Season
Episode
E1Romeo & JulietDec 3, 1978168mE2King Richard the SecondDec 10, 1978157mE3As You Like ItDec 17, 1978150mE4Julius CaesarFeb 11, 1979161mE5Measure for MeasureFeb 18, 1979145mE6The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the EightFeb 25, 1979165mE7The First Part of King Henry the Fourth with the Life and Death of Henry Surnamed HotspurDec 9, 1979147mE8The Second Part of King Henry the Fourth containing his Death: and the Coronation of King Henry the FiftDec 16, 1979150mE9The Life of Henry the FifthDec 23, 1979163mE10Twelfth NightJan 6, 1980128mE11The TempestFeb 27, 1980124mE12Hamlet, Prince of DenmarkMay 25, 1980214mE13The Taming of the ShrewOct 23, 1980126mE14The Merchant of VeniceDec 17, 1980157mE15All's Well That Ends WellJan 4, 1981142mE16The Winter's TaleFeb 8, 1981173mE17Timon of AthensApr 16, 1981128mE18Antony and CleopatraMay 8, 1981170mE19OthelloOct 4, 1981203mE20Troilus and CressidaNov 7, 1981190mE21A Midsummer Night's DreamDec 13, 1981111mE22King LearSep 19, 1982185mE23The Merry Wives of WindsorDec 28, 1982167mE24The First Part of Henry the SixthJan 2, 1983188mE25The Second Part of Henry the SixthJan 9, 1983213mE26The Third Part of Henry the SixthJan 16, 1983211mE27The Tragedy of Richard IIIJan 23, 1983239mE28CymbelineJul 10, 1983174mE29MacbethNov 5, 1983147mE30The Comedy of ErrorsDec 24, 1983109mE31The Two Gentlemen of VeronaDec 27, 1983136mE32The Tragedy of CoriolanusApr 21, 1984145mE33The Life & Death of King JohnNov 24, 1984157mE34Pericles, Prince of TyreDec 8, 1984177mE35Much Ado About NothingDec 22, 1984148mE36Love's Labour's LostJan 5, 1985119mE37Titus AndronicusApr 27, 1985167m
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The BBC Television Shakespeare
19786
DramaComedy
Released
Dec 03, 1978
Country
United Kingdom
Creator
Cedric Messina
Production
BBC
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.