Great Performances The Importance of Being Earnest
TV-G
TV Episode | 114 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

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Great Performances

The Importance of Being Earnest

TV-G

TV Episode | 114 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

In 1890s London, two friends use the same pseudonym ("Ernest") for their on-the-sly activities. Hilarity ensues.

Directors

Michael Attenborough | Michael Lindsay-Hogg

Writer

Oscar Wilde (play)

Producer

Terence Donovan

Production Designer

Andrew Drummond

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Edit Released

Updated Nov 29, 1985

Release date

Nov 29, 1985 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 29 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 31 wins & 119 nominations

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10 cast members

Name	Known for
Wendy Hiller Lady Bracknell Lady Bracknell See fewer	A Man for All Seasons (1966)
Gary Bond John Worthing, JP John Worthing, JP See fewer	Wake in Fright (1971)
Jeremy Clyde Algernon Moncrieff Algernon Moncrieff See fewer	Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019)
Gabrielle Drake Gwendolen Fairfax Gwendolen Fairfax See fewer	Au Pair Girls (1972)
Ann Thornton Cecily Cardew Cecily Cardew See fewer	Great Performances (1971)
Rosamund Greenwood Miss Prism Miss Prism See fewer	The Witches (1990)
Henry Moxon Rev Canon Chasuble Rev Canon Chasuble See fewer	Great Performances (1971)
Alan Hay Lane Lane See fewer	Great Performances (1971)
Sydney Arnold Merriman Merriman See fewer	Top Secret! (1984)
David Matthews Footman Footman See fewer	Great Performances (1971)

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