Twelfth Night
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Viola and Sebastian are lookalike twins, separated by a shipwreck. Viola lands in Illyria, where she disguises herself like her brother and goes into the service of the Duke Orsino. Orsino sends her to help him woo the Lady Olivia, who doesn't want the Duke, but finds that she likes the new messenger the Duke's sending. Then, of course, Viola's brother shows up, and merry hell breaks loose. Meanwhile, Olivia's uncle and his cohorts are trying to find some way to get back at Olivia's officious majordomo, Malvolio.
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Cast
19 people
Alec McCowen
Malvolio
Known for
Gangs of New York
Frenzy
Robert Hardy
Sir Toby Belch
Known for
The 10th Kingdom
Gulliver's Travels
Felicity Kendal
Viola
Known for
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story
Valentino
Annette Crosbie
Maria
Known for
One Foot in the Grave
Little Dorrit
Sinéad Cusack
Olivia
Known for
V for Vendetta
Eastern Promises
Trevor Peacock
Feste
Known for
The Vicar of Dibley
Neverwhere
Clive Arrindell
Orsino
Also in
A.D.
Scarlet and Black
Ronnie Stevens
Sir Andrew Aguecheek
Known for
The Parent Trap
Carry On Cruising
Robert Lindsay
Fabian
Known for
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
Atlantis
Maurice Roëves
Antonio
Known for
The Last of the Mohicans
Judge Dredd
Michael Thomas
Sebastian
Known for
The Crown
Malcolm Reynolds
Valentine
Also in
The Elusive Pimpernel
UFO
John Gorrie Director · William Shakespeare Author Joseph Horovitz Composer
First release January 6, 1980 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production Time-Life Television Productions
Production
BBC
Production
Time-Life Television Productions
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · January 6, 1980
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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