A trilogy by Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais
A drama in five acts in prose translated by John Wells
with music composed and conducted by Carl Davis
[Starring] Alison Steadman as Suzannah, first lady's maid to the Countess and Figaro's wife
Nickolas Grace as Figaro, valet, medical attendant and confidant to the Count
Norman Rodway as Major Bejorass, an Irishman, a major in the Spanish infantry, a man of mystery, a plotter, schemer, and past-master at stirring up trouble
Gary Bond as Count Almaviva, a Spanish Grandee
John McAndrew as Leon, the Count and Countess's son, a young man in love with liberty
Moir Leslie as Floresta, the Count's adopted daughter and god-child, a girl of great sensibility
Dorothy Tutin as Countess Almaviva, very unhappy, a deeply religious woman
John Wells as Wilhelm, Bejorass's German servant
Arnold Diamond as Mr Dim, the Count's notary
Part 1