20) MEASURE FOR MEASURE BBC SHAKESPEARE COLLECTION

Measure for Measure Episode aired Feb 18, 1979 2h 25m Director - Desmond Davis Writer - William Shakespeare Stars - Kenneth Colley, Kate Nelligan, Tim Pigott-Smith When the Duke of Vienna takes a mysterious leave of absence and leaves the strict Angelo in charge, things couldn’t be worse for Claudio, who is sentenced to death for premarital sex. His sister, Isabella (a nun-in-training), however, is a very persuasive pleader. She goes to Angelo, but instead of freeing her brother, she gets an offer from Angelo to save Claudio’s life if Isabella sleeps with him. The only sympathetic friend Isabella has is a priest who, in actuality, is the Duke in he has a plan.