Robert Lindsay (actor) Rich" (1990) alongside Molly Ringwald and John Gielgud. He continued, however, to enjoy success on television, and played the leading role in Alan Bleasdale's dark comedy serial "G.B.H." (1991), for his performance in which he won a BAFTA. Lindsay was also in Bleasdale's "Jake's Progress" (1995) the tale of a couple played by Lindsay and Julie Walters who were struggling to cope with a 'difficult' child (Barclay Wright). Both Bleasdale serials were screened by Channel 4, as was the surreal Channel 4 sitcom "Nightingales" (1990–93), which also featured David Threlfall and James Ellis. In 1996, Lindsay played the title role
Howard Lindsay Drama for the 1946 play "State of the Union", which was adapted into a film directed by Frank Capra two years later. The 1957 Rodgers and Hammerstein television musical "Cinderella", recently revived by PBS, featured Lindsay and Stickney playing the roles of the King and Queen, In 1960, the team won the Tony Award for Best Musical for "The Sound of Music", for which they wrote the book. They also collaborated on "Call Me Madam", "Happy Hunting" and "Mr. President". Lindsay was a member of The Players Club, the theatrical club founded by Edwin Booth, and served as its president