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- Season 1 overviewDec 3, 1978-Feb 25, 19796 episodesSeason 1 episodes1. Romeo and Juliet Dec 3, 1978
- Two children of warring families meet and fall in love, with tragic consequences. With Patrick Ryecart, Rebecca Saire, John Gielgud.
- 2. Richard II Dec 10, 1978
- The incompetent King Richard II is deposed by Henry Bolingbroke and undergoes a crisis of identity once he is no longer King.—cupcakes
- 3. As You Like It Dec 17, 1978
- The daughter of a banished duke goes in disguise to the forest of Arden and finds romantic misadventure. With Helen Mirren, Angharad Rees, Brian Stirner.
- 4. Julius Caesar Feb 11, 1979
- Brutus betrays Caesar by joining Cassius' conspiracy, then faces Marc Antony in battle. With Richard Pasco, Keith Michell, Virginia McKenna.
- 5. Measure for Measure Feb 18, 1979
- When the Duke of Vienna takes a mysterious leave of absence and leaves the strict Angelo in charge, things couldn't be worse for Claudio, who is sentenced to death for premarital sex. His sister, Isabella (a nun-in-training), however, is a very persuasive pleader. She goes to Angelo, but instead of freeing her brother, she gets an offer from Angelo to save Claudio's l... Read all
- 6. King Henry VIII Feb 25, 1979
- Henry VIII is a proud and wilful monarch who defies Rome's ban on divorce to marry his mistress Anne Boleyn. Cardinal Wolsey, the Powerful Lord Chancellor of England, attempts to bend Rome to the king's wishes in the matter of the divorce of Catherine of Aragon so he can marry Anne Boleyn. Later, near death, he repents his unpriestly activity. After Henry divorces her, Catherine is sent to Kimbolton Castle. Anne marries Henry and becomes his queen.—GusF
The BBC Television Shakespeare is a series of British television adaptations of the plays of William Shakespeare, created by Cedric Messina and broadcast by BBC Television. Transmitted in the UK from 3 December 1978 to 27 April 1985, the series spanned seven seasons and thirty-seven episodes. Development began in 1975 when Messina saw that the ...
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Jun 30, 2012 · Episode 1 — Shakespeare: Rise of a Genius, Series 1. ... As You Like It — The BBC Television Shakespeare. William Shakespeare's beguiling comedy of love, lust and mistaken identity.
Oct 5, 2023 · Episode 1 — Shakespeare: Rise of a Genius, Series 1. Shakespeare arrives in London, a hotbed of violence, and writes his bloodiest play. ... Macbeth — The BBC Television Shakespeare.
The BBC Television Shakespeare: With Brenda Bruce, Jon Finch, David Gwillim, Rob Edwards. BBC adaptations of all 37 plays wholly and authoritatively credited to William Shakespeare.
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- Brenda Bruce, Jon Finch, David Gwillim
The BBC Television Shakespeare. A set of television adaptations of all 37 plays by William Shakespeare.
May 21, 2020 · The subscription-based streaming service—a co-venture between BBC Studios and ITV—says this is the first time all 37 adaptations will be available to stream in one place. The series originally ...
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The BBC Television Shakespeare is a series of British television adaptations of the plays of William Shakespeare, created by Cedric Messina and produced by BBC Television. It was transmitted in the UK from 3 December 1978 to 27 April 1985 and spanned seven series. Development of the series began in 1975 when Messina saw that Glamis Castle would make a perfect location for an adaptation of ...
