The Cherry Orchard

2h 8min

Drama

TV Movie

Madame Ranevsky and her daughter Anya return home from Paris to find that their beloved family estate and cherry orchard are to be auctioned off to pay debts. Lopahin, a former serf on the estate who is now a wealthy landowner, proposes razing the home and cherry orchard and dividing the estate into plots that could be leased at great profit. The family, however, continues to hold out hope that their beloved home can somehow be saved from destruction.

Production Companies

BBC

Royal Shakespeare Company

Cast

Peggy Ashcroft

Peggy Ashcroft

Madame Ranevsky
George Murcell

George Murcell

Yermolai Alexeyevich Lopahin
Ian Holm

Ian Holm

Trofimov
Patsy Byrne

Patsy Byrne

Dunyasha
Patrick Wymark

Patrick Wymark

Semion Panteleyevich Epihodov
Paul Hardwick

Paul Hardwick

Simyon Pishchik
Patience Collier

Patience Collier

Charlotta Ivanovna
Peter Holmes

Peter Holmes

Coachman
Bill Wallis

Bill Wallis

Stationmaster
Narissa Knights

Narissa Knights

Stationmaster's Wife
Mike Murray

Mike Murray

Government Official
Ronald Scott-Dodd

Ronald Scott-Dodd

Schoolmaster
Rosemary Mussell

Rosemary Mussell

Schoolmaster's Wife
Gareth Morgan

Gareth Morgan

Post Office Clerk

Release date

17th Apr 1962

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English