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The Mysteries

  • TV Series
  • 1985–1986
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The Mysteries (1985)
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The National Theatre's production of the medieval English mystery plays, filmed in the midst of the audience, telling the Bible story from the creation to the last judgement.The National Theatre's production of the medieval English mystery plays, filmed in the midst of the audience, telling the Bible story from the creation to the last judgement.The National Theatre's production of the medieval English mystery plays, filmed in the midst of the audience, telling the Bible story from the creation to the last judgement.

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    • Brenda Blethyn
    • Don Warrington
    • Robert Stephens
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    9.2/10
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    • Stars
      • Brenda Blethyn
      • Don Warrington
      • Robert Stephens
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 1 nomination total

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      Bill Bryden won Best Director in the Evening Standard Awards 1985 for The Mysteries.

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      • December 22, 1985 (United Kingdom)
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      • United Kingdom
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      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Cottesloe Theatre, London, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Limehouse Productions
      • National Theatre of Great Britain
      • Quintet Films
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