< Tonight at 8.30 (1991 - ?)

SERIES | 30m | Open in IMDB | WL | ? / 7.3 (55)

Comedy | Dame Joan Collins takes on all of Gertrude Lawrence's lead roles in rare and entertaining television productions of eight out of the nine thirty-minute playlets by Noël Coward which he and Lawrence performed on-stage in sets of three from 1935 as "Tonight at 8.30".

• Director: Paul Annett
• Director: John Glenister
• Director: Bryan Izzard
• Director: Sydney Lotterby
• Writer: Noël Coward
• Writer: Bryan Izzard
• Joan Collins (58) - Lavinia // Doris Gow // Piggie Gilpin
• Edward Duke (38) - Ally Corbett // Young Man // Tim Verney
• Siân Phillips (58) - Clare Wedderburn // Barbara Faber // Olive Lloyd-Ransome
• John Alderton (51) - Burrows // Dr. Alec Harvey // Christian Faber
• Kate O'Sullivan - Lena - Maid // Princess Elena Krassiloff
• Jessica Martin (29) - Jane // Susan Birch
• Anthony Newley (60) - Henry Gow // George Pepper
• Edward Jewesbury (74) - Uncle George // Sir Reginald French
• Moyra Fraser (68) - Mabel Grace // Dolly Messiter
• Richard Dempsey (18) - Mr. Burnham // Alf
• Miriam Margolyes (50) - Mrs. Wadhurst // Nanny
• Denis Quilley (64) - Jasper
• Joan Sims (61) - Mrs. Rockett
• Vera Jakob (62) - Walters
• John Standing (57) - Toby Cartwright
• Diane Langton (47) - Beryl Waters
• John Nettles (48) - Peter Gilpin
• Jean Anderson (84) - Aunt Martha
• Reg Varney (75) - Bert Bentley
• Harold Innocent (58) - Gaston

Some episodes

• 1.1 Hands Across the Sea
• 1.2 Red Peppers
• 1.3 The Astonished Heart