The Merry Wives of Windsor

2h 47min

Comedy

TV Movie

When Sir John Falstaff decides that he wants to have a little fun he writes two letters to a pair of Window wives: Mistress Ford and Mistress Page. When they put their heads together and compare missives, they plan a practical joke or two to teach the knight a lesson. But Mistress Ford's husband is a very jealous man and is pumping Falstaff for information of the affair. Meanwhile the Pages' daughter Anne is beseiged by suitors.

Cast

Alan Bennett

Alan Bennett

Justice Shallow
Tenniel Evans

Tenniel Evans

Sir Hugh Evans
Bryan Marshall

Bryan Marshall

George Page
Richard Griffiths

Richard Griffiths

Sir John Falstaff
Judy Davis

Judy Davis

Mistress Ford
Prunella Scales

Prunella Scales

Mistress Page
Ron Cook

Ron Cook

Peter Simple
Michael Graham Cox

Michael Graham Cox

Host of the Garter Inn
Elizabeth Spriggs

Elizabeth Spriggs

Mistress Quickly
John Joyce

John Joyce

John Rugby
Michael Bryant

Michael Bryant

Doctor Caius
Ben Kingsley

Ben Kingsley

Frank Ford
Crispin Mair

Crispin Mair

William Page

Release date

28th Dec 1982

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English