Released
July 1940. After an aerial dog fight, Pilot Officer Jack Absolute flies home to win the heart of his old flame, Lydia Languish. Back on British soil, Jack’s advances soon turn to anarchy when the young heiress demands to be loved on her own, very particular, terms.
Keywords
based on play or musical
1940s
filmed play
live theatre
filmed theater
national theatre
Casts
Laurie Davidson
Jack Absolute
Natalie Simpson
Lydia Languish
Caroline Quentin
Mrs Malaprop
Peter Forbes
Sir Anthony Absolute
Helena Wilson
Julia Melville
Jordan Metcalfe
Roy Faulkland
Kerry Howard
Lucy
James Corrigan
Bob 'Wingnut' Acres
Kelvin Fletcher
Dudley Scunthorpe
Akshay Sharan
Bikram ‘Tony’ Khattri
Tim Steed
Brian Coventry
Theo Cowen
Peter Kingsmith
Shailan Gohil
Flight Sergeant Sampson
Crews
Richard Bean
Writer
Oliver Chris
Writer
Emily Burns
Director
Mark Thompson
Costume Designer
Mark Thompson
Production Designer
Tim Lutkin
Lighting Design
Paul Englishby
Music
Paul Arditti
Sound Designer
Backdrops & Posters
