▁match . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁C BC ▁broadcast ▁Peter ▁D ew s ' ▁production ▁from ▁the ▁Str at ford ▁Shakespeare ▁Festival ▁in ▁Ontario . ▁Direct ed ▁for ▁television ▁by ▁Norman ▁Campbell , ▁it ▁star red ▁Sh ar ry ▁F lett ▁and ▁Len ▁C ari ou , ▁with ▁Des mond ▁Ell is ▁as ▁S ly . ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁known ▁television ▁version ▁to ▁include ▁the ▁S ly ▁framework . ▁Elizabeth ▁Sch a fer ▁describes ▁the ▁effect ▁of ▁using ▁the ▁Ind u ction ▁in ▁a ▁TV ▁production ▁as ▁" B recht ian ▁without ▁ever ▁being ▁too ▁solemn ." ▁Also ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁the ▁play ▁inaugur ated ▁the ▁Channel ▁ 4 ▁series ▁Shakespeare ▁L ives ! ▁Con ce ived ▁by ▁director ▁Michael ▁Bog dan ov ▁as ▁a ▁direct ▁reply ▁to ▁the ▁BBC ▁Television ▁Shakespeare , ▁which ▁he ▁lo athed , ▁the ▁series ▁exam ined ▁six ▁plays ▁using ▁National ▁Theatre ▁actors ▁and ▁a ▁live ▁audience , ▁with ▁whom ▁Bog dan ov ▁and ▁the ▁actors ▁would ▁speak , ▁often ▁re - act ing ▁scenes ▁using ▁different ▁suggestions ▁from ▁audience ▁members . ▁The ▁T aming ▁of ▁the ▁Sh rew ▁episode ▁was ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁a ▁two - part ▁Round house ▁Theatre ▁work shop ▁st arring ▁Su z anne ▁Bert ish ▁and ▁Daniel ▁M asse y , ▁which ▁addressed ▁whether ▁or ▁not ▁the ▁play ▁de me ans ▁women , ▁or ▁dep ict s ▁how ▁they ▁are ▁de mean ed ▁in ▁society . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 ,