The Oscar Wilde Collection

The definitive collection of Oscar Wilde's greatest masterpieces, The Importance of Being Earnest, The Picture of Dorian Gray, An Ideal Husband and Lady Windermere's Fan, are presented for the first time on DVD. Packed with stars like Sir John Gielgud, Joan Plowright, Jeremy Brett, Susan Hampshire, Margret Leighton and Gemma Jones these classic BBC versions are not to be missed.

Revel in the wit, charm and decadence of Oscar Wilde at his finest. Indulge yourself in the scandalous gossip and intrigue of An Ideal Husband and Lady Windermere's Fan. Rediscover the charm of Wilde's most enduring and delightful play The Importance of Being Earnest and dip into the chilling and ruthless melodrama of The Picture of Dorian Gray.

Set includes: The Importance of Being Earnest, The Picture of Dorian Gray, An Ideal Husband, Lady Windermere's Fan

Individual volumes also available

BAFTA Awards:
AN IDEAL HUSBAND: Keith Michell - Best Actor 1971

The Importance of Being Earnest (1988)

John Worthing	---	Paul McGann
Algernon Moncrieff	---	Rupert Frazer
Dr. Chasuble	---	Alec McCowen
Merriman	---	John Quarmby
Lane	---	John Woodnutt
Lady Bracknell	---	Joan Plowright
Gwendolen	---	Amanda Redman
Cecily	---	Natalie Ogle
Miss Prism	---	Gemma Jones
Grisby	---	Peter Copley

Directed by Stuart Burge
Produced by Shaun Sutton
Original Music by Ilona Sekacz
Cinematography by Ron Green
Film Editing by Steve Eveleigh
Costume Design by Michael Burdle

The Picture of Dorian Gray (1976)

Lord Henry Wotton	---	John Gielgud
Basil Hallward	---	Jeremy Brett
Dorian Gray	---	Peter Firth
Lady Agatha	---	Gwen Ffrangcon Davies
Duchess of Harley	---	Nan Munro
Lord Fermor	---	Mark Dignam
Mr. Erskine	---	Michael Barrington
Sibyl Vane	---	Judi Bowker
Mrs. Vane	---	Gillian Raine
James Vane	---	Nicholas Ball
Victor	---	Lawrence Davidson
Mr. Hubbard	---	Reginald Barratt
Francis	---	Paul Greenhalgh
Alan Campbell	---	Nicholas Clay

Adapted by John Osborne
Directed by John Gorrie
Produced by Cedric Messina
Original Music by Joseph Horovitz
Costume Design by Odette Barrow

An Ideal Husband (1969)

Mrs. Cheveley	---	Margaret Leighton
Sir Robert Chiltern	---	Keith Michell
Vicount Goring	---	Jeremy Brett
Lady Chiltern	---	Dinah Sheridan
Mabel Chiltern	---	Susan Hampshire
The Earl of Caversham	---	Charles Carson
Lady Markby	---	Zena Dare
Lady Basildon	---	Magda Miller
Mrs. Marchmont	---	Penelope Lee
Vicomte de Nanjac	---	Michel Fauré
Phipps	---	Erik Chitty
Mason	---	Raymond Graham

Directed by Rudolph Cartier
Produced by Cedric Messina
Costume Design by Judy Moorcroft

Lady Windermere’s Fan (1985)

Lady Windermere	---	Helena Little
Lord Windermere	---	Tim Woodward
Mrs. Erlynne	---	Stephanie Turner
Lord Darlington	---	Kenneth Cranham
Duchess of Berwick	---	Sara Kestelman
Lord Augustus Lorton	---	Robert Lang
Parker	---	Ian Burford
Cecil Graham	---	James Saxon
Mr. Dumby	---	John Clive
Mr. Hopper	---	Geoff Morrell
Lady Agatha Carlisle	---	Amanda Royle
Lady Plymdale	---	Veronica Lang
Lady Jedburgh	---	Diana Fairfax
Lady Stutfield	---	Vivien Lloyd
Mrs. Copwer-Cowper	---	Gloria Connell
Rosalie	---	Mary Kurowski

Directed by Tony Smith
Produced by Louis Marks
Costume Design by Phoebe De Gay

BAFTA® Awards
1971 - Best Actor - AN IDEAL HUSBAND: Keith Michell

Imitation is flattery, and apparently sour grapes. Wilde is ever famous for his quotable passages, and writers lacking self-assurance seem to deprecate this very skill while employing it: "[Wilde] festooned the dung heap on which he had placed himselfwith sonnets as people grow honeysuckle around outdoor privies." (Quenton Crisp)