The Lie

The Lie by Alan Bridges

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Ingmar Bergman play looking at the cool and brittle relationship between a successful architect (Frank Finlay) and his academic wife (Gemma Jones). Commissioned by the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation on behalf of European members participating in ‘The Largest Theatre in the World’. This, the Radio Times explained, was ‘a project which enabled a play to be broadcast simultaneously in several languages across Europe.’ This UK Play For Today version was directed by Alan Bridges, whilst an American version was put out on CBS, directed by Alex Segal

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Cast

Gemma Jones

Gemma Jones as Anna Firth

Frank Finlay

Frank Finlay as Andrew Firth

John Carson

John Carson as Ellis Anderson

Mark Dignam

Mark Dignam as Anna's father

Annette Crosbie

Annette Crosbie as Katherine

Joss Ackland

Joss Ackland as Albert

Caroline Blakiston

Caroline Blakiston as Esther

Adam Tandy

Adam Tandy as Henry

Lysandre De La Haye

Lysandre De La Haye as Veronica

Patricia Lawrence

Patricia Lawrence as Housekeeper

Jennifer Daniel

Jennifer Daniel as Jill Anderson

Gwen Cherrell

Gwen Cherrell as Mrs. Chisholm (Andrew's secretary)

John Nettleton

John Nettleton as Mr Arnold

Alan Rothwell

Alan Rothwell as Fisher

Richard O'Sullivan

Richard O'Sullivan as Whiteley

Donald Douglas

Donald Douglas as Macleod

Noel Coleman

Noel Coleman as Dr. Ernest Farman

Liane Aukin

Liane Aukin as Margaret Farman

Terence Bayler

Terence Bayler as Stephen Calman

Donna Reading

Donna Reading as Petra Calman

John Carlin

John Carlin as Sir James Brenton

Shirley Cain

Shirley Cain as Lady Emma Brenton

Ronald Leigh-Hunt

Ronald Leigh-Hunt as Frederick St. John

Joan Newell

Joan Newell as Jane St. John

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