United Kingdom / Oct 13, 1981
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Madame Ranevsky and her daughter Anya return home from Paris to find their beloved family estate and cherry orchard are to be auctioned off to pay debts. Lopahin, a former serf on the estate who is now a wealthy landowner, proposes razing the home and cherry orchard and dividing the estate into plots that could be leased at great profit. The family, however, continues to hold out hope that their beloved home can somehow be saved from destruction.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Frances Low | Dunyasha |
| David Rintoul | Yasha |
| Anna Massey | Charlotte |
| Paul Curran | Firs |
| Wensley Pithey | Pischik |
| Richard Vanstone | Passer By |
| David Blake Kelly | Station Master |
Genres
DramaTV Movie
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Cherry Orchard |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | BBC |
| Release date | 13 ottobre 1981 |
| Production | Ann Scott |
| Writer | Trevor Griffiths, Helen Rappaport, Anton Chekhov |
| Assistant directors | Richard Eyre |
| Production design | Susan Spence |
| Art direction | Susan Spence |
| Set decoration | Susan Spence |
| Music | Nick Bicât, Richard Partridge |
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| Sound | Nick Bicât, Richard Partridge |
| Costume design | Juanita Waterson |
| Makeup | Juanita Waterson |
| Hairstyling | Juanita Waterson |
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