BBC Television Shakespeare

BBC Television Shakespeare (1978)


  • Genre: Drama, Comedy
  • First Air Date: 1978-12-03
  • Last Air Date: 1985-04-27
  • Total Seasons: 7
  • Total Episodes: 68
  • Status: Ended
  • Episode Runtime: 150 min.
  • Networks: BBC Two
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Summary

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.

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BBC Television Shakespeare Seasons

Season 1

First Air Date: 1978-12-03
37 Episodes

Season 2

First Air Date: 1979-12-09
6 Episodes

Season 3

First Air Date: 1980-10-23
6 Episodes

Season 4

First Air Date: 1981-10-04
3 Episodes

Season 5

First Air Date: 1982-09-19
7 Episodes

Season 6

First Air Date: 1983-10-17
5 Episodes

Season 7

First Air Date: 1984-11-24
4 Episodes

BBC Television Shakespeare Episodes

Title Air Date Duration
Season 1Episode 1Romeo and Juliet150 min
Season 1Episode 2King Richard the Second150 min
Season 1Episode 3As You Like It150 min
Season 1Episode 4Julius Caesar150 min
Season 1Episode 5Measure for Measure150 min
Season 1Episode 6King Henry the Eighth150 min
Season 2Episode 1King Henry the Fourth, Part I150 min
Season 2Episode 2King Henry the Fourth, Part II150 min
Season 2Episode 3King Henry the Fifth150 min
Season 2Episode 4Twelfth Night, or, What You Will150 min
Season 2Episode 5The Tempest150 min
Season 2Episode 6Hamlet, Prince of Denmark150 min
Season 3Episode 1The Taming of the Shrew150 min
Season 3Episode 2The Merchant of Venice150 min
Season 3Episode 3All's Well That Ends Well150 min
Season 3Episode 4The Winter's Tale150 min
Season 3Episode 5Timon of Athens150 min
Season 3Episode 6Antony and Cleopatra150 min
Season 4Episode 1Othello150 min
Season 4Episode 2Troilus and Cressida150 min
Season 4Episode 3A Midsummer Night's Dream150 min
Season 5Episode 1King Lear150 min
Season 5Episode 2The Merry Wives of Windsor150 min
Season 5Episode 3King Henry the Sixth, Part I150 min
Season 5Episode 4King Henry the Sixth, Part II150 min
Season 5Episode 5King Henry the Sixth, Part III150 min
Season 5Episode 6The Tragedy of Richard III150 min
Season 6Episode 1Cymbeline150 min
Season 6Episode 2Macbeth150 min
Season 6Episode 3The Comedy of Errors150 min
Season 6Episode 4The Two Gentlemen of Verona150 min
Season 6Episode 5The Tragedy of Coriolanus150 min
Season 7Episode 1The Life and Death of King John150 min
Season 7Episode 2Pericles, Prince of Tyre150 min
Season 7Episode 3Much Ado About Nothing150 min
Season 7Episode 4Love's Labour's Lost150 min
Season 7Episode 5Titus Andronicus150 min
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