The BBC Television Shakespeare

S01E35: Episode 35

Overview

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 Shakespeare's play As You Like It. On returning to London, he envisioned an entire series devoted exclusively to the dramatic works of Shakespeare. After encountering numerous problems trying to produce the series, Messina eventually pitched the idea to the BBC’s departmental heads and the series was greenlighted. The series as a whole received generally negative reviews from critics.

Episodes

Romeo & Juliet

S01E01 Romeo & Juliet

December 3, 1978 7.0 168 min
Patrick Ryecart and Rebecca Saire play the star crossed lovers in one of Shakespeare's best-loved plays.
King Richard the Second

S01E02 King Richard the Second

December 10, 1978 8.0 157 min
Derek Jacobi is King Richard II in the second of the BBC's new productions of Shakespeare.
As You Like It

S01E03 As You Like It

December 17, 1978 6.0 150 min
Classic comedy by William Shakespeare about the travails of lovers Rosalind and Orlando, who become entangled in a beguiling game of love, lust and mistaken identity.
Julius Caesar

S01E04 Julius Caesar

February 11, 1979 9.0 161 min
Shakespeare's great political thriller tells the story of the conspiracy against Caesar, his assassination and the defeat of his conspirators.
Measure For Measure

S01E05 Measure For Measure

February 18, 1979 9.0 145 min
Shakespeare's classic comedy occasionally veers into more troublesome territory, as the characters face dark and ambiguous moral choices.
The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eight

S01E06 The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eight

February 25, 1979 6.0 165 min
Classic play by William Shakespeare starring John Stride, Timothy West, Ronald Pickup, and Claire Bloom.

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