Margaretta Scott on television); "An Ideal Husband" (1976/1977 Tour) and "Lady Windermere's Fan" (Canada 1979). Her last West End role was with Leo McKern in the revival of "Hobson's Choice" (1984) directed by Frank Hauser.<ref name="http://www.cft.org.uk/1995"></ref> Scott was one of the first women to perform Shakespeare on television, in the role of Beatrice in a stage production of "Much Ado About Nothing" broadcast by the BBC in 1937. In 1946, she portrayed Portia in a made for television production of "The Merchant of Venice". For twenty-five years, from the 1970s, Scott played a number of distinguished parts in popular television dramas. These
Much Ado About Nothing (2012 film) the film has achieved an average score of 78/100 based on 37 reviews, signifying "generally favorable reviews". John DeFore of "The Hollywood Reporter" gave a positive review of the film, remarking, "...more than most adaptations, this is a film true to Shakespeare's practice of employing all means at hand to keep the crowd entertained". Tom Clift of Moviedex complimented the director's use of subtle visual humor, while Lou Lumenick of the "New York Post" commented that "this is the funniest Shakespeare film I can recall seeing". "The Guardian" scored the film four out of five stars, calling it "...the first