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The BBC Television Shakespeare
The BBC Television Shakespeare
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The BBC Television Shakespeare
1978 ★ 6.0 1 Season EN
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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 …
🎬 Created by: William Shakespeare
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Romeo & Juliet
Ep 1 1978-12-03
Romeo & Juliet
Two households, both alike in dignity, in fair Verona where we lay our scene, from …
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King Richard the Second
Ep 2 1978-12-10
King Richard the Second
Richard II, who ascended the throne as a child, is a regal and stately monarch. …
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As You Like It
Ep 3 1978-12-17
As You Like It
Orlando is forced to work like a servant for his brother Oliver, so he goes …
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Julius Caesar
Ep 4 1979-02-11
Julius Caesar
Marcus Brutus is Caesar's close friend and a Roman praetor. Brutus allows himself to be …
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Measure for Measure
Ep 5 1979-02-18
Measure for Measure
When the Duke of Vienna takes a mysterious leave of absence and leaves the strict …
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The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eight
Ep 6 1979-02-25
The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eight
Henry is a proud monarch who flies in the face of the church in seeking …
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The First Part of King Henry the Fourth with the Life and Death of Henry Surnamed Hotspur
Ep 7 1979-12-09
The First Part of King Henry the Fourth with the Life and Death of Henry Surnamed Hotspur
Henry Bolingbroke has now been crowned King of England, but faces a rebellion headed by …
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The Second Part of King Henry the Fourth containing his Death: and the Coronation of King Henry the Fift
Ep 8 1979-12-16
The Second Part of King Henry the Fourth containing his Death: and the Coronation of King Henry the Fift
King Henry's health is failing as a second rebellion against his reign threatens to surface. …
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The Life of Henry the Fifth
Ep 9 1979-12-23
The Life of Henry the Fifth
Insulted by the Dauphin, the newly-crowned Henry V gathers his troops for war. But Henry …
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Twelfth Night
Ep 10 1980-01-06
Twelfth Night
Viola and Sebastian are lookalike twins, separated by a shipwreck. Viola lands in Illyria, where …
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The Tempest
Ep 11 1980-02-27
The Tempest
Prospero, the true Duke of Milan, is now living on an enchanted island with his …
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Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
Ep 12 1980-05-25
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
Hamlet returns home from university to find his uncle married to his mother, and his …
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The Taming of the Shrew
Ep 13 1980-10-23
The Taming of the Shrew
Baptista has two daughters: Katherine and Bianca. Everyone wants to wed the fair Bianca, but …
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The Merchant of Venice
Ep 14 1980-12-17
The Merchant of Venice
Antonio's best friend, Bassiano, is in love with Portia, a wise and wealthy heiress, and …
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All's Well That Ends Well
Ep 15 1981-01-04
All's Well That Ends Well
Helena loves Bertram, but he's of noble birth, while she's just a doctor's daughter. But …
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The Winter's Tale
Ep 16 1981-02-08
The Winter's Tale
King Leontes of Bohemia suspects his wife, Queen Hermione, of deceiving him with his good …
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Timon of Athens
Ep 17 1981-04-16
Timon of Athens
Ancient Athenian Timon is well-known for his generosity - his many friends come to all …
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Antony and Cleopatra
Ep 18 1981-05-08
Antony and Cleopatra
Octavius Caesar (later known as Augustus), Mark Antony, and Lepidus form a triumvirate to rule …
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Othello
Ep 19 1981-10-04
Othello
Set in 16th-century Venice and Cyprus, Othello the Moor, a noble black warrior in the …
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Troilus and Cressida
Ep 20 1981-11-07
Troilus and Cressida
The bitter Trojan War drags on - the Greeks blame Achilles' apathy for low morale, …
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
Ep 21 1981-12-13
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Hermia is in love with Lysander, but her father wants her to marry Demetrius. To …
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King Lear
Ep 22 1982-09-19
King Lear
When England's ageing King Lear renounces his throne to divide his kingdom among his three …
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The Merry Wives of Windsor
Ep 23 1982-12-28
The Merry Wives of Windsor
When Sir John Falstaff decides that he wants to have a little fun he writes …
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The First Part of Henry the Sixth
Ep 24 1983-01-02
The First Part of Henry the Sixth
Following the death of his father, Henry V, the young Henry VI is proclaimed king …
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The Second Part of Henry the Sixth
Ep 25 1983-01-09
The Second Part of Henry the Sixth
Dissension is rife in the English court. Suffolk's influence intensifies. The fractious English nobles unite …
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The Third Part of Henry the Sixth
Ep 26 1983-01-16
The Third Part of Henry the Sixth
With Richard Plantagenet on the throne of England, the Yorkists confront the Lancastrians. King Henry …
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The Tragedy of Richard III
Ep 27 1983-01-23
The Tragedy of Richard III
Richard Duke of Gloucester, youngest brother of King Edward IV, will stop at nothing to …
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Cymbeline
Ep 28 1983-07-10
Cymbeline
Cymbeline, the King of Britain, is angry that his daughter Imogen has chosen a poor …
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Macbeth
Ep 29 1983-11-05
Macbeth
Shakespeare's dark tragedy tells of ambition and guilt amidst a background of regicide, violence and …
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The Comedy of Errors
Ep 30 1983-12-24
The Comedy of Errors
Aegeon of Syracuse has come to Ephesus to seek his son, who went in search …
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The Two Gentlemen of Verona
Ep 31 1983-12-27
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
Two great friends leave Verona for Milan, Valentine with great enthusiasm and Proteus unwillingly, as …
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The Tragedy of Coriolanus
Ep 32 1984-04-21
The Tragedy of Coriolanus
A banished hero of Rome allies with a sworn enemy to take his revenge on …
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The Life & Death of King John
Ep 33 1984-11-24
The Life & Death of King John
King Richard I, the revered 'Lionheart', is dead. His brother John has become King of …
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Pericles, Prince of Tyre
Ep 34 1984-12-08
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
When Prince Pericles, visiting Antioch, discovers the dreaded answer to King Antiochus's riddle, he flees …
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Much Ado About Nothing
Ep 35 1984-12-22
Much Ado About Nothing
Benedick and Beatrice fight their merry war of words. But when Beatrice's friend, Hero, is …
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Love's Labour's Lost
Ep 36 1985-01-05
Love's Labour's Lost
A scholarly king and his three companions swear off the society of women for three …
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Titus Andronicus
Ep 37 1985-04-27
Titus Andronicus
Having subdued the Goths, warrior Titus Andronicus returns to Rome to bury his sons, with …
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First Air Date
1978-12-03
Last Air Date
1985-04-27
Status
Ended
Language
EN
Seasons
1
Total Episodes
37
Rating
6.0 / 10
Votes
6
Studio
BBC
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