"The Changeling" is a

television play A television play is a television programming genre which is a drama performance broadcast from a multi-camera television studio, usually live in the early days of television but later recorded to tape. This is in contrast to a television movi ...

episode of the BBC One anthology television series '' Play of the Month'', starring Stanley Baker and

Helen Mirren Dame Helen Mirren (born Helen Lydia Mironoff; born 26 July 1945) is an English actor. The recipient of numerous accolades, she is the only performer to have achieved the Triple Crown of Acting in both the United States and the United Kingdom. ...

in the lead roles.''The Changeling''
at Helen Mirren Archives The episode is an adaptation of the play '' The Changeling'' (1622), a Jacobean tragedy by Thomas Middleton and William Rowley.

Plot

Beatrice-Joanna is betrothed to Lord Alonzo de Piraquo but is in love with Alsemero. She hires her father's manservant, De Flores, to kill Alonzo but after he has done so, she realises De Flores wants her as a reward.

Cast

as Beatrice-Joanna * Malcolm Reynolds as Lord Alonzo de Piraquo * Brian Cox as Alsemero * Stanley Baker as De Flores

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Changeling (Play of the Month), The 1974 television plays Play of the Month