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The Prince and the Showgirl

Romantic comedy about a beautiful American showgirl living in London who is romanced by a visiting Prince Regent.

This screen adaptation of Terence Rattigan's play The Sleeping Prince is remarkable for bringing together two very different screen icons in Marilyn Monroe and Laurence Olivier.

1 hour, 55 minutes

Last on

Sat 22 Dec 201219:00
BBC Four

Credits

Prince Charles/The RegentLaurence Olivier
Elsie MarinaMarilyn Monroe
The Queen DowagerSybil Thorndike
NorthbrookRichard Wattis
King NicolasJeremy Spenser
HoffmanEsmond Knight
Major DomoPaul Hardwick
MaudRosamund Greenwood
The AmbassadorAubrey Dexter
Lady SunningdaleMaxine Audley
Call BoyHarold Goodwin
Valet with ViolinAndreas Malandrinos
Maisie SpringfieldJean Kent
FannyDaphne Anderson
The Foreign OfficeDavid Horne
DirectorLaurence Olivier
WriterTerence Rattigan

Broadcasts

  • Sat 24 May 200814:20
    BBC Two except East, Scotland & Yorkshire
  • Sat 31 May 200815:20
    BBC Two Scotland
  • Sat 11 Jul 200914:15
    BBC Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Sun 16 May 201011:30
    BBC Two Scotland
  • Sun 16 May 201012:30
    BBC Two Wales & England only
  • Sat 2 Apr 201113:00
    BBC Two England, Scotland & Wales only
  • Sun 31 Jul 201120:00
    BBC Four
  • Sat 26 Nov 201112:05
    BBC Two Scotland, Wales & England only
  • Sat 22 Dec 201219:00
    BBC Four