Once In A Lifetime. Image shows from L to R: May Daniels (Zoë Wanamaker), Jerry Hyland (Kristoffer Tabori), Herman Glogauer (David Suchet), George Lewis (Niall Buggy). Copyright: BBC
Once In A Lifetime

Once In A Lifetime (1988)

  • TV comedy drama
  • BBC Two
  • 1988
  • 1 episode

British-American TV adaptation of George S Kaufman and Moss Hart's 1930 Broadway comedy, a satire on Hollywood's golden age. Stars Zoë Wanamaker, David Suchet, Niall Buggy, Kristoffer Tabori, Sheila Gish and more.

Key details

Genre
Comedy Drama
Broadcast
1988
Channel
BBC Two
Episodes
1
Stars
Zoë Wanamaker, David Suchet, Niall Buggy, Kristoffer Tabori, Sheila Gish, Edward Petherbridge, Rosemary Leach, Lynda La Plante and more
Writers
Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman
Director
Robin Midgley
Producer
Shaun Sutton
Company

Talking pictures have come to Hollywood, threatening the careers of top stars and multi-million-dollar studio magnates alike. Silent pictures are over - how can the stars learn to talk? An out-of-work vaudeville team comes to the rescue...

Additional details

Production
Studio
Picture
Colour

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Sunday 25th December 1988 at 8:30pm on BBC Two
Episode length
105 minutes

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