Anyone for Denis? (video)
Anyone for Denis? is a British video-taped television version of the stage play of the same name broadcast by the ITV network on 28 December 1982. The original play, first performed at the Whitehall Theatre in 1981, was written by satirist John Wells.[1]
It is based on Private Eye's 'Dear Bill' letters, purportedly written by Denis Thatcher, the husband of Margaret Thatcher, the prime minister at the time. Set in Chequers, the play parodies the couple's relationship. The title is a punning reference to the more familiar question "Anyone for tennis?"
The television production, for Thames Television was directed by Dick Clement and stars John Wells, Angela Thorne, John Cater and Nicky Henson.[2]
Cast
- John Wells ... Denis Thatcher
- Angela Thorne ... Margaret Thatcher
- John Cater ... Maurice Picarda
- Nicky Henson ... Vouvrey
- Mark Kingston ... Hamilton Thisp
- Roy Kinnear ... Boris
- Alfred Molina ... Eric
- John Nettleton ... Jenkins
- Terence Rigby ... Major
- Joan Sanderson ... Rear Admiral
- Robert Stephens ... Schubert
References
- "John Wells (1936 - 1998)", Doollee.com Playwrights website
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 July 2013. Retrieved 23 September 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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