The Best of Friends 1991

George Bernard Shaw - Patrick McGoohan Sidney Cockerell - John Gielgud Dame Laurentia McLachlan - Wendy Hiller Play by Hugh Whitemore* inspired by The Nun, the Infidel, and the Superman by Dame Felicitas Corrigan * author of Pack Of Lies Joan McGoohan: “He had his spirit. He was totally George Bernard Shaw, that was just transcendent. He related to Shaw’s irreverence, his humor, his underlying gravitas“. IMDb trivia: Patrick McGoohan was concerned that he might be over-acting in the role of George Bernard Shaw, and sought advice from his co-stars, both of whom had known the real man well. Sir John Gielgud told him not to worry - because “Shaw always over-articulated“. Wendy Hiller: When I was 22, ...there was a Shaw festival and I played “Saint Joan“ and “Pygmalion“ for him. I was a stage actress and he invited me himself to play Eliza at the Malvern Festival to celebrate his 80th birthday. It was from that he insisted I do the film