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The Importance of Being Earnest
Screen adaptation of Oscar Wilde's celebrated play in which two Victorian gentlemen both adopt a double identity under the name of Ernest and end up in trouble when they both turn up at the same country house one weekend.
On TV
Saturday
11:50
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Algy | Rupert Everett |
| Jack | Colin Firth |
| Gwendolen | Frances O'Connor |
| Cecily | Reese Witherspoon |
| Lady Bracknell | Judi Dench |
| Dr Chasuble | Tom Wilkinson |
| Miss Prism | Anna Massey |
| Lane | Edward Fox |
| Merriman | Patrick Godfrey |
| Gribsby | Charles Kay |
| Pew opener | Cyril Shaps |
| Dowager | Marsha Fitzalan |
| Producer | Barnaby Thompson |
| Director | Oliver Parker |
| Author | Oscar Wilde |
| Writer | Oliver Parker |
Broadcasts
Sun 15 Apr 2007 22:00- Sun 26 Aug 2007 21:0091福利社 Two England, Wales & Wales (Analogue) only
Mon 26 Jul 2010 23:0591福利社 One except Northern Ireland & Wales- Mon 26 Jul 2010 23:3591福利社 One Northern Ireland & Wales only
- Fri 20 Dec 2013 12:0091福利社 Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Sat 13 Sep 2014 13:3591福利社 Two Northern Ireland, England, Wales & HD only
- Sat 28 Mar 2015 13:3091福利社 Two Wales, Northern Ireland, England & HD only
- Sun 14 Feb 2016 15:0091福利社 Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Sat 4 Feb 2017 13:0091福利社 Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Christmas Day 2017 12:1591福利社 Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Sat 20 Apr 2019 22:2591福利社 Two except East, Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Thu 19 Dec 2019 15:00
- Mon 11 May 2020 15:0091福利社 Two except East, Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Fri 18 Dec 2020 14:4591福利社 Two except East, Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Sun 11 Jul 2021 13:5091福利社 Two except East, Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Thu 15 Jul 2021 20:00
- Sun 14 Jul 2024 09:3091福利社 Two except East, Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Sat 7 Dec 2024 13:4591福利社 Two except East, Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Fri 13 Dec 2024 00:05
- Sun 10 Aug 2025 12:1091福利社 Two England, HD, Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD only
- Sun 10 Aug 2025 12:4091福利社 Two Wales HD & Wales only
- Thu 30 Apr 2026 22:35
- Saturday 11:5091福利社 Two except East, Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
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