Plot
A rich merchant, Antonio is depressed for no good reason, until his good friend Bassanio comes to tell him how he's in love with Portia. Portia's father has died and left a very strange will: only the man that picks the correct casket out of three (silver, gold, and lead) can marry her. Bassanio, unfortunately, is strapped for cash with which to go wooing, and Antonio wants to help, so Antonio borrows the money from Shylock, the money-lender. But Shylock has been nursing a grudge against Antonio's insults, and makes unusual terms to the loan. And when Antonio's business fails, those terms threaten his life, and it's up to Bassanio and Portia to save him.
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Cast
John Franklyn-Robbins
Antonio
John Rhys-Davies
Salerio
Alan David
Solanio
John Nettles
Bassanio
Richard Morant
Lorenzo
Kenneth Cranham
Gratiano
Gemma Jones
Portia
Susan Jameson
Nerissa
Daniel Mitchell
Balthasar
Warren Mitchell
Shylock
Marc Zuber
The Prince of Morocco
Enn Reitel
Launcelot Gobbo
Joe Gladwin
Old Gobbo
Roger Martin
Leonardo
Leslee Udwin
Jessica
Peter Gale
The Prince of Arragon
Richard Austin
Antonio's Servant
Arnold Diamond
Tubal
Douglas Wilmer
The Duke of Venice
Shaun Scott
Stephano
Adrian Harman
Musician
