Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

2 Seasons 1992 - 1994 TV-Y7 26m 7.9

Condensed animated adaptations of plays by William Shakespeare.

An animated adaptation of twelve of Shakespeare's best-known plays. The series was produced by S4C for the BBC, but animated by some of the foremost artists of Soyuzmultfilm, the former Soviet Union's main animation studio. Each 26-minute play is directed by a different animator, in a wide variety of styles: cel animation for Macbeth, stop-motion puppets in Twelfth Night, and paint on glass for Hamlet.

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Episodes:

Episode 2 The Tempest

2. The Tempest

Aired: Nov 15, 1992

Exiled Prospero lives on a desolate island with his daughter, Miranda. When P...

Episode 3 Macbeth

3. Macbeth

Aired: Nov 22, 1992

Encouraged by a prophecy and his scheming wife, Macbeth sets out to be King o...

Episode 4 Romeo and Juliet

4. Romeo and Juliet

Aired: Nov 29, 1992

Two teenagers fall in love, but their feuding families and fate itself cause ...

Episode 5 Hamlet

5. Hamlet

Aired: Dec 6, 1992

Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, finds out that his uncle Claudius killed his fathe...

Episode 6 Twelfth Night

6. Twelfth Night

Aired: Dec 13, 1992

Viola and Sebastian are lookalike twins, separated by a shipwreck. Viola land...

Info about Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

Current Status: Ended

Network: BBC Two

Production Countries: Russia, United Kingdom

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Adventure, Horror, Family, War, Animation, Romance