BBC Television Shakespeare Season 1 King Richard the Second 1978
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Bolingbroke wrongly accuses Mowbray of killing Gloucester, the uncle of King Richard II. Richard (who in fact arranged the murder) orders a trial by combat between Bolingbroke and Mowbray, then turns this into exile for both of them. Bolingbroke's father, John of Gaunt, dies and Richard seizes his estates to pay for a campaign in Ireland. While Richard is off fighting the Irish, leaving the Duke of York as Regent, Bolingbroke invades England and the country rises in support of him. York vacillates, Richard lands in Wales, is arrested, and surrenders the crown to Bolingbroke, who becomes King Henry IV. A plot against Henry is discovered, Henry pardons his cousin Aumerle, but Richard is murdered while imprisoned at Pontefract.
- Released: 1978-12-10
- Runtime: 150 minutes
- Genre: Drama, Comedy
- Stars:
- Director: Shaun Sutton
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1. Romeo and Juliet 1978-12-03
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2. King Richard the Second 1978-12-10
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3. As You Like It 1978-12-17
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4. Julius Caesar 1979-02-11
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5. Measure For Measure 1979-02-18
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6. King Henry the Eighth 1979-02-25
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7. King Henry the Fourth, Part I 1979-12-09
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8. King Henry the Fourth, Part II 1979-12-16
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9. King Henry the Fifth 1979-12-23
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10. Twelfth Night, or, What You Will 1980-01-06
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11. The Tempest 1980-02-27
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12. Hamlet, Prince of Denmark 1980-02-27
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13. The Taming of the Shrew 1980-10-23
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14. The Merchant of Venice 1980-02-17
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15. All's Well That Ends Well 1981-01-04
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16. The Winter's Tale 1981-02-08
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17. Timon of Athens 1981-04-16
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18. Antony and Cleopatra 1981-05-08
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19. Othello 1981-10-04
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20. Troilus and Cressida 1981-11-07
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21. A Midsummer Night's Dream 1981-12-13
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22. King Lear 1982-09-19
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23. The Merry Wives of Windsor 1982-12-28
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24. King Henry the Sixth, Part I 1983-01-02
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25. King Henry the Sixth, Part II 1983-01-09
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26. King Henry the Sixth, Part III 1983-01-16
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27. The Tragedy of King Richard the Third 1983-01-23
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28. Cymbeline 1983-07-10
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29. Macbeth 1983-11-05
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30. The Comedy of Errors 1983-12-24
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31. The Two Gentlemen of Verona 1983-12-27
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32. The Tragedy of Coriolanus 1984-04-21
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33. The Life and Death of King John 1984-11-24
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34. Pericles, Prince of Tyre 1984-12-08
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35. Much Ado About Nothing 1984-12-22
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36. Love's Labour's Lost 1985-01-05
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37. Titus Andronicus 1985-04-27
