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Henry VIII (1979)

Alternative title
The Shakespeare Plays
Synopsis
Television production with John Stride in the title role and Claire Bloom as Queen Katherine.
Series
BBC Television Shakespeare
Language
English
Country
Great Britain; United States
Medium
Television
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Year of production
1979
Notes
The production is commercially available on DVD as part of the BBC TV SHAKESPEARE COLLECTION box set (see separate entry).
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
drama in English; performances; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Related items
Henry VIII
Henry VIII

Credits

Director
Kevin Billington
Producer
Cedric Messina
Writer
William Shakespeare
Music
David Lloyd-Jones; James Tyler
Costume
Alun Hughes
Art Direction
Don Taylor
Choreographer
Geraldine Stephenson
Contributor
Alan Shallcross
Cast
Adam Bareham 
Alan Leith 
Barbara Kellermann 
Brian Osborne 
Charles Lloyd Pack 
Claire Bloom 
David Dodimead 
David Rintoul 
David Troughton 
Emma Kirkby 
Jack McKenzie 
Jeffrey Daunton 
Jeremy Kemp 
Jock May 
John Bailey (2) 
John Cater 
John Nettleton 
John Rhys-Davies 
John Rogan 
John Rowe 
John Stride 
Julian Glover 
Lewis Fiander 
Michael Gaunt 
Michael Poole 
Michael Walker 
Nigel Lambert 
Oliver Cotton 
Peter Vaughan 
Roger Lloyd Pack 
Ronald Pickup 
Sally Home 
Sylvia Coleridge 
Tim Barker 
Timothy West 
Tony Church 

Distribution Formats

Type
DVD
Format
Region 2 PAL
Price
£12.99
Availability
Sale
Duration/Size
160 minutes
Year
2005

Type
VHS
Format
PAL
Price
£29.90 (Trumedia) £125.00 (BBC)
Availability
Sale
Duration/Size
160 minutes
Year
2004

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Name

Time-Life Films Inc

Phone
0101 201 843 4545
Address
PO Box 644
NJ 07652
USA

Distributor

Name

Moviemail

Web
https://www.simplyhe.com/3000-moviemail External site opens in new window
Phone
0844 848 2000
Address
Simply Home Entertainment
PO Box 7741
Ringwood
BH24 9FA
UK
Notes
As of December 2016 the Moviemail web presence is incorporated within the Simply Media website
Name

Simply Media

Contact
Laura Smith
Email
info@simplymedia.tv
Web
http://www.simplymedia.tv/ External site opens in new window
Phone
0203 542 3722
Address
Highlight House
57 Margaret Street
London W1W 8SJ
Notes
Formerly known as DD Home Entertainment or DDHE

Distributor (Sale)

Name

Trumedia Ltd

Contact
Bill Cotton
Email
sales@trumedia.co.uk
Web
https://trumedia.co.uk/ External site opens in new window
Phone
01865 847837
Fax
01865 847837
Address
9 Meadow View
Kidlington
Kidlington
OX5 2XY
Notes
Trumedia supplies video tapes and DVDs to UK schools, colleges and universities and is geared up to take official orders from educational institutions. The catalogue highlights programmes likely to be of use in the curriculum, but the company can supply any video in current UK distribution, as well as some deleted titles. Particularly strong in the areas of English literature and drama, as well as history, natural history, art & artists, and foreign language films.
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