The Rivals (TV play)
The Rivals is a 1961 television play broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It was directed by Christopher Muir. It is a production of The Rivals by Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
Premise
Captain Absolute, son of the wealthy Sir Anthony, poses as a penniless ensign to win the heart of Lydia Languish. Lydia's aunt is negotiating another match.Cast
- Patricia Kennedy as Mrs Malaprop
- Patsy King as Lydia
- James Bailey as Sir Anthony Absolute
- Fred Parslow as Captain Absolute
- Michael Duffield as Bob Acres
- Anne Charleston as Julia
- George Whaley as Faulkland
- Clement McCallin as Sir Lucius O'Trigger