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The Changeling (Play of the Month)

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"The Changeling"
Play of the Month episode
Directed byAnthony Page
Based onThe Changeling
by Thomas Middleton and William Rowley
Original air date20 January 1974 (1974-01-20)
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"The Changeling" is a television play episode of the BBC One anthology television series Play of the Month, starring Stanley Baker and Helen Mirren in the lead roles.[1][2] The episode is an adaptation of the play The Changeling (1622), a Jacobean tragedy by Thomas Middleton and William Rowley.

Plot

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Beatrice-Joanna is betrothed to Lord Alonzo de Piraquo but is in love with Alsemero. She hires her father's manservant, De Flores, to kill Alonzo but after he has done so, she realises De Flores wants her as a reward.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Ward, Philip (2019). Becoming Helen Mirren. Matador ebooks. ISBN 9781838597146.
  2. ^ The Changeling at Helen Mirren Archives
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