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The Taming of the Shrew

Baptista has two daughters: Katherine and Bianca. Everyone wants to wed the fair Bianca, but nobody's much interested in problem child, Katherine. Baptista declares that he won't give Bianca away until he's found a husband for Katherine, so all the suitors begin busily hunting out a madman who's willing to marry her, and they find Petruchio: a man who's come to wive it wealthily in Padua. And Petruchio intends to marry Katherine with a plan to tame her, while everybody else begins scheming to win Bianca's hand.

English
  • Originally Aired October 23, 1980
  • Runtime 126 minutes
  • Network BBC Two
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Name Type Role
William Shakespeare Writer
Jonathan Miller Director