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Masterpiece :: The Merchant of Venice (31x01)

Episode Information

Title:

The Merchant of Venice

Episode #:

31x01

Original Airdate:

Monday October 08th, 2001

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Episode Crew
Director:	Chris Hunt Trevor Nunn
Story:	William Shakespeare

Episode Summary

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Shakespeare's play about a female lawyer who must save a Venetian merchant from losing a pound of flesh to a Jewish moneylender. This version of the play is set in the 1930's.

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Guest Stars

Guest Stars
•David Bamber	played	Antonio	Recurring (first appearance)
•Alex Kelly	played	Nerissa
•Alexander Hanson	played	Bassanio
•Andrew French	played	Lancelot Gobbo
•Ceri Ann Gregory	played	Cabaret Singer
•David Burt	played	Duke of Venice
•Derbhle Crotty	played	Portia
•Gabrielle Jourdan	played	Jessica
•Henry Goodman	played	Shylock
•John Nolan (3)	played	Balthazar
•Mark Springer	played	Leonardo
•Mark Umbers	played	Solanio
•Michael Wildman	played	Stephano
•Oscar James	played	Old Gobbo
•Peter de Jersey	played	Salerio
•Richard Henders	played	Gratiano