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The BBC Television Shakespeare

  • TV series
  • 1978
  • 1 season
  • 37 episodes

Created by Cedric Messina

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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 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.

Roughly 102h 59m to watch every episode. This is an estimate: 37 episodes at the latest episode runtime of 167 minutes.

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Series cast and crew

  • Jon Finch

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    3 episodes

  • Michael Hordern

    Michael HordernLafeu
    3 episodes

  • David Gwillim

    David GwillimHenry, Prince of Wales
    3 episodes

  • Helen Mirren

    Helen MirrenImogen
    3 episodes

  • John Gielgud

    John GielgudChorus
    2 episodes

  • Charles Gray

    Charles GrayDuke of York
    2 episodes

  • Jeffrey Holland

    Jeffrey HollandWilliam
    2 episodes

  • Richard Pasco

    Richard PascoJacques
    2 episodes

  • Derek Jacobi

    Derek JacobiRichard II
    2 episodes

  • David Collings

    David CollingsCassius
    2 episodes

  • Robert Brown

    Robert BrownSir Walter Blunt
    2 episodes

  • Patrick Ryecart

    Patrick RyecartRomeo
    1 episode

  • Rebecca Saire

    Rebecca SaireJuliet
    1 episode

  • Celia Johnson

    Celia JohnsonNurse
    1 episode

  • Joseph O'Conor

    Joseph O'ConorFriar Laurence
    1 episode

  • Laurence Naismith

    Laurence NaismithPrince Escalus
    1 episode

  • Anthony Andrews

    Anthony AndrewsMercutio
    1 episode

  • Alan Rickman

    Alan RickmanTybalt
    1 episode

Created by
Cedric Messina

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