WatchTrove

Great Performances ยท S13E04

The Importance of Being Ernest

Summary

In 1890s London, two friends use the same pseudonym ("Ernest") for their on-the-sly activities. Hilarity ensues.

Guest stars

  • Wendy Hiller as Lady Bracknell
  • Gary Bond as John Worthing
  • Jeremy Clyde as Algernon Moncrieff
  • Gabrielle Drake as Gwendolen Fairfax
  • Ann Thornton as Cecily Cardew
  • Rosamund Greenwood as Miss Prism
  • Henry Moxon as Rev Canon Chasuble
  • Alan Hay as Lane
  • Sydney Arnold as Merriman
  • David Matthews as Footman