Present Laughter (Play of the Week)
| "Present Laughter (Play of the Week)" | |
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| Play of the Week episode | |
| Episode no. | Episode 26 |
| Directed by | Gordon Flemyng |
| Produced by | Cecil Clarke |
| Original air date | 28 February 1967 |
| Running time | 100 mins |
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"Present Laughter" is a 1967 British television version of the play of the same name by Noël Coward. It aired as a Play of the Week. Peter O'Toole starred. It was a co-production between Associated Television and O'Toole's own company, Keep Films.[1] It screened on US TV in 1968.[2] It was O'Toole's first appearance on television after becoming a movie star and marked his debut on US television in a television drama.[3]
Production
Coward – who originated the lead role on stage – advised O'Toole "Don't try and copy me. Be yourself."[1] Honor Blackman was offered the role of the seductress but asked to play the wife. She had a high profile at the time due to her success in Goldfinger.[4]
The play was one of four two-hour specials Lew Grade of ATV sold to US television in October 1966 for £2.5 million along with episodes of The Prisoner and The Saint. It was shot in colour.[5]
Reception
The Leicester Mercury said "there was not a dull moment".[6]
The show was broadcast in US television as part of a series of specials on ABC television. The Los Angeles Times called it "great fun and it played beautifully on TV. O'Toole was a delight."[7]
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External links
- "Present Laughter" at IMDbLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- "Present Laughter" at BFI
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