Twelfth Night | Alec Guinness, Joan Plowright (ITV Sunday Night Theatre 1970)

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"Twelfth Night" is a 1970 British TV adaptation of the play Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare. It was directed by John Sichel and broadcast as the 44th episode of second season of ITV Sunday Night Theatre. The score was composed by Marc Wilkinson.

After a shipwreck, believing her brother has been killed, Viola disguises herself as a boy named Cesario and becomes a courtier to Orsino, who sends her to deliver a message of his love to Olivia, but she falls for the messenger instead.

Main Cast:
Tommy Steele as Feste
Ralph Richardson as Sir Toby Belch
Alec Guinness as Malvolio
Joan Plowright as Viola/Sebastian
Gary Raymond as Orsino
Adrienne Corri as Olivia
John Moffatt as Sir Andrew Aguecheek
Sheila Reid as Maria
Riggs O'Hara as Fabian
Richard Leech as Antonio
Kurt Christian as Curio
Christopher Timothy as Valentine

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