A Question of Attribution by Alan Bennett
Directed by Susan Roberts
BBC World Service 29/10/1994
2nd of 2 plays in a double bill named Betrayal
Summary[]
In 1956, Sir Anthony Blunt – pillar of the Establishment and respected Knight of the Realm – is working as Surveyor of the Queen’s Pictures. Perfectly at home in the corridors of Buckingham Palace, he frequently encounters Her Majesty as he works on her paintings, and has a special fondness for one particular Titian. However, there is one small problem: the painting, like Blunt himself, is a fake. Is the Queen aware that her enigmatic servant might also be other than he seems?
Cast[]
- Anthony Blunt...................Edward Petherbridge
- Chubb...........................Nicky Henson
- The Queen.......................Prunella Scales
- Collin..........................Harry Myers
- Restorer........................Robert Pickavance
- Phillips........................Dan Stevens
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