BBC Television Shakespeare (1978)

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.

  • Release Date: 1978-12-03
  • Views: 1186
  • Country: GB
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 150

Alan Rickman

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Ben Kingsley

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Anton Lesser

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Helen Mirren

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Bernard Hill

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David Warner

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Derek Jacobi

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Bob Hoskins

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Charles Gray

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Judy Davis

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Joss Ackland

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David Kelly

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Charles Kay

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John Gielgud

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John Cleese

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Sarah Badel

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Phyllida Law

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David Buck

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Robert Hardy

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John Thaw

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Eric Porter

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Ron Cook

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Andrew Sachs

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Claire Bloom

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David Burke

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Timothy West

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James Bolam

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Patsy Kensit

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Ralph Brown

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Gemma Jones

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Ingrid Pitt

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Paul Brooke

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Robert Brown

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Danny Webb

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John Nettles

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Diana Dors

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Robin Sachs

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Paul Daneman

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Jill Baker

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Wendy Hiller

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Cyril Cusack

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John Castle

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Alan Howard

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Derek Farr

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Brian Glover

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Angus Lennie

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John Barron

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Enn Reitel

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Tim Wylton

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John Welsh

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Phil Daniels

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Julia Foster

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David Daker

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Brian Deacon

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John Bird

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Jon Finch

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Mike Gwilym

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John Fortune

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Nicky Henson

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David Prowse

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Clive Swift

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John McEnery

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Paul Jesson

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Mary Morris

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Lalla Ward

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Alan Bennett

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Tony Doyle

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Nigel Terry

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Clive Dunn

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John Stride

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Jenny Laird

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Lee Montague

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Ian Hogg

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Alan David

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Patsy Smart

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Joe Gladwin

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Leon Lissek

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Kevin Stoney

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Frances Cuka

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John Clegg

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Eamon Boland

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David Dixon

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Andrew Burt

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Don Estelle

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