TY - ADVS AU - Miller,Jonathan AU - Cleese,John AU - Badel,Sarah AU - Shakespeare,William TI - The taming of the shrew AV - DVD: TAMI PY - 2005/// CY - London PB - BBC KW - Shakespeare, William, KW - English drama (Comedy) KW - Television adaptations KW - Television plays KW - Feature films N1 - DVD release of the play originally transmitted 23 October 1980; Credits: editor, Howard Dell ; music, Stephen Oliver; Cast: John Cleese, Anthony Pedley, John Franklyn-Robbins, Joan Hickson, Susan Penhaligon, Sarah Badel; UK cert. U N2 - The marriage of two strong-minded people provides the spark for a comic confrontation between the sexes: The "shrew," Katharina, is so ill-tempered she seems unlikely to find a husband. Her father refuses to let her younger sister marry until Katherina is off his hands. Petruchio appears, marries Katharina, and "tames" her so well that he wins a bet with two other men on a test of their wives' obedience ER -