Mix-and-match from
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Subgenre Sampler
King Lear (1982)- Dir. Jonathan Miller
Feat. Sir Michael Hordern, John Shrapnel, Norman Rodway… - BBC adaptation of Shakespeare's powerful tragedy, with Michael Hordern in the lead role as the troubled King.
Merry Wives of Windsor, The (1982)- Feat. Alan Bennett, Richard Griffiths, Judy Davis…
- Part of the BBC's excellent series of Shakespeare productions, filmed in a 'theatrical' TV environment utilising the best of English acting talent.
Romeo and Juliet (1982)- Dir. William Woodman
Feat. Alex Hyde-White, Blanche Baker, Esther Rolle - An American television version of Shakespeare's familiar play, filmed in a pseudo–theatrical style. Features a cast of sturdy American an stage…
All's Well That Ends Well (1981)- Dir. Elijah Moshinsky
Feat. Ian Charleson, Angela Down, Sir Michael Hordern… - Adaptation of the Shakespeare play about a low–born daughter of a doctor who falls in love with the son of a countess, and attempts to cure the…
Antony and Cleopatra (1981)- Dir. Jonathan Miller
Feat. Jane Lapotaire, Colin Blakely, Ian Charleson - Part of the BBC's excellent series of Shakespeare productions, filmed in a 'theatrical' TV environment utilising the best of English acting talent.
Henry VI (Henry the Sixth) (1981-1983)- Dir. Jane Howell
Feat. John Benfield, Peter Benson, Brenda Blethyn - BBC adaptation of Shakespeare's three–part play across three discs.
Othello (1981)- Dir. Jonathan Miller
Feat. Anthony Hopkins, Bob Hoskins - Part of the BBC's excellent series of Shakespeare productions, filmed in a 'theatrical' TV environment utilising the best of English acting talent.
Timon of Athens (1981)- Dir. Jonathan Miller
Feat. John Fortune, Tony Jay, John Bird - Adaptation of the Shakespeare play about the overly generous citizen of Athens whose friends abandon him when he falls into debt. Forms part of the…
Winter's Tale, The (1981)- Dir. Jane Howell
Feat. Jeremy Kemp, Anna Calder-Marshall - Part of the BBC's excellent series of Shakespeare productions, filmed in a 'theatrical' TV environment utilising the best of English acting talent.
Hamlet (1980)- Dir. Rodney Bennett
Feat. Derek Jacobi, Claire Bloom, Patrick Stewart… - Part of the BBC's excellent series of Shakespeare productions, filmed in a 'theatrical' TV environment utilising the best of English acting talent.
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