35) TWELFTH NIGHT BBC SHAKESPEARE COLLECTION

Twelfth Night TV Movie 1980 2h 8m Director - John Gorrie Writer - William Shakespeare Stars - Alec McCowen, Robert Hardy, Felicity Kendal, Annette Crosbie, Sinéad Cusack, Trevor Peacock, Robert Lindsay, Maurice Roëves Lookalike twins Viola and Sebastian are separated by a shipwreck. Viola lands in Illyria, where she disguises herself as her brother and goes into the service of the Duke Orsino. Orsino sends her to help him woo the Lady Olivia, who doesn’t want the Duke, but finds that she likes the new messenger the Duke’s sending. Then, of course, Viola’s brother shows up, and merry hell breaks loose. Meanwhile, Olivia’s uncle and his cohorts are trying to find some way to get back at Olivia’s officious majordomo, Malvolio.