The Merchant of Venice
A TV schools version of the play by William Shakespeare, filmed in the studio and on location in Venice.
A TV schools version of the play by William Shakespeare, filmed in the studio and on location in Venice.
Bob Peck
Shylock
Paul McGann
Bassanio
Haydn Gwynne
Portia
Benjamin Whitrow
Antonio
Caroline Catz
Jessica
A TV schools version of the play by William Shakespeare, filmed in the studio and on location in Venice.
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