NET Playhouse Uncle Vanya (Season 1, Episode 19)
TV Episode | Biography, Drama, History

NET Playhouse

Uncle Vanya (Season 1, Episode 19)

TV Episode | Biography, Drama, History

A retired professor has returned to his estate to live with his beautiful young wife, Yelena. The estate originally belonged to his first wife, now deceased; her mother and brother still live there and manage the farm. For many years the ...See moreA retired professor has returned to his estate to live with his beautiful young wife, Yelena. The estate originally belonged to his first wife, now deceased; her mother and brother still live there and manage the farm. For many years the brother (Uncle Vanya) has sent the farm's proceeds to the professor, while receiving only a small salary himself. Sonya, the professor's daughter, who is about the same age as his new wife, also lives on the estate. The professor is pompous, vain, and irritable. He calls the doctor (Astrov) to treat his gout, only to send him away without seeing him. Astrov is an experienced physician who performs his job conscientiously, but has lost all idealism and spends much of his time drinking. The presence of Yelena introduces a bit of sexual tension into the household. Astrov and Uncle Vanya both fall in love with Yelena; she spurns them both. Meanwhile, Sonya is in love with Astrov, who fails even to notice her. Finally, when the professor announces he wants to sell the estate, Vanya, whose admiration for the man died with his sister, tries to kill him. Written by Appelsla See less

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9 cast members

Name	Known for
Max Adrian Prof. Serebyakov Prof. Serebyakov See fewer	The Boy Friend (1971)
Lewis Casson Telyegin Telyegin See fewer	Saint Joan (1946)
Fay Compton Marya Marya See fewer	The Haunting (1963)
Rosemary Harris Ilyena, the nurse Ilyena, the nurse See fewer	Spider-Man (2002)
Robert Lang Yefim Yefim See fewer	Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
Laurence Olivier Dr. Astrov Dr. Astrov See fewer	Rebecca (1940)
Joan Plowright Sonya Sonya See fewer	Dennis the Menace (1993)
Michael Redgrave Uncle Vanya Uncle Vanya See fewer	The Lady Vanishes (1938)
Sybil Thorndike Marina Marina See fewer	Dawn (1928)