BBC2 Play of the Week When the Actors Come (Season 1, Episode 21)
TV Episode | Crime, Drama, Mystery

BBC2 Play of the Week

When the Actors Come (Season 1, Episode 21)

TV Episode | Crime, Drama, Mystery

19th-century Eastern Europe. A group of actors, led by Janos, arrive at a castle to give the Count and his friends a private performance. But the actors are also revolutionaries, and they have another agenda.

Director

Don Taylor

Writer

Don Taylor (play)

Producer

David E. Jones (as David Jones)

Production Designer

Susan Spence

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Edit Released

Updated May 3, 1978

Release date

May 3, 1978 (United Kingdom)

Awards

Series awards

4 wins & 4 nominations

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14 cast members

Name	Known for
Oliver Cotton Istvan Istvan See fewer	Shanghai Knights (2003)
Michael Graham Cox Ignac Ignac See fewer	Watership Down (1978)
Julian Curry Count Botvay Count Botvay See fewer	Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)
Diana Fairfax The Countess The Countess See fewer	Love in a Cold Climate (1980)
Ursula Howells Barbara Karolina Barbara Karolina See fewer	Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced (1985)
Duncan Lamont Kasmer Kasmer See fewer	Quatermass and the Pit (1967)
Alec McCowen The Count The Count See fewer	Never Say Never Again (1983)
David McGaw Gyula Gyula See fewer	Rockin' Romeo & Juliet (2006)
Rosemary McHale Zsofia Zsofia See fewer	The Brontës of Haworth (1973)
Nitza Shaul Eszter (as Nitza Saul) Eszter (as Nitza Saul) See fewer	EastEnders (1985)
Patrick Stewart Janos Janos See fewer	Logan (2017)
Zena Walker Eva Eva See fewer	The Dresser (1983)
Manning Wilson Narrator Narrator See fewer	Kenilworth (1957)
John Woodnutt Joszef Joszef See fewer	Lifeforce (1985)