BBC2 Playhouse Every Good Boy Deserves Favour (Season 6, Episode 2)
TV Episode | Drama

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BBC2 Playhouse

Every Good Boy Deserves Favour (Season 6, Episode 2)

TV Episode | Drama

A dissident, Alexander, has been pronounced insane by the authorities (although he isn't), and finds himself sharing a cell with a genuine mental patient, Ivanov.

Directors

Roger Bamford | Trevor Nunn

Writer

Tom Stoppard (play)

Producer

Mark Shivas

Composer

André Previn

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Edit Released

Updated Nov 14, 1979

Release date

Nov 14, 1979 (United Kingdom)

Awards

Series awards

13 wins & 8 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
7 cast members

Name	Known for
James Harris Sacha Sacha See fewer	BBC2 Playhouse (1973)
Ben Kingsley Ivanov Ivanov See fewer	Sexy Beast (2000)
Barbara Leigh-Hunt Teacher Teacher See fewer	Frenzy (1972)
Ian McKellen Alexander Alexander See fewer	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Themselves Themselves See fewer	Battleship (2012)
Frank Windsor Doctor Doctor See fewer	A for Andromeda (1961)
John Woodvine Colonel Colonel See fewer	An American Werewolf in London (1981)