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The Merry Wives of Windsor

1982

167 minutes

ComedyTV Movie

Overview

When Sir John Falstaff decides that he wants to have a little fun he writes two letters to a pair of Window wives: Mistress Ford and Mistress Page. When they put their heads together and compare missives, they plan a practical joke or two to teach the knight a lesson. But Mistress Ford's husband is a very jealous man and is pumping Falstaff for information of the affair. Meanwhile the Pages' daughter Anne is beseiged by suitors.

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Richard Griffiths headshot

Richard Griffiths

Sir John Falstaff

Elizabeth Spriggs headshot

Elizabeth Spriggs

Mistress Quickly

Judy Davis headshot

Judy Davis

Mistress Ford

Prunella Scales headshot

Prunella Scales

Mistress Page

Ben Kingsley headshot

Ben Kingsley

Frank Ford

Bryan Marshall headshot

Bryan Marshall

George Page

Alan Bennett headshot

Alan Bennett

Justice Shallow

Richard O'Callaghan headshot

Richard O'Callaghan

Slender

Tenniel Evans headshot

Tenniel Evans

Sir Hugh Evans

Gordon Gostelow headshot

Gordon Gostelow

Bardolph

Nigel Terry headshot

Nigel Terry

Pistol

Michael Robbins headshot

Michael Robbins

Nym

Miranda Foster headshot

Miranda Foster

Anne Page

Ron Cook headshot

Ron Cook

Peter Simple

Michael Graham Cox headshot

Michael Graham Cox

Host of the Garter Inn

Lee Whitlock headshot

Lee Whitlock

Robin

John Joyce headshot

John Joyce

John Rugby

Michael Bryant headshot

Michael Bryant

Doctor Caius

Simon Chandler headshot

Simon Chandler

Fenton

Ralph Brown headshot

Ralph Brown

John

Peter Gordon headshot

Peter Gordon

Robert

Crispin Mair headshot

Crispin Mair

William Page

Harvey Brown headshot

Harvey Brown

Fairy

Kerry Cavalli headshot

Kerry Cavalli

Fairy

Adam Cooper headshot

Adam Cooper

Fairy

Helen Grey headshot

Helen Grey

Fairy

Simon Kemp headshot

Simon Kemp

Fairy

Wayne Phelan headshot

Wayne Phelan

Fairy

Tony Young headshot

Tony Young

Fairy