Where to watch The Importance of Being Earnest (1952) in the UK
The Importance of Being Earnest (1952) is currently available to stream in the UK on ITVX Premium. Last verified on 17 May 2026 by ScreenSearch.
They don't come any wilder than Oscar Wilde's classic comedy of manners, morals and morality!
Two young gentlemen living in 1890s England use the same pseudonym ('Ernest') on the sly, which is fine until they both fall in love with women using that name, which leads to a comedy of mistaken identities.
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Top-billed cast in The Importance of Being Earnest.
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Michael RedgraveErnest Worthing -
Michael DenisonAlgernon Moncrieff -
Edith EvansLady Bracknell -
Joan GreenwoodGwendolen Fairfax -
Dorothy TutinCecily Cardew -
Margaret RutherfordMiss Prism -
Miles MallesonCanon Chasuble -
Richard WattisSeton
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