"Present Laughter" is a 1967 British television version of the play of the same name by Noël Coward.
[3] Coward, who originated the stage lead role, advised O'Toole "Don't try and copy me.
"[1] Honor Blackman was offered the role of the seductress but asked to play the wife.
[4] The play was one of four two-hour specials Lew Grade of ATV sold to American television in October 1966 for £2.5 million along with episodes of The Prisoner and The Saint.
The Los Angeles Times called it "great fun and it played beautifully on TV.