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Season 5 · Episode 8

The Rivals

0.01h 57mMay 15, 1970

A glittering "fancy-dress" comedy that bubbles over with the wit and humour of Richard Sheridan, and characters like Mrs Malaprop and Sir Anthony Absolute, "the very pineapple of perfection".

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Episodes

Episode 1The Heiress
Episode 2Charley's Aunt
Episode 3The Marquis
Episode 4Three Sisters
Episode 5In Good King Charles's Golden Days
Episode 6Separate Tables
Episode 7Howards End
Episode 8The Rivals