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Season 7 – BBC Television Shakespeare

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Follow a collection of 37 works of the main plays from English playwright William Shakespeare, adapted for television.

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BBC Television Shakespeare — Season 7

BBC Television Shakespeare — Season 7

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Cedric Messina

Creator

Adrian Edmondson

Actor

Lee Montague

Leonato

Nigel Lindsay

Actor

Cherie Lunghi

Beatrice

Chris Mccalphy

Actor

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Nov 24, 1984 The Life and Death of King John John (Leonard Rossiter) battles the French, the Church and his own family to maintain his power, but his weaknesses are costly. With Claire Bloom as Constance, Mary Morris as Queen Elinor. Details Episode 2 Aired Dec 8, 1984 Pericles The Prince of Tyre (Mike Gwilym) journeys in a quest to find a wife, encountering love, jealousy, incest, riddles, famine, and shipwreck. With Juliet Stevenson, Patrick Ryecart. Details Episode 3 Aired Dec 22, 1984 Much Ado About Nothing Friends conspire to betroth witty opponents Beatrice (Cherie Lunghi) and Benedict (Robert Lindsay) while the villainous Don John convinces Claudio that his virtuous bride is unfaithful. With Jon Finch. Details Episode 4 Aired Jan 5, 1985 Love's Labours Lost The arrival of a French princess and her ladies thwarts the King of Navarre's attempts to have three years of platonic study. With Jonathan Kent, David Warner, Jenny Agutter. Details Episode 5 Aired Apr 27, 1985 Titus Andronicus A tragedy traces the brutal vengeance of the queen of the Goths (Eileen Atkins) upon the title character (Trevor Peacock) and his family when she becomes empress of Rome. With Edward Hardwicke. Details
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Season Info

Director
Stuart Burge
Creator
Cedric Messina
Screenwriter
William Shakespeare
Network
BBC
Genre
Drama
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Nov 24, 1984