Play for Today Dear Brutus (Season 11, Episode 14)
TV Episode | 80 min | Comedy, Drama

Play for Today

Dear Brutus (Season 11, Episode 14)

TV Episode | 80 min | Comedy, Drama

"They say that in the wood you get what nearly everybody here is longing for - a second chance." J. M. Barrie's fantasy play, depicting alternative realities for its characters and their eventual return to real life.

Director

Alan Bridges

Writer

J.M. Barrie (play)

Producer

Louis Marks

Composer

Stanley Myers (music composed and conducted by)

Production Designer

Barry Newbery

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Edit Released

Updated Jan 27, 1981

Release date

Jan 27, 1981 (United Kingdom)

Awards

Series awards

16 wins & 16 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
11 cast members

Name	Known for
Frank Finlay Dearth Dearth See fewer	Lifeforce (1985)
Sarah Badel Alice Dearth Alice Dearth See fewer	Not Without My Daughter (1991)
Nigel Stock Coade Coade See fewer	The Great Escape (1963)
Peter Egan Purdie Purdie See fewer	The Wedding Date (2005)
Stratford Johns Matey Matey See fewer	Cromwell (1970)
Angharad Rees Lady Caroline Lady Caroline See fewer	Under Milk Wood (1971)
Joanna David Mabel Purdie Mabel Purdie See fewer	Pride and Prejudice (1995)
Alan Webb Lob Lob See fewer	The Great Train Robbery (1978)
Elizabeth Sellars Mrs. Coade Mrs. Coade See fewer	The Barefoot Contessa (1954)
Angela Scoular Joanna Trout Joanna Trout See fewer	On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
Chloe Salaman Margaret Margaret See fewer	Dragonslayer (1981)