George Cole as Tesman ; Joan Greenwood as Hedda ; and her real life husband Andre Morell as Judge Brack , who star in the revival of Henrik Ibsen's " Hedda Gabler " . The director is Minos Volanakis who directed the Oxford Playhouse production of " Hedda Gable " in February 1960 , in which the Morells appeared in these same roles , a theatrical engagement which led to their sussequent marriage . 11th February 1964