Henry V, The Life of

Synopsis

First televised adaptation of the play broadcast in the Television World Theatre series. Directed and produced by Peter Dews, with John Neville as Henry V and Bernard Hepton as Chorus/Shakespeare.

Series

BBC Television World Theatre

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Television

Notes

Production cost: £4.069. Cast: 44

The Birmingham Shakespeare Library holds a rehearsal script from 2-29 December 1957.

Information received June 2013 confirms that a copy is held in the BBC Information and Archives and may be available for viewing through the BFI National Archive.

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Credits

Director

Peter Dews

Producer

Peter Dews

Writer

William Shakespeare

Art Direction

Guy Sheppard

Cast

Allan McClelland
Bernard Hepton
Della Batchelor
Dudley Jones
Edgar Wreford
Geoffrey Bayldon
George Selway
George Skillan
Hugh Hickson
Jessica Dunning
Joby Blanshard
John Neville
John Wood
Julian Somers
Michael Bates
Nancie Jackson
Noel Johnson
Patricia Creb
Peter Billingsley
Peter Lambert
Philip Morant
Richard Coe
Richard Palmer
Roger Milner
Ronald Hines
Tony Church
Walter Hudd

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)