The Merry Wives of Windsor

The Merry Wives of Windsor

The Merry Wives of Windsor

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The Merry Wives of Windsor

1982

2h 47m

8.0(3 votes)

Comedy

TV Movie

Overview

When Sir John Falstaff decides that he wants to have a little fun he writes two letters to a pair of Window wives: Mistress Ford and Mistress Page. When they put their heads together and compare missives, they plan a practical joke or two to teach the knight a lesson. But Mistress Ford's husband is a very jealous man and is pumping Falstaff for information of the affair. Meanwhile the Pages' daughter Anne is beseiged by suitors.

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BBC

Cast & Crew

29 members

Acting

Richard Griffiths

Sir John Falstaff

Richard Griffiths

Acting

Elizabeth Spriggs

Mistress Quickly

Elizabeth Spriggs

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Judy Davis

Mistress Ford

Judy Davis

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Prunella Scales

Mistress Page

Prunella Scales

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Ben Kingsley

Frank Ford

Ben Kingsley

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Bryan Marshall

George Page

Bryan Marshall

Writing

Alan Bennett

Justice Shallow

Alan Bennett

Acting

Richard O'Callaghan

Slender

Richard O'Callaghan

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Tenniel Evans

Sir Hugh Evans

Tenniel Evans

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Gordon Gostelow

Bardolph

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Nigel Terry

Pistol

Nigel Terry

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Michael Robbins

Nym

Michael Robbins

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Miranda Foster

Anne Page

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Ron Cook

Peter Simple

Ron Cook

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Michael Graham Cox

Host of the Garter Inn

Michael Graham Cox

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Lee Whitlock

Robin

Lee Whitlock

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John Joyce

John Rugby

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Michael Bryant

Doctor Caius

Michael Bryant

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Simon Chandler

Fenton

Simon Chandler

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Ralph Brown

John

Ralph Brown

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Peter Gordon

Robert

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Crispin Mair

William Page

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Harvey Brown

Fairy

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Kerry Cavalli

Fairy

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Adam Cooper

Fairy

Adam Cooper

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Helen Grey

Fairy

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Simon Kemp

Fairy

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Wayne Phelan

Fairy

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Tony Young

Fairy

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