The Changeling (Play of the Month)

"The Changeling" is a television play episode of the BBC One anthology television series Play of the Month, starring Stanley Baker and Helen Mirren in the lead roles.^[1][2] The episode is an adaptation of the play The Changeling (1622), a Jacobean tragedy by Thomas Middleton and William Rowley.

"The Changeling"
Play of the Month episode
Directed by	Anthony Page
Based on	The Changeling by Thomas Middleton and William Rowley
Original air date	20 January 1974 (1974-01-20)
List of episodes

Plot

Beatrice-Joanna is betrothed to Lord Alonzo de Piraquo but is in love with Alsemero. She hires her father's manservant, De Flores, to kill Alonzo but after he has done so, she realises De Flores wants her as a reward.

Cast

• Helen Mirren as Beatrice-Joanna
• Malcolm Reynolds as Lord Alonzo de Piraquo
• Brian Cox as Alsemero
• Stanley Baker as De Flores

References

1. Ward, Philip (2019). Becoming Helen Mirren. Matador ebooks. ISBN 9781838597146.
2. The Changeling at Helen Mirren Archives

External links

• "The Changeling" at IMDb