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The Entertainer

Bringing his stage role to the screen, Laurence Olivier plays an egotistical vaudeville entertainer with delusions of being a star, yet who plays to an almost empty house and whose home life - his father is dying and his wife an alcoholic - reflects the failures of his career.

1 hour, 42 minutes

Last on

Fri 27 Dec 201900:45
BBC Two

Credits

Archie RiceLaurence Olivier
DirectorTony Richardson
Phoebe RiceBrenda De Banzie
Jean RiceJoan Plowright
Billy RiceRoger Livesey
Frank RiceAlan Bates
GrahamDaniel Massey
Mick RiceAlbert Finney
Tina LapfordShirley Anne Field
Mrs. Ada LapfordThora Hird
SoubretteMiriam Karlin

Broadcasts

  • Sat 19 May 200715:50
    BBC Two except East & Yorkshire
  • Sun 17 Jan 201001:20
    BBC Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Mon 30 Jul 201812:00
    BBC Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Fri 27 Dec 201900:45
    BBC Two except East, Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire

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