Quartet
Ensemble comedy drama. An opera star arrives at a performers' retirement home amidst fraught preparations for a fundraising concert. Her presence offers an opportunity to reunite a successful quartet.
An opera star arrives at a performers' retirement home amidst fraught preparations for a fundraising concert. Her presence adds to the tension, but it also offers an opportunity to reunite a successful quartet. The diva's one-time husband is upset to see her, while the two other former members relish the challenge.
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Clip: Billy Connolly and Tom Courtenay on Quartet
The stars on the challenge of playing opera singers, and Maggie Smith's Glaswegian accent
Music Played
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Tinie Tempah
Pass Out
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Dario Marianelli
Not Upset
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Giuseppe Verdi
Rigoletto: Caro Nome
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Trevor Peacock, David Ryall & Jack Honeyborne
Underneath The Arches
Billy Connolly talks Quartet: 'Dying is easy, but staying alive is quite difficult'
Hoffman sings praises of retired performers in Quartet
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Jean Horton | Maggie Smith |
| Reggie Paget | Tom Courtenay |
| Wilf Bond | Billy Connolly |
| Cissy Robson | Pauline Collins |
| Cedric Livingston | Michael Gambon |
| Dr Lucy Cogan | Sheridan Smith |
| Bobby Swanson | Andrew Sachs |
| Anne Langley | Gwyneth Jones |
| George | Trevor Peacock |
| Harry | David Ryall |
| Frank White | Michael Byrne |
| Nobby | Ronnie Fox |
| Simon | Luke Newberry |
| Nigel | John Rawnsley |
| Writer | Ronald Harwood |
| Director | Dustin Hoffman |
Broadcasts
New Year's Day 201521:00- Sat 30 May 201521:00
- Wed 9 Dec 201521:00
- Sat 2 Apr 201622:00
- Sat 27 May 201722:00BBC Two except Wales
- Sat 27 May 201722:30BBC Two Wales
- Sun 3 Jun 201800:00
- Fri 28 Dec 201823:10
- Sat 17 Aug 201923:00BBC Two except Scotland
Sun 16 Aug 202022:30BBC One except Scotland & Scotland HD- Sun 16 Aug 202023:45BBC One Scotland & Scotland HD only
- Thu 20 Aug 202021:00
- Thu 4 Feb 202121:00
- Thu 24 Nov 202222:40
- Thu 16 May 202421:00
- Sat 28 Sep 202421:10BBC Two except Scotland
- Fri 28 Nov 202523:00BBC Two except Scotland
- Thu 4 Dec 202523:40
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