BBC Play of the Month

1972 NR 2h 8.6

Hedda Gabler is a beautiful woman married to the solid and respectable academic George Tesman. Then an old flame, the dreamer Eilert Lovborg, turns up on the scene with tragic results.

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Main Cast

Janet Suzman Janet Suzman Hedda Gabler
Ian McKellen Ian McKellen George Tesman
Tom Bell Tom Bell Eilert Lovborg
Jane Asher Jane Asher Thea Elvsted
Dorothy Reynolds Dorothy Reynolds Aunt Juliana
Rachel Thomas Rachel Thomas Berthe

Creators

Waris Hussein Waris Hussein Director

Info about BBC Play of the Month

Studio(s): BBC

Originally Released: United States on Oct 20, 1972

Genres: Drama