Janet Suzman Remembers - Hedda Gabler

BBC Four HD

10:00 PM to 10:15 PM

Sunday 15 March

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The actress looks back on her acclaimed portrayal of Henrik Ibsen's formidable heroine in a 1972 BBC adaptation, directed by Waris Hussein and also starring Ian McKellen as Hedda's insufferable husband Tesman, with Jane Asher as childhood friend Thea. Reflecting on Hedda's fascinating complexity, emotional depth and human flaws, Suzman describes the task of stepping fully into a character's worldview