Close menu

Programme Index

Discover 11,128,835 listings and 279,877 playable programmes from the BBC

A Man for All Seasons

BBC One
on BBC One London

First showing on network television for this new version of Robert Bolt's historical drama starring Charlton Heston, Vanessa Redgrave, John Gielgud.

Loyalties are strained when Sir Thomas More opposes Henry VIII 's divorce. For More, personal principles are at stake - but so is his life.
Charlton Heston also directed this fresh adaptation of the play which his son Fraser produced.
Barry Norman: page 47

Contributors

Sir Thomas More/Director:
Charlton Heston
Lady Alice More:
Vanessa Redgrave
Cardinal Wolsey:
John Gielgud
Duke of Norfolk:
Richard Johnson
Common man:
Roy Kinnear
Thomas Cromwell:
Benjamin Whitrow
Margaret More:
Adrienne Thomas
King Henry VIII:
Martin Chamberlain
William Roper:
John Hudson
Richard Rich:
Jonathon Hackett
Chapuys:
Nicholas Amer
Playwright:
Robert Bolt
Producer:
Fraser Heston
Source: Radio Times

BBC One London

About BBC One

BBC One is a TV channel that started broadcasting on the 20th April 1964. It replaced BBC Television.

Appears in

Suggest an Edit

We are trying to reflect the information printed in the Radio Times magazine.

  • Press the 'Suggest an Edit' button
  • Type in any changes to the title, synopsis or contributor information using the Radio Times Style Guide for reference.
  • Click the Submit Edits button.
    Your changes will be sent for verification and if accepted, will appear in due course More