Synopsis
John Mortimer offers a personal view of the play as he visits the Inns of Court to place Shakespeare in Perspective and discusses the moral issues raised by the play. The programme includes extracts of BBC Drama productions of Measure for Measure.
Further Information
Similar plays, poems and sonnets
Performance | Measure for Measure
David Thacker's 1994 adaptation of Shakespeare's play which has been set in the near future. This was the first Shakespeare production made for the BBC's Performance theatrical adaptation strand.
The BBC Television Shakespeare | Measure for Measure
A 1979 BBC production of Shakespeare's classic comedy which occasionally veers into more troublesome territory, as the characters face dark and ambiguous moral choices. This was broadcast as part of the 37-play BBC Television Shakespeare project.