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
Seasons: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
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  • Country: GB
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 150
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Zoë Wanamaker
John Cleese
John Cleese
John Rhys-Davies
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Robert Hardy
Robert Hardy
Alan Rickman
Alan Rickman
Sinéad Cusack
Sinéad Cusack
James Bolam
James Bolam
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Michael Byrne
Michael Byrne
Cyril Cusack
Cyril Cusack
John Gielgud
John Gielgud
Charles Gray
Charles Gray
John Thaw
John Thaw
Jonathan Hyde
Jonathan Hyde
David Warner
David Warner
Robert Brown
Robert Brown
Derek Farr
Derek Farr
Diana Dors
Diana Dors
Jon Finch
Jon Finch
Clive Swift
Clive Swift
Jeremy Kemp
Jeremy Kemp
Joss Ackland
Joss Ackland
Nigel Terry
Nigel Terry
Donald Sumpter
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Kevin Stoney
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Patrick Stewart
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Anthony Andrews
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Sarah Badel
Sarah Badel
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Esmond Knight
Ingrid Pitt
Ingrid Pitt
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Alan Bennett
Alan Bennett
David Robb
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Wendy Hiller
Wendy Hiller
Tony Haygarth
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John Castle
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John McEnery
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David Prowse
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Judy Davis
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Eric Porter
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Patsy Kensit
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Derek Jacobi
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John Fortune
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Ronald Pickup
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John Bird
John Bird
Phyllida Law
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David Daker
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Celia Johnson
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John Welsh
Clive Dunn
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Alan Howard
Alan Howard
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Bernard Hill
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Eileen Atkins
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Lee Montague
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Laurence Naismith
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Susan Jameson
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Frank Thornton
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James Hazeldine
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Richard Johnson
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Michael Hordern
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Enn Reitel
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Kenneth Colley
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Richard Griffiths
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Annette Crosbie
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Brian Glover
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Marius Goring
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Prunella Scales
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Bob Hoskins
Bob Hoskins
Michael Gough
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Phil Daniels
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Charles Keating
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Julia Foster
Julia Foster
Christopher Strauli
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John Stride
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Amanda Redman
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Michael Kitchen
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Anton Lesser
Anton Lesser
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Claire Bloom
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Penelope Wilton
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Warren Clarke
Warren Clarke
Robert Lindsay
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Julian Glover
Julian Glover
Edward Hardwicke
Edward Hardwi...
Kenneth Cranham
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Robert Stephens
Robert Stephe...
John Savident
John Savident
Thorley Walters
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Hugh Quarshie
Hugh Quarshie
Peter Vaughan
Peter Vaughan
Jeremy Bulloch
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Andrew Sachs
Andrew Sachs
Anthony Quayle
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Ian Charleson
Ian Charleson
Nigel Davenport
Nigel Davenpo...
John Nettles
John Nettles
James Cossins
James Cossins
Douglas Wilmer
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Kenneth Haigh
Kenneth Haigh
Kate Nelligan
Kate Nelligan
Timothy West
Timothy West
Damien Thomas
Damien Thomas
Colin Blakely
Colin Blakely
Roger Daltrey
Roger Daltrey
David Burke
David Burke
Virginia McKenna
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Robin Sachs
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John Woodvine
John Woodvine
Patricia Hayes
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Leonard Rossiter
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Alec McCowen
Alec McCowen
Paul Daneman
Paul Daneman
Rosemary Leach
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Margaret Tyzack
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Ron Cook
Ron Cook
Jill Baker
Jill Baker
Suzanne Burden
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Jack May
Jack May
Jane Lapotaire
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Bryan Marshall
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Jonathan Cecil
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John Barron
John Barron
Barbara Kellerman
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Pippa Guard
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Keith Michell
Keith Michell
Mark Wing-Davey
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Elizabeth Spriggs
Elizabeth Spr...
John Grillo
John Grillo
Tim Wylton
Tim Wylton
Jacqueline Pearce
Jacqueline Pe...
Jenny Agutter
Jenny Agutter
Peter McEnery
Peter McEnery
Michael Pennington
Michael Penni...
John Moulder-Brown
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Norman Rodway
Norman Rodway
Christopher Blake
Christopher B...
Ian Hogg
Ian Hogg
Lalla Ward
Lalla Ward
David Buck
David Buck
Ronnie Stevens
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Charles Kay
Charles Kay
David Dixon
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Christopher Ellison
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Clive Francis
Clive Francis
Ann Pennington
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Michele Dotrice
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Tessa Peake-Jones
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Cyril Luckham
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Lynn Farleigh
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Brian Deacon
Brian Deacon
Angharad Rees
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Geoffrey Lumsden
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John Abineri
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Oliver Cotton
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Frank Middlemass
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Jeffrey Holland
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Edward Petherbridge
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Anna Quayle
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Angus Lennie
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William Simons
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Joe Gladwin
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Tony Steedman
Tony Steedman
Geoffrey Burridge
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Mary Morris
Mary Morris
Eamon Boland
Eamon Boland
Tenniel Evans
Tenniel Evans
Frank Williams
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David Rintoul
David Rintoul
Keith Drinkel
Keith Drinkel
Richard O'Callaghan
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Jonathan Scott-Taylor
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Clifford Rose
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Trevor Peacock
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 Anthony Hopkins
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Tony Doyle
Tony Doyle
Mike Gwilym
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Rebecca Saire
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Benjamin Whitrow
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Peter Jeffrey
Peter Jeffrey
Robert Gwilym
Robert Gwilym
David Lloyd Meredith
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Andrew MacLachlan
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John Woodnutt
John Woodnutt
John Clegg
John Clegg
Frances Cuka
Frances Cuka
Charles Lloyd Pack
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Yolande Palfrey
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John Franklyn...
Ellis Jones
Ellis Jones
Trevor Baxter
Trevor Baxter
Richard Wordsworth
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Christopher Ettridge
Christopher E...
Bruce Purchase
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Don Estelle
Don Estelle
Colin McCormack
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Geoffrey Chater
Geoffrey Chat...
Richard Owens
Richard Owens
David Neal
David Neal
Petra Markham
Petra Markham
Danny Schiller
Danny Schille...
Nicholas Young
Nicholas Youn...
Victoria Plucknett
Victoria Pluc...
Peter Whitbread
Peter Whitbre...
Estelle Kohler
Estelle Kohle...
Eileen Way
Eileen Way
Katharine Levy
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