The Lie

Overview

Ingmar Bergman play looking at the cool and brittle relationship between a successful architect (Frank Finlay) and his academic wife (Gemma Jones). Commissioned by the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation on behalf of European members participating in ‘The Largest Theatre in the World’. This, the Radio Times explained, was ‘a project which enabled a play to be broadcast simultaneously in several languages across Europe.’ This UK Play For Today version was directed by Alan Bridges, whilst an American version was put out on CBS, directed by Alex Segal

Cast

Gemma Jones

Anna Firth

Frank Finlay

Andrew Firth

N/A

John Carson

Ellis Anderson

Mark Dignam

Anna's father

Annette Crosbie

Katherine

Joss Ackland

Albert

Caroline Blakiston

Esther

Adam Tandy

Henry

N/A

Lysandre De La Haye

Veronica

N/A

Patricia Lawrence

Housekeeper

Jennifer Daniel

Jill Anderson

N/A

Gwen Cherrell

Mrs. Chisholm (Andrew's secretary)