The BBC Television Shakespeare

1978 NR 2h 37m 8

The incompetent King Richard II is deposed by Henry Bolingbroke and undergoes a crisis of identity once he is no longer King.

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Main Cast

Derek Jacobi Derek Jacobi King Richard II
Jon Finch Jon Finch Henry Bolingbroke
John Gielgud John Gielgud John of Gaunt
Charles Gray Charles Gray Duke of York
Wendy Hiller Wendy Hiller Duchess of York
Mary Morris Mary Morris Duchess of Gloucester
David Swift David Swift Duke of Northumberland
Clifford Rose Clifford Rose Bishop of Carlisle
Charles Keating Charles Keating Duke of Aumerle
Richard Owens Richard Owens Thomas Mowbray

Creators

David Giles David Giles Director

Info about The BBC Television Shakespeare

Studio(s): Time-Life Television Productions, BBC

Originally Released: United States on Dec 10, 1978

Genres: Biography, Drama, History, War

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