The BBC Television Shakespeare · SEASON 1

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Episode 21 · 1981-12-13

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  • Drama
  • Comedy

Episode overview

Hermia is in love with Lysander, but her father wants her to marry Demetrius. To escape the arranged marriage, she and Lysander elope into the woods. Demetrius follows them, and he is pursued by Helena, who nurses an unrequited passion for him. Puck the fairy makes both of the boys fall in love with the same girl. Meanwhile, a group of rough craftsmen rehearse a badly-written play in the woods for the wedding of the Duke of Athens. Soon all find their lives changed by the actions of Oberon and Titania, the warring king and queen of the fairies. Magic, action, love and humour are the ingredients for this unforgettable spell.

111 minutes

Season 1 episodes

1. Romeo & Juliet1978-12-03 2. King Richard the Second1978-12-10 3. As You Like It1978-12-17 4. Julius Caesar1979-02-11 5. Measure for Measure1979-02-18 6. The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eight1979-02-25 7. The First Part of King Henry the Fourth with the Life and Death of Henry Surnamed Hotspur1979-12-09 8. The Second Part of King Henry the Fourth containing his Death: and the Coronation of King Henry the Fift1979-12-16 9. The Life of Henry the Fifth1979-12-23 10. Twelfth Night1980-01-06 11. The Tempest1980-02-27 12. Hamlet, Prince of Denmark1980-05-25 13. The Taming of the Shrew1980-10-23 14. The Merchant of Venice1980-12-17 15. All's Well That Ends Well1981-01-04 16. The Winter's Tale1981-02-08 17. Timon of Athens1981-04-16 18. Antony and Cleopatra1981-05-08 19. Othello1981-10-04 20. Troilus and Cressida1981-11-07 21. A Midsummer Night's Dream1981-12-13 22. King Lear1982-09-19 23. The Merry Wives of Windsor1982-12-28 24. The First Part of Henry the Sixth1983-01-02 25. The Second Part of Henry the Sixth1983-01-09 26. The Third Part of Henry the Sixth1983-01-16 27. The Tragedy of Richard III1983-01-23 28. Cymbeline1983-07-10 29. Macbeth1983-11-05 30. The Comedy of Errors1983-12-24 31. The Two Gentlemen of Verona1983-12-27 32. The Tragedy of Coriolanus1984-04-21 33. The Life & Death of King John1984-11-24 34. Pericles, Prince of Tyre1984-12-08 35. Much Ado About Nothing1984-12-22 36. Love's Labour's Lost1985-01-05 37. Titus Andronicus1985-04-27