1976)
Richard Pearson Rev. Canon Chasuble Rev. Canon Chasuble See fewer	Pirates (1986)
Douglas Milvain Lane Lane See fewer	Hereward the Wake (1965)
Arthur Hewlett Merriman Merriman See fewer	The Avengers (1961)

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