Play of the Month S9 E6. Very faithful adaptation of The Importance of Being Earnest, by Oscar Wilde, starring Coral Browne, Michael Jayston, Julian Holloway, Gemma Jones, Celia Bannerman, Lally Bowers, Richard Pearson, Arthur Hewlett, Douglas Milvain. Directed by James MacTaggart. br In 1890s London, two friends use the same pseudonym ("Ernest") for their on-the-sly activities. Hilarity ensues.