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Laurence Olivier Presents is a British television anthology series made by Granada Television which ran from 1976 to 1978.

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Laurence Olivier Presents
Created by	Laurence Olivier
Starring	Laurence Olivier Natalie Wood Robert Wagner Edward Woodward Alan Bates Malcolm McDowell Helen Mirren Joanne Woodward Carrie Fisher Joan Plowright Arthur Lowe
Country of origin	England
No. of episodes	6
Production
Running time	64 Minutes - 120 Minutes
Release
Original release	1976 (1976) – 1978 (1978)

The plays, with the exception of Hindle Wakes, all starred Laurence Olivier. Some of the plays were based on productions staged at the National Theatre during the period when Olivier was Artistic Director. In addition to distinguished English actors, the casts assembled for these productions included several Hollywood stars, such as Natalie Wood, Robert Wagner, Joanne Woodward and Maureen Stapleton.

The individual plays adapted for television were:

• Cat on a Hot Tin Roof by Tennessee Williams
• The Collection by Harold Pinter
• Hindle Wakes by Stanley Houghton
• Come Back, Little Sheba by William Inge
• Daphne Laureola by James Bridie
• Saturday, Sunday, Monday by Eduardo De Filippo.

DVD

The series was also released by Acorn Media in September 2006 as a 6-DVD set with the same title, with The Ebony Tower, adapted from John Fowles' novella by John Mortimer, replacing Daphne Laureola .

The complete series was re-released by Network Media individually and as part of The Laurence Olivier Centenary Collection along with The Ebony Tower.

External links

• Laurence Olivier Presents at IMDb

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